Skin Cancer:

get the facts & know your risk

MOST COMMONLY

diagnosed cancer in the United States.1

1 in 5

Americans will develop some form of skin cancer during his or her lifetime.1

SKIN CANCER RISK FACTORS1

ULTRAVIOLET
RADIATION

WEAKENED
IMMUNE
SYSTEM

SKIN
COLOR

PREVIOUS
SKIN CANCER
HISTORY

WARNING SIGNS OF SKIN CANCER2

MELANOMA

To identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, take note of any new moles or growths that begin to grow or change in the following ways:

AASYMMETRY

BBORDER

CCOLOR

DDIAMETER

EEVOLVING

NON-MELANOMA

Non-melanoma skin cancers, including basal cell carcinomas (most common form of non-melanoma skin cancer) and squamous cell carcinomas, can appear as:

Open sores that come back or don't heal

Reddish, scaly patches or irritated areas

Shiny bumps or nodules that may be pigmented

Pink growths

Scar-like areas

MELANOMA

MOST DEADLY

76,000

People in the United States will be diagnosed with melanoma this year1

NON-MELANOMA

MOST COMMON

More than

3.3 million

Americans will be diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer this year4

Most skin cancer cases can be cured if caught and treated early when the disease is limited to a small area of the skin. However, if the disease advances by spreading on the skin or into the body, it may have devastating consequences and could become deadly.5,6

About

12,000

people die every year from melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.1,7

TREATMENT OPTIONS:1

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