Types of Skin Cancer -Health and Fitness

   

   

  Types of skin cancer

 

      Skin cancer is unwanted or abnormal growth of cells.Our body is made up of different types of cells. These cells are in constant motion. Skin cancer causes due to expose sunlight radiations. It does not matter what is your skin type and what is your skin color.It affects people of all races and all colors.

     Although who have light skin who sunburn easily have higher risk of it.

 

 

    

  

     Some Skin cancer types,we are going to talk about are very dangerous.Some are called as pre-cancers.They leads to other dangerous cancers so their treatment is also important.We cannot ignore them.

1. Melanoma

         There is a pigment in our body which is called melanin.This pigment is produced by cells called melanocytes. The basic function of this pigment is to darken the skin. When we expose our skin to sunlight these cells becomes active and start producing melanin pigment.This cancer is also known as Malignant melanoma

                       

                              

       This pigment is produced in large amount during pregnancy in women.That's why pregnant women look somewhat darker

When we expose to sunlight these cells also protect our deeper layer of skin form harmful UV rays.

Symptoms:

• When a mole occur on skin and increase in size continuously,we can call this melanoma warning sign.
• Moles have different shades from brown to dark.
• Some have pink,red and flashy shade and become the aggressive sign.
• In risk factors Family history also included

• Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)

       One of the most common  is basal cell carcinoma.It often appear as a raised painless area of skin which may shiny.It may occur in small Blood vessel  running on that area.

       It usually occurs with exposing to sunlight.On neck and head there are greater chances because these parts receives more radiations

              

                                       

     

     People with dark skin have greater chances.It look like pinkish  on area of skin.It can occur in same location where original cancer formed.People who have increased risk of if more than 50 percent,may develop it in the newly based cells.

      According to American cancer Society more than 80 percent of people have BCC.

     Early stage of BCC is raised area which looks like pearl.

Other symptom is hard skin growth. So initial treatment is very important.

• Squamous cell Carcinoma (SCC)

     This cancer begins with squamous cells. These cells make epidermis of skin or outer layer of skin.

This is the second most common type .People with this type of skin cancer develop scaly,red patches,open sore and warts on their skin.

 

     This type  occur on areas,much exposed to sunlight such as ear,neck,shoulders and on the back.

      Squamous cells grow slowly but when these form in deeper layer of skin it may produce some kind of fatty tissue.If this is not treated it may lead to the dangerous level but this type of cancer is not so much dangerous like melanoma

• Actinic keratoses

      This is a precancerous type.Its initial treatment is important because it leads to squamous cell carcinoma.

       It forms scaly spots on the skin.It occur to in those parts which are exposed most to sunlight like face,lips,back of your hands,scalp,neck,head and forearms.It may also occur on legs.This is rare type skin cancer.