Skin Cancer: “What Disease Am I”
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This type of cancer is estimated to affect 300,000 people. There
are three forms, basal cell, carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and
malignant melanoma. Basal cell and squamous cell are the most common and
most treatable.
Basal cell carcinoma is a tumor of the skin usually appears as a
small, fl ....
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.... as nodules or as
red, scaly patches. Squamous cell carcinoma is also common to Caucasians.
It is found on the rim of the ear, the face, the lips and mouth. It is
rarely found on dark skinned people. It will develop into large masses
unlike basal cell carcinoma, it can spread to other parts of the body. It
is estimated that there are 2,300 deaths from squamous cell carcinoma every
year.
Another type of this cancer is malignant melanoma. Malignant
melanoma is the most harmful. It devel ....
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