Skin Cancer

Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer. Some form of skin cancer is diagnosed in more than 1 million people in the United States each year. Recent studies demonstrate that the number of skin cancer cases in the United States is growing at an alarming rate. Fortunately, increased awareness on the part of Americans and their health-care providers has resulted in earlier diagnosis and improved outcomes.

The three most common malignant skin cancers are basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, and melanoma, each of which is named after the type of skin cell from which it arises.

You can reduce your risk of skin cancer by limiting or avoiding exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, because many of the damage to DNA in skin cells results from ultraviolet (UV) radiation...(see more)