Understanding Skin Cancer

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
PREVIOUS SKIN CANCER HISTORY
SKIN COLOR

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:

A ASYMMETRY
B BORDER
C COLOR
D DIAMETER
E EVOLVING

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 NODULESTHAT MAY BE PIGMENTED
PINK GROWTHS
SCAR-LIKE AREAS

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.4,5

MELANOMA Most Deadly

About

87,000

people in the United States will be diagnosed with melanoma this year.1

About

9,700

people die every year from melanoma skin cancers.1,6

TREATMENT OPTIONS INCLUDE:1

RADIATION
SURGERY
CHEMOTHERAPY
IMMUNOTHERAPY
TARGETED THERAPY
NON-MELANOMA Most Common

About

3.3 MILLION

Americans will be diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer this year.3

About

2,000

people die every year from non-melanoma skin cancers.1,6

TREATMENT OPTIONS INCLUDE:1

RADIATION
SURGERY
CHEMOTHERAPY
TARGETED THERAPY
TOPICAL THERAPY