Everyone should be getting checked for skin cancer at least one a year...... no matter how young you are & everyone should be using products to protect the skin from Sun exposure.

 

Moles
Fair Skin
History of Sunburns
Excessive Sun Exposure
Sunny or High-altitude Climates
Precancerous Skin Lesions
Family History of Skin Cancer
Personal History of Skin Cancer
Weakened Immune System
Exposure to Arsenic

 

 

This is the most common form of skin cancer. One out of every three new cancers is skin cancer and most are Basal Cell Carcinoma. This cancer is in the basal cells, which are at the bottom of the epidermis. The cause is mostly by exposure to sunlight.

This is the second most common cancer of the skin. Most affected are those with fair skin, frequent sun exposure, ultraviolet light exposure and severe sunburns as a child. It develops in the outer layer of the skin. Early treatment is important since the squamous call carcinoma may spread to other areas of the body. Such as the lymph nodes and organs.

This is the most dangerous skin cancer. Of all skin cancer related deaths, 79% are from Melanoma. This disease develops in melanocytes cells that produce skin pigmentation. It is most likely to metastasize to lymph nodesand other parts of the bodyost here.

 

 

 

 

  

- Being overweight or gaining weight as an adult

- Family history of breast, ovarian or prostate cancer  

  

Mammography and rates of early detection over time  

As mammography screening rates have increased, more cases of breast cancer have been found at earlier stages, when they are most easily and successfully treated. During the 1980s and 1990s, diagnoses of early-stage breast cancer increased greatly. Since the late 1990s, these rates have remained steady. At the same time, diagnoses of advanced stage (metastatic) breast cancer have remained stable or dropped slightly.