what is scc cancer
The Second Most Common Form of Skin Cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells arising in the squamous cells, which compose most of the skinâs upper layers (the epidermis).SCCs often look like scaly red patches, open sores, elevated growths with a central depression, or warts; they may crust or bleed.kin Cancer Fact. An estimated 700,000 cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are diagnosed each year in the US, and between 3,900 and 8,800 people died from the disease in the US in 2012.