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Basal cell cancer

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Basal cell cancer
The most common form of skin cancer; it usually appears as one or several nodules having a central depression. It rarely spreads (metastisizes), but is locally invasive.
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Squamous cell cancer and basal cell cancer are known as non-melanoma skin cancers.
In case you haven't heard the news, studies have shown that while using sun screen seems to reduce the risk of squamous cell and basal cell cancers, the risk of malignant melanoma (the most deadly form of skin cancer) seems to be greater.
Skin cancers, including melanoma, basal cell cancer, and squamous cell cancer, are the most common of all cancers.
 
 
 
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