Skin Cancer: Symptoms

  • Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma - Symptoms

    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Nonmelanoma skin cancer may appear as a change in the skin, such as a growth, an irritation or sore that does not heal, or a change in a wart or a mole.

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  • Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma - What Happens

    10/14/08, Healthwise

    Nonmelanoma skin cancer usually develops slowly, invading and destroying nearby tissues. It may take months or years for basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas to develop. Because of this slow growth, skin cancer can often be detected and

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  • Skin Cancer, Melanoma - When To Call a Doctor

    12/05/08, Healthwise

    The most important warning sign for melanoma is a change in size, shape, or color of a mole or other skin growth (such as a birthmark). Call your doctor if you have:

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  • Skin cancer, melanoma: Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]

    04/03/08, Healthwise

    This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about skin cancer screening. This summary is reviewed regularly and updated as necessary by the PDQ Screening and Preventio

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  • Skin Cancer, Melanoma - Health Tools

    12/05/08, Healthwise

    Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.

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  • Skin Cancer, Melanoma - Symptoms

    12/05/08, Healthwise

    The most important warning sign for melanoma is any change in size, shape, or color of a mole or other skin growth, such as a birthmark. Watch for changes that occur over a period of weeks to a month. Use the ABCDE rule to evalua

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  • Skin Cancer, Melanoma - What Happens

    12/05/08, Healthwise

    Melanoma develops when normal pigment-producing skin cells called melanocytes become abnormal, grow uncontrollably, and invade surrounding tissues. Usually only one melanoma develops at a time. Although melanomas can begin in an exist

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