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Skin Cancer


Of all different kinds of cancer, skin cancer is one of the most
commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States. Skin cancer is a disease
which cancer cells are found on the outer layers of the skin. Your skin
protects the body from heat, infection, light, injury and infection. It also
stores fat, water, and vitamin D. The skin has two layers and several different
kinds of cells. With a certain lifestyle these cells can become
cancerous.(Prodigy Web Browser: An Introduction to skin Cancer {NET}, 1997)
Melanoma is associated with the highest case-fatality rate of all skin
cancers.(Mortality and Morbility Weekly Report Vol. 45/No. 17 , {MMWR}, 1996)
Numerous studies have delineated the natural history of skin cancers. Some cell
carcinomas tend to grow and invade slowly and steadily. Certain subtypes are
more aggressive, and certain sites of occurrence (scalp, shoulders and nose)
are associated with worse cases. Malignant melanoma may have a thin stage,......

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