Welcome to Skin Cancer Guide
Skin Cancer Article
. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.
What you need to know about Melanoma Skin Cancer
from:The most dangerous form of skin cancer is melanoma skin cancer. Though it may lead to death, if recognized and treated early, it is possible to completely cure the disease. Melanoma skin cancer is not a common form of skin cancer but it can cause death.
In melanoma skin cancer, the tumor originates in the melanocytes, which are cells that are responsible for producing melanin, the pigment that colors skin, eyes and hair. Most of the melanomas are black or brown; while there may be some melanomas which are skin colored, red, blue, purple, pink or white. Melanoma skin cancer is divided into four categories where three of them occupy the top layers of the skin and are sometimes invasive in nature. It is the fourth type of cancer that is invasive from its inception and serious as it penetrates deep into the skin and may spread to other parts of the body.
70% of this cancer is the superficial spreading form that is most common in young people. It travels on the top layer of the skin for some time, before penetrating deep into the body. The first sign of the cancer is flat or raised discolored patch with irregular borders in a geometrical form. Its color varies and can occur in any previously benign mole. This skin cancer is found anywhere on the body, but is most likely to occur in women’s legs, men’s trunk or the upper back in both.
Lentigo maligna is similar to the superficial melanoma as it too remains close to the skin surface. It appears as a flat or slightly elevated mottled tan or dark brown discoloration. This cancer is predominant in the elderly and its causes are chronic sun exposure, damage of facial skin and skin on ears, arms and upper trunk. If this cancer becomes invasive, it is referred to as lentigo maligna melanoma.
Though acral lentiginous melanoma is a form of melanoma that also spreads superficially before deep penetration in the body, it is different from the other forms of melanoma as it appears as black or brown discoloration under the nails or soles of feet and palms. This form of melanoma skin cancer is common in African-Americans and Asians and least common in Caucasians.
When first diagnosed, nodular melanoma skin cancer is invasive. It is when it becomes a bump that is blue, brown, tan, red, white, gray or skin tone that its malignancy be recognized. This form of skin cancer is predominant on arms, legs and trunks of elderly people, and the scalp of men.
Skin Cancer Specific links
Skin Cancer News
Rite Aid Expands Its Own Exclusive Rx Suncare Line with Rx Suncare Sport SPF ... - MarketWatch
Rite Aid Expands Its Own Exclusive Rx Suncare Line with Rx Suncare Sport SPF ... MarketWatch Rite Aid Rx Suncare products with a sun protection factor (SPF) carry The Skin Cancer Foundation's Seal of Recommendation as an effective UV sunscreen. ... |
Council Member – UV Warning Signs Outdoors? - Looking Fit
 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Council Member – UV Warning Signs Outdoors? Looking Fit TANNING DEVICES INCREASE YOUR RISK OF SKIN CANCER.” The final vote will occur on February 16. Council member Charles Ferrar voted against the amendment, ... Tanning bed bill aimed at teens not based on reliable science, industry says Salinas tanning salon owners voice concern over health-care tax Proposed tax on tanning salons deals another blow to troubled industry |
JCTA Statement Disputes Dermatologists' Anti-Tanning Allegations - Looking Fit
JCTA Statement Disputes Dermatologists' Anti-Tanning Allegations Looking Fit The CDA non-melanoma skin cancer rates are only estimates and that's why they are not used in any of the Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009 charts. ... Tanning association seeks public standards across country Canadian Derms Launch Anti-Tanning Campaign |
FDA to discuss stricter guidelines for tanning beds due to skin cancer and ... - New York Daily News
 New York Daily News | FDA to discuss stricter guidelines for tanning beds due to skin cancer and ... New York Daily News Last year WHO declared that tanning beds definitely cause skin cancer. That came after detailed analysis of studies showing a link between skin cancer and ... Tanning beds and skin cancer FDA Reconsiders Cancer Risks of Tanning Beds, Finally Why Did the FDA Implement Tanning Tax? |
With skin cancers, self exam stressed - San Diego Union Tribune
 BBC News | With skin cancers, self exam stressed San Diego Union Tribune In this last of a four-part series, we look at the recommended screening guidelines for skin cancer and how they've changed. Old screening recommendations: ... Cancer cases on the increase in St. Kitts Simple Changes Can Prevent 40% of Cancer HIV/AIDS and other cancer risk factors |