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Description of disease:

Skin cancer is the least dangerous malignant tumor because the changes are noticeable very quickly and therefore curable in 95% of cases. Ultraviolet radiation is the main cause of skin cancer, with face and neck which are exposed to sun most often.

There are 2 types of skin cancer:
- basal cell carcinoma - appears as a wart or a small wound
- squamous cell carcinoma - the untreated one can invade and destroy other tissue
- malignant melanoma - begins in the skin melanocytes
- mammary Paget's disease - a carcinoma of breast that involves the nipple with its areola which is characterized by eczema like redness of skin and secretions from the nipple.

People should avoid being exposed to the midday sun and use lotions and creams that contain sunscreens and UVA blockers.

Symptoms:


blistered, weepy skin patches
itching discoloring of the skin
skin discoloration



Research:


Histopathological examination



Doctors :


Dermatologist


Oncologist





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Bibliography: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/skin-cancer/skin.htm

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