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
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
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
