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Signs of Skin cancer

By: Aeronx Mc Mall

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Cancer is a disease that allows uncontrolled build up of cells in the human system. This cell growth is due to irregularities in the genetic as a result of chemicals, radiation and/or other infectious agents. Skin cancer infects people of all types of skin tones and is developed on the skin organ of the body, mainly on the areas that receives more exposure to sunlight. Skin cancers can also develop on areas that don't receive as much sunlight.

Skin cancers is made up of of three main divisions, Malignant melanoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Basal cell carcinoma and non-melanoma skin cancers such as sabeceous gland carcinoma, merkel cell carcinoma and Kaposi sarcoma. There are various symptoms you can see in cases of skin cancer, the most common though is finding any form of new build up on the skin surface such as small lumps and the symptoms can also vary based on the type of skin cancer.

Symptoms of a Malignant melanoma may include a shiny, firm; dome-shaped bumps that can be found anywhere on the top layer of the skin. A mole that changes in color size or feel and/or that bleeds, dark abrasions on your palms, soles, fingertips, toes or on mucous membranes lining your nose, mouth, vagina and anus or a large brown looking spot with darker speckles located anywhere on the skin.

For Squamous cell skin cancer, one of the symptoms can be a flat scaly lesion with a crusted exterior or a firm red nodule identified anywhere on the face, ears, neck, hands or arms. All of these spots, legions or bumps can be seen suddenly and develop slowly overtime without being identified. A abrasion known as Actinic keratosis, actinic cheilitis is also a precancerous condition that can sometimes be seen on the lower lips however it, can also be found on other places on the face, lower arms and hands. If signs of scaly patches or persistent dryness and cracking of the lips are present this may be a warning sign of skin cancer. Other warning signs which is unpopular includes swelling of the lip, loss of the sharp border between the lip and skin, and prominent lip lines. Actinic cheilitis may evolve into invasive squamous cell carcinoma if not looked into.

For Basal cell skin cancer one of the symptoms is finding a flat, flesh colored or brown scar like lesion on your chest or back and also finding a pearly or waxy bump on the ears, neck or face. The symptoms of sebaceous gland carcinoma can be the growth of a hard, painless nodule anywhere on the skin. For merkel cell carcinoma, shiny nodules of different sizes may occur in the hair follicles beneath the skin; mostly on skin areas that receives a lot of sunlight. The nodules may also be the color blue, red or pink. This form of cancer can develop rapidly to other areas. Kaposi sarcoma skin cancer is also a very dangerous form of cancer, it is developed within the skins blood vessels which then leads to purple patches to form on the skin and mucous membranes.

There are also people with certain skin conditions who are more susceptible to skin cancers than others. This includes individuals who are easily burnt, individuals with fair skin tones and persons that have freckles. Persons who are born red or blonde haired are also more vulnerable to skin cancer as well as people with light colored eyes like green or blue. Individuals who have a hereditary record of skin cancer are also more vulnerable to the catching this ailment.

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