Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer and if detected earlier, it can heal. Therefore, look for some common symptoms. Skin cancer may develop in the less exposed areas like the scalp, shoulders or neck. Most of the time it develops on the parts of the body that are exposed to UV rays. Chest, arm, face and hands are some of the areas. As there are three kinds of recognized skin cancer, their symptoms differ from one to another.
In Basal Cell Carcinoma, you can follow the symptoms like:
- Itchy red patches that hurt or bleed easily. They may become crusty.
- A sore for more than ten days.
- Shiny red, white, pink, brown bump on the skin.
- Pink growth with an indented centre and elevated border.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma’s symptoms are like:
- Bleeding red patches
- Open sores for a long time that bleeds
- Tender raised growths with a bleeding center indent
- A wart-like growth that crusts and bleeds.
Melanoma is not a common type of skin cancer and it’s serious in its form. It can develop in:
The common symptoms are:
- Asymmetrical moles
- Ragged or notched border of freckles