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Skin Cancer - The Different Types
by: Bill Johnson
When I went shopping the other day at
the local store, I was taken in by the hair coloring of the
clerk. It was beautiful , with a dark base and a natural
-looking streaks, just as if the sun touched only her alone. I
told her this and we promptly struck a conversation which
largely centers on our younger days when we rarely use hair
dyes.
All we do then was spray SunIn on our hair and stay out in
the sun for an hour or at most two. The dialogue inevitably
shifted to how that practice is practically impossible now,
thanks to the depletion of the ozone layer to such an extent
that there is virtually no screen between the earth and the
harsh and sometimes fatal rays of the sun.
I know am boring you stiff with unnecessary tales, as this
should be a platform for information about skin cancer. But the
little narration does hold some evidence against chemicals in
health and beauty products, and it certainly describes the
lethal effect of the sun rays as a potential cause of our
subject. But since none of us are trained medical practitioners,
experts or specialists, our information on the forms of skin
canser will be restricted to the bare essentials.
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Basically, only three forms of skin cancer are known : Basal
Cell Carcinoma, which is also known as non-melanoma skin cancer,
Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Melanoma.
Cancerous cells known as melenoma grow in the melanocytes,
which are the cells that are responsible for skin pigmentation.
The University of Maryland and other reputable experts rates
melanoma as the rarest and the most virulent of all forms of
skin cance. People with fair skin, light hair, and light eyes
have an appreciable amount of these cells, though it can be
present in people with other complexions too.
Indeed experts asserted that folks with dark brown and black
skin are not exempted. The clear symptoms to look out for
include a mole changing color, its size, shape or state-- if it
starts bleeding, or moles that are either itchy, hard, lumpy,
swollen or tender when touched.
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| The onset of Squamous cell carcinoma commonly
starts as a scaly patch of skin that appears to be red. they can also be in
form of nodules. Amongst the three forms of skin cancer, Squamous, which
affects Caucasians is the second most popular and appears either on the ear
rims, face, lips or mouths.
Basal Cell Carcinoma is another form of skin canser and usually begins as
a small fleshy nodule, and it frequently appear on the head, neck, or hands.
Basal cell carcinoma which also typically affects Caucasians, is the most
virulent form in the U.S amongst the three forms of skin cancer. It is
estimated that it accounts for 90% of the victims.
My mother had the bad fortune of having the second of the most common
form of skin cancer right on her lip. Initially she was teased that it was
herpes. But she figured out quickly that it was what is known as a sun
blister, and she was even faster in consulting with a specialist. That
surely is cheerful news, which will give you hope as you wail the days lost
picnicking, swimming, and bathing under the sun.
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