The bright skin cancer is the most common form of skin cancer. Because of its relatively insignificant form it is often not respected, but it can degenerate into malignant growths, and form metastases.
Particularly at risk are people with very bright, light-sensitive skin color and people who are genetically pre-loaded or during the past were often exposed to intense sunlight without protection – with the sun -.
In the light skin cancer four types are distinguished.
Basal cell carcinoma (Basal) usually occurs in people over 60 years. Very often infested face and forehead. It formed small skin-colored nodules or scaly lichens. These can cause fetal harm when degeneration of the adjacent and deep tissue.
The so-called actinic keratosis is often underestimated, because this form of skin cancer bright in appearance to resemble the age spots. Can from the nodules and warty patches may develop under unfavorable circumstances, a malignant squamous cell carcinoma (squamous cell cancer), which is spread over the entire body.
The Bowen’s disease is the second form of light skin cancer, which is considered the precursor to squamous cell carcinoma. It is similar in appearance of psoriasis and occurs more often in men over 50 years.
All types of light skin cancer have a good chance of recovery, which are – in time of discovery – between 90% and 100%.
In addition to protection against solar radiation should be a regular skin screening. This investigation is performed by the dermatologist (or family doctors with the appropriate additional training) and taken over 35 years by all health insurance companies will) (every two years.
Where a suspicious change in the specialist firm, will require further investigation. In most cases the growth is surgically removed and examined for malignant changes. Other possible methods are cryotherapy (freezing), radiation therapy or chemotherapy (with advanced or inoperable skin tumors) and treatment with specially tuned ointments.
The treatment is always dependent on the type, location and size of the light skin cancer and is individually tailored.
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