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Skin cancer
* All skin cancers are harmful, and malignant melanoma can be deadly if left untreated
  - originate in the outer layer of skin known as the epidermis
* Many skin cancers develop as a new spot
  - occur on the face, but they can appear anywhere on the skin
* Most skin cancer is caused by sun damage
  - preventable, and is entirely treatable if caught early
  - related to UV radiation, and melanoma is the deadliest kind
  - occurs on the face, ears, and neck
  - result of exposure to sun when people are young
  - cancers are basal cell cancers
* Most skin cancers are completely curable if detected in the early stages
  - curable, especially if detected in the early stages
* Most skin cancers are curable and treatment is improving all the time
  - if they are detected and treated early
  - easily treatable if detected early
  - either basal cell or squamous cell type
  - arer small, diagnosed early, and treated by dermatologists in their offices
  - develop in the epidermis
  - grow slowly
* Most skin cancers occur on parts of the body that are repeatedly exposed to the sun
* Skin Cancer can strike at any age, particularly people that hang out in the sun.
* Some skin cancer is caused by growth
  - light
  - ultraviolet light
  - cancers can cause depigmentation of the nose.
  * ' is the term that is used for all bad forms of growth of the skin. In everyday use, people often talk about melanoma, but there are other forms of skin cancer, too. These are usually named after the type of cell that grows uncontrollably. Most skin cancers develop in the epidermis. Very often a tumor can be seen, so it is often possible to detect skin cancer at an early stage. Very few people with skin cancer will die of the disease.
  * is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer. Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers combined are more common than lung, breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer. Non-melanoma skin cancers are the most common skin cancers. The majority of these are basal cell carcinomas. These are usually localized growths caused by excessive cumulative exposure to the sun and do not tend to spread
* accounts for about half of all cancer cases in the United States
  - half of all cancers
* affects one in six people in the United States over a lifetime.
* appears frequently on sun-exposed areas, such as the face and the dorsa of the hands.
* are a risk faced by everyone on Earth
  - cancers that arise from the skin
  - common in albino individuals who live in sunny climes
  - generally symmetrical
  - highly treatable if found in the early stages
  - less common than in lighter-toned skin types
  - likely to recur within three years after treatment
  - more common, but less deadly
  - much larger than they appear on the surface of the skin
  - now the most common type of cancer
  - slow growing, but overwhelmingly result from sun exposure
* are the most common form of cancer, and their incidence is climbing dramatically
  - result of thinning ozone
* are usually painless and grows slowly
  - thicker than precancers and respond less well
* are very common on the eyelid and facial skin due to chronic sun exposure
  - rare
* arises from excessive exposure to UV light.
* begin in the outer layer or epidermis.
* begins in childhood.
* can affect anyone, but some people are at greater risk than others
  - nerves, and nerves can be damaged by the cancer surgery
  - the ears too, and often does
  - also start as a flat, red spot that is rough, dry, or scaly
  - cause scars, and some forms of skin cancer are deadly
  - develop from a build-up of sun exposure over the years
  - form even with and after use of sunscreens due to previous UV exposure
  - involve the nerves in the skin
  - kill
  - look many different ways
  - occur at any age, but older adults are the most at risk
  - produce aggressive tumors, be disfiguring, and do devastating damage to the skin
  - take many years to form under the surface
* caught early are the most treatable.
* claims thousands of lives.
* developing in the pigment cells is called melanoma.
* develops through several stages of change.
* disease in which cancer cells are found in the outer layers of the skin
  - cancerous cells form in the outer layers of the skin
* disease in which malignant cells are found in one of the layers of the skin
* enlarge slowly and steadily and can invade neighboring areas, like the eye.
* feel very soft when scraped, while normal skin is hard.
* has many different appearances.
* is also mostly preventable
  - on the increase
  - the easiest cancer to cure, if diagnosed and treated early
  - among the most common kinds of malignancies in the world
  - occupational concern for people who work under the sun
* is by far the most common cancer in the world
  - type, making up one-third of all new cases
* is caused by excessive and long-term exposure to the sun
  - exposure to sun rays particularly the ultraviolet rays
  - long term exposure to the sun
  - too much sun, both long-term exposure and bad sunburns
  - ultraviolet radiation from the sun
  - mainly by excessive exposure to UV light
  - predominantly by rays from the sun
  - common more so in cats
  - curable and preventable
  - currently the most common form of cancer in the United States
  - exceedingly common and the incidence is rising rapidly
  - extremely common
* is largely preventable when sun protection measures are consistently used
  - measures are used consistently
* is linked to excessive sun exposure
  - repeated exposure to the sun and severe sun burns as a child
* is more common among individuals with lightly pigmented skin
  - people with lightly pigmented skin
  - than any other type of cancer
  - likely to develop if there family history of the disease
  - much easier to prevent than to treat or cure
  - now more common than all human cancers combined
* is now the leading type of cancer
  - most common and most rapidly increasing form of cancer in the United States
* is on the rise across the world
  - for several reasons
* is one of the cancers that is preventable and curable
  - common cancers found in Filipinos
  - easiest diseases to prevent
  - few cancers that can largely be prevented by following healthy sun habits
  - five cancers targeted
  - leading causes of cancer deaths in the United States
* is one of the most common forms of cancer in the United States
  - kinds of cancer, yet one of the most preventable
  - types of cancer
  - results of humans being exposed to uv radiation
  - out of every three cancers diagnosed, making it the most common of cancers
  - particularly prevalent in South Florida
  - quite curable when treated early
* is related to a lifetime exposure to UV radiation
  - to ultraviolet radiation
  - skin diseases
  - the broad term used to describe various cancers in skin tissue
* is the commonest form of cancer in Ireland
  - easiest to detect and can be cured if detected early
  - fastest growing cancer in the United States
  - major cause of death for people in their twenties and thirties
* is the most common and most rapidly increasing form of cancer in the United States
  - cancer and until recently lung cancer was the second most common
* is the most common cancer in the United States and is one of the fastest rising cancers
  - type in the world today
  - cancer, and skin cancer rates have been described as epidemic
* is the most common form of cancer in Canada
  - cancer in humans
  - cancer today
  - cancers, accounting for nearly half of all cases
  - kind of cancer in the United States
  - neoplasm in Caucasians throughout the world
* is the most common type of cancer for both men and women
  - cancer in the Western world
* is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States
  - occurring cancer in the United States
* is the most prevalent form of cancer
  - type of cancer, but is the most preventable
  - number one cancer in America
  - result of decades of exposure to the sun
  - uncontrolled growth of abnormal skin cells
  - treated in a hospital
  - uncommon in children
* is very prevalent in the hotter, northern climates of Australia
  - serious, but also very preventable
  - slow to develop
  - treatable, particularly when found early
* malignant growth on the skin
  - tumor that grows in the skin cells
* much more deadly and much more prevalent disease than rickets.
* particularly villanous condition.
* problem which can be caused by or made worse by sun exposure.
* takes many forms.
* very real threat and prolonged exposure to the sun can cause severe skin damage.
* well-known and easily prevented cancer.