Skin cancers are cancers that arise from the skin. They are due to the development of abnormal cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other...
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Basal-cell carcinoma (redirect from Basal-cell skin cancer)
basal-cell cancer, basalioma or rodent ulcer, is the most common type of skin cancer. It often appears as a painless raised area of skin, which may be...
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cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and cervical cancer. If skin cancer other than melanoma were included in total new cancer cases each year, it...
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Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma (redirect from Squamous-cell skin cancer)
squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous-cell skin cancer, is one of the three principal types of skin cancer, alongside basal-cell carcinoma...
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Merkel-cell carcinoma (redirect from Trabecular cancer of the skin)
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive skin cancer occurring in about three people per million members of the population. It is also known...
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incidence of cancer is expected to rise. This is termed an epidemiologic transition in epidemiological terminology Notes: NMSC = non-melanoma skin cancer. Rates...
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Mohs surgery (redirect from Mohs cancer surgery)
rare types of skin cancer. During the surgery, after each removal of tissue and while the patient waits, the tissue is examined for cancer cells. That examination...
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assumed that melanin protects against skin cancer. While high UV radiation can cause skin cancer, the development of cancer usually occurs after child-bearing...
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Sun tanning (redirect from Skin darkening)
long-term increase the risk of skin cancer, as well as depressed immune system function and accelerated aging of the skin. Melanin is a natural pigment...
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electrosurgery, and Mohs surgery for the treatment of skin cancer, as well as skin grafting for repairing damaged skin. Cosmetic dermatologic surgeries comprise anti-ageing...
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Skin cancer in Australia kills over 2,000 each year, with more than 750,000 diagnosed and treated. Tanning became embedded in Australian culture and proved...
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skin include skin infections and skin neoplasms (including skin cancer). Dermatology is the branch of medicine that deals with conditions of the skin...
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Dermatology (redirect from Skin doctor)
dermatologic subspecialty called Mohs surgery focuses on the excision of skin cancers using a technique that allows intraoperative assessment of most of the...
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UV-B lamps (section Treating skin diseases)
and increase the risk of skin cancer. In contrast to low-dose UV-B exposure, UV-A light increases the risk of skin cancer because it penetrates deeper...
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needed] Additionally, the vast majority of non-invasive cancers are non-melanoma skin cancers caused by ultraviolet radiation (which lies on the boundary...
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DNA damage, birth defects, and numerous types of cancers, especially skin cancer. Humans with darker skin who live further from the tropics may have lower...
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Skin cancer, or neoplasia, is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in horses, accounting for 45 to 80% of all cancers diagnosed. Sarcoids are the...
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Melanocytic nevus (redirect from Mole (skin))
atypical. This often leads to a higher risk of melanoma, a serious type of skin cancer. Dysplastic nevi are more likely than ordinary moles to become cancerous...
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Sunburn (section Skin cancer)
protective clothing are widely accepted to prevent sunburn and some types of skin cancer. Special populations, including children, are especially susceptible...
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The Skin Cancer Foundation (SCF), founded in 1979, aims to "empower people to take a proactive approach to daily sun protection and the early detection...
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Epidermolysis bullosa (redirect from Butterfly skin)
walk. Complications may include esophageal narrowing, squamous cell skin cancer, and the need for amputations.[medical citation needed] EB is due to...
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Skin care or skincare is a range of practices that support skin integrity, enhance its appearance, and relieve skin conditions. They can include nutrition...
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Melanoma (redirect from Skin melanoma)
dangerous type of skin cancer; it develops from the melanin-producing cells known as melanocytes. It typically occurs in the skin, but may rarely occur...
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Actinic keratosis (section Skin pigmentation)
pre-cancerous nature, if left untreated, they may turn into a type of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma. Untreated lesions have up to a 20% risk...
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Squamous-cell carcinoma (redirect from Clear cell carcinoma of the skin)
comprises a number of different types of cancer that begin in squamous cells. These cells form on the surface of the skin, on the lining of hollow organs in...
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Human skin color ranges from the darkest brown to the lightest hues. Differences in skin color among individuals is caused by variation in pigmentation...
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Preventive healthcare (section Skin cancer)
potential to reduce tobacco use. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. The most lethal form of skin cancer, melanoma, leads to over 50...
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leukemia Basal cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Squamous cell skin cancer Skin adnexal tumors (e.g. sebaceous carcinoma) Melanoma Merkel cell carcinoma...
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Acral lentiginous melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It typically begins as a uniform brownish mark before becoming darker and wider with a blurred irregular...
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reserve energy source. Diseases of the skin include skin infections and skin neoplasms (including skin cancer). In 1572, Geronimo Mercuriali of Forlì...
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