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Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer is the most common harmless. Cancer is most easily dealt with, but it can also be spread. Although rare, basal cell carcinoma can be fatal because this type of cancer can damage the surrounding tissue and bone if not removed. This cancer is also so easy to relapse. If you ever had a basal cell carcinoma, the possibility that you experience it again in five years is quite large.
Basal cell carcinoma is usually found in the head and neck, most often exposed to the sun. The symptoms that you can recognize, among other things, white shiny bump, often with visible blood vessels in the ear or neck. Lumps that may bleed when broken. Bumps on dark skinned people can be brown or black, like moles. Another feature that you should be aware of is the flat shape, scaly, like the meat in the back or chest, and can continue to grow to 10-15 cm. Slippery white streaks also should not go unnoticed, because in certain cases it could also be a sign you are suffering from skin cancer.
Unfortunately, the fact basal cell carcinoma is more difficult to identify. In case Rushlow, it looked like a lump of shiny resembling wax. While cancer in the nose of Adam just like cystic acne. Then, how can dr. Miller recognizes Rushlow cancer? "Skin cancer on the eyelids may be present in a variety of ways, sometimes bleeding spots, resembling timbil, or, in the case Rushlow, shiny with a soft pink color. Classic basal cell carcinoma, "said dr. Miller.
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Because skin cancer can appear to resemble a form of acne, it is important to check the health of your skin once a year, not necessarily at the dermatologist. Although not many, there is also a general practitioner who is an expert to detect skin cancer. During the inspection, be sure that your doctor check the rest of the body. Remember, even though a doctor holds a MD behind his name, do not feel confident once he can definitely detect skin cancer. A study says 82 percent of a dermatologist can detect dangerous cancer that affects the patient, and the rest, 18 percent, of cancer in the body recognized by the patient.
One in five people suffer potentially skin cancer. According to an American study, although more suffered by white males over the age of 50 years, the number of female patients with basal cell carcinoma under 40 years from 1976 to 2003 increased six-fold. Lakshmi Duarsa dermatologist also revealed that the white is more easily damaged because they contain less melanin than brown skin. And to minimize the risk of skin cancer, dr. Lakshmi suggests you as much as possible to protect the body from sunlight 09.00 to 15:00, for example, wearing sunglasses, a hat, an umbrella, or sunblock.
