Basal Cell Carcinoma

Basal cell carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma is of the most popular type of skin cancers. Every year there are at least one million new cases arising. The basal cells themselves are inside the deeper layer of the epidermis. These cancers come up through that deeper layer.

Risk Factors

These cancers come up in lighter skinned people more than darker skinned.

Also, people that spend a lot of time in the direct sunlight are at a higher risk for developing these cancer types.

How does this cancer develop?

This cancer starts out in the epidermis, and will have a slow growing process. The bumps that appear are often times small and shiny. These bumps will appear wherever there is exposure to the sun such as the arms, face, hands, and neck.

Features of this skin cancer This cancer can appear as an open sore on the skin. This sore may bleed.

Patches that are red or have irritation will come up on the following areas: the chest, shoulders, arms, or legs. The patch may form a hard crust and be painful or itchy. It can also just be present without discomfort.

Bumps that are shiny and often a pink, red, or white. They can also be brown or tan.

A pink type of growth may be present. This bump is usually raised up with a border appearing around it. The growth will enlarge, and there may or may not be blood vessels that are very tiny that come with it.

Scar areas can be yellowed, have a waxy appearance on the skin or be white. This type of skin cancer has no borders and is often very tight. This can mean that there are tiny roots involved, which could mean a larger tumor.

Treatment

Treatment for this skin cancer type often is simply done by removal of the affected mole or area in the doctors office by a needle after numbing the areas that are affected.

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