You have however not come to this page to know more about sun free hair coloring methods, what you want to know more about is the many types of skin cancers. There is evidence that chemicals as well as the damaging rays of the sun are possible causes of skin cancer, but since we are not doctors or experts, what you would find here is some basic knowledge about skin cancer.

There are three different types of skin cancer including Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Basal Cell Carcinoma also called non-melanoma skin cancer; and Melanoma.

Melanoma- It is also referred to as Cutaneous Melanoma and Malignant Melanoma. The cancer cells that lead to the disease are formed in the melanocytes. These melanocytes cause skin pigmentation. According to the reports published by the University of Maryland Medicine, melanoma is the rarest from of skin cancer and also the most malignant. It is mostly found in people who have a light complexion, light eyes and light hair. This however does not chalk out the possibility of the disease attacking people with other complexions as well. Individuals with black or brown complexion are just as susceptible to it. The symptoms that are the result of the disease are a mole that changes shape, color, size, or state (if it starts bleeding or oozing), or as per the study of UMM, it may be that the mole feels swollen, hard, and itchy.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma- This is also known as non-melanoma skin cancer. In the early stages it manifested in red colored patches or nodules in the skin. It is the second most common type of cancer and affects mostly the fair skinned. It is evident mostly in the rims of the ears, lips, face, and mouth.

Basal Cell Carcinoma- It is another of the most commonly found skin cancers. This type of cancer begins as a fleshy nodule in the neck, hands or the head. According to University of Maryland medicine this type of cancer affects 90% of the people in the US. This type of cancer too mostly affects the Caucasians.

My mother had the second most common of the types of skin cancer, on her lip, and while we at first teased her that it was herpes, she was smart enough to know it was a “sun blister” and quick enough to catch it by going to a specialist. That’s the good news, to give you hope when you bemoan the loss of days picnicking, swimming, and “bathing” under the wonderful sun.

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