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What
Skin Cancer Looks Like
The most common warning sign
of skin cancer is a change to your skin. A change is
often most noticeable as something growing on the skin. This growth
can take many forms as the following pictures show.
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Melanoma can begin in a
mole or appear as a new skin growth on the skin. |
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Squamous cell skin cancer
can grow quickly as did the one on this man's scalp. |
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Basal cell skin cancer, the
most common type of skin cancer, developed on this man's
nose. |
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(Photos
used with permission of the American Academy of
Dermatology National Library of Dermatologic Teaching
Slides) |
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content solely developed by the American Academy of Dermatology |
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Many people who have spent years in the sun get actinic
keratoses (AKs). This man has several AKs on his face.
Anyone who has AKs should be under the care of a
dermatologist. An AK occasionally turns into a type of
skin cancer called squamous (skwey – mus) cell carcinoma
(car-suh-noh-muh).
Actinic Keratoses: What They Look Like |
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