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Warm weather isn't far away Prevention is the key to avoiding skin cancer

Source: www.bassett.org
Topic: Skin
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Sort Desciption: The month of May is dedicated to skin cancer awareness and detection and we are hoping that sharing information about this worsening epidemic and encouraging people to take more protective measures this summer will help reduce the number of cases of skin cancer. ...

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Skin cancer is the worlds most common form of cancer with over 1.3 million cases occurring each year. This number is increasing yearly at an alarming rate and this region is no exception. The month of May is dedicated to skin cancer awareness and detection and we are hoping that sharing information about this worsening epidemic and encouraging people to take more protective measures this summer will help reduce the number of cases of skin cancer. There are many forms of skin cancer, 95 percent of which are curable when detected and treated early. Basal cell cancer is the most common form of skin cancer, and usually presents as a non-healing or scabby area that does not go away. They are usually slowgrowing, rarely metastasize (spread to distant areas of the body) and are highly treatable with a variety of methods including removal, destruction by various means, or rarely with radiation therapy. These account for over 85 percent of skin cancers. Squamous cell skin cancer is the next most common form of the disease and normally presents as a sore on the skin that never heals and can be painful. Squamous cell cancer can metastasize, but this is rare, and is highly curable with methods similar to those used for basal cell cancer. This accounts for approximately 10 percent of cases. Malignant melanoma is the deadliest, but also the ...

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