Lil*One - Skin cancer that forms in melanocytes (skin cells that make pigment) is called melanoma. This would be the type of skin cancer that is actually visible. It may begin in a mole (skin melanoma), but can also begin in other pigmented tissues, such as in the eye or in the intestines.
Spreedog - The vast majority of skin cancers are localized and affect only the area of skin involved. Look up basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. These account for the majority of skin cancers and do not kill people. Melanoma skin cancer is the deadly one, but it is in the minority. All skin cancers affect the local area of skin involved. It is the spread to distant organs that proves fatal in melanomas. From the Mayo Clinic - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/skin-cancer/DS00190
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Lil*One - Skin cancer that forms in melanocytes (skin cells that make pigment) is called melanoma. This would be the type of skin cancer that is actually visible. It may begin in a mole (skin melanoma), but can also begin in other pigmented tissues, such as in the eye or in the intestines.
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Spreedog - The vast majority of skin cancers are localized and affect only the area of skin involved. Look up basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. These account for the majority of skin cancers and do not kill people. Melanoma skin cancer is the deadly one, but it is in the minority. All skin cancers affect the local area of skin involved. It is the spread to distant organs that proves fatal in melanomas.
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