Skin Cancer Malignant Melanoma

2011
03.28

Skin Cancer

Dr. James L. Campbell Jr., MD discusses Skin Cancer Malignant Melanoma. See more at www.dermnet.com PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT!!! Introduction Melanoma is a common malignancy of melanocytes, most often arising in the skin. It is potentially curable with early detection and treatment. Late diagnosis of melanoma carries a poor prognosis. The most common early signs include an increase in size, change in color or shape of the lesion. The most common early symptom is itching, but most are asymptomatic. Later symptoms include tenderness, bleeding, and ulceration. Pigmented lesions may change slowly over months to years or abruptly change. Epidemiology Melanoma represents 4% of all cancers in men and 3% of all cancers in women. Melanoma is the most common malignancy in women age 25-29 and second only to breast cancer in women aged 30-35. Incidence of melanoma continues to rise at a faster rate than that of any other human cancer, and the increase in its mortality is second only to that of lung cancer. There are an estimated 92, 000 new cases and an estimated 7600 deaths from melanoma in the United States each year. The projected lifetime risk of melanoma for Americans born in the year 2000 is 1 in 75. Risk factors Factors that increase ones risk of developing melanoma include Fair skin (skin types I and II) Presence of atypical nevi in both sun-exposed and sun-protected areas Personal history of melanoma Family history of atypical nevi or melanoma History of blistering sunburn …
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Question by brandy: what could it be skin cancer,rash?
okay so i went to the beach yesterday and i was there about 5 to 6 hours i did put sun block on,but i didn’t put too much on my face.well i came home later last night and i saw a rash like outbreak on one side of my face.you can really only see it in the light and it looks weird.kinda like a whole lot of TINY bumps like a rash sorta,but only on one side of my face.it isn’t red,but it feels kind of rough one of my friends was saying “oh it could be skin cancer” but my mom said she doubts that.could it be a rash or what?my mom thinks it’s pointless to go to the doctor and i just want to know what the heck it could be.it kind of itches too,but not too bad just minor.

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Answer by TravisD
Ask the Google about sun poisoning and skin cancer. See a doctor if you are worried. Peace of mind is worth a small deductible if that’s all you need to pay, but seriously, it would probably be a waste of time unless your symptoms don’t start fading in a few days.

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