| Skin cancer is deemed any malignant growth that | | | | transplant to make certain that the body will not |
| may appear on the skin. There are three major | | | | reject the newly transplanted organ.o Being |
| forms of skin cancers which include melanoma, | | | | exposed to abnormally high levels of X-rays may |
| basal cell cancer and squamos cell cancer. Because | | | | induce the development of skin cancer.o Using |
| the tumours will usually develop on the epidermis | | | | tanning booths to get an artificial tan has been |
| or the outermost layer of the skin, finding the | | | | broadly accepted as a probable cause of the |
| cancerous growth is relatively easy. Skin cancer is | | | | disease.o There are some chemicals that have |
| very widespread and is the most apparent cancer | | | | been found to trigger the development of skin |
| in human populations. However it has a noticeably | | | | cancers. These will usually include polycyclic |
| lower incidence of death because of the likelihood | | | | aromatic hydrocarbons and arsenic. It is |
| that it will be discovered in the early phases of | | | | speculated that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| the disease. Melanoma is the worst kind of skin | | | | may possibly be inhaled because of low levels of |
| cancer but is less prevalent than the two other | | | | contamination in the air, consumed in foods and |
| forms of this disease. In many instances of the | | | | by making contact with any surface that is |
| disease, the cancer does not always spread | | | | saturated with the chemical.o Some people are |
| immediately or at all. | | | | said to be at a higher risk, such as lighter skinned |
| What causes Skin Cancer? | | | | people, people with blond or red hair and green or |
| There are quite a few established causes of skin | | | | blue eyes. Having freckles or being prone to sun |
| cancer. The most widely accepted cause is over | | | | burn may also elevate a person's risk for |
| exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays or sunlight. | | | | developing this type of cancer.o Having a genetic |
| The list below discusses some of the main | | | | abnormality that does not allow the development |
| causes:o Suffering from any deficiency of the | | | | of pigment can increase the risk for the disease. |
| immune system, that is having a disease that | | | | These disorders include albinism and xeroderma |
| subjects you to lessened immune system | | | | pigmentosum.o If an individual has already had skin |
| function, will elevate the risk for developing skin | | | | cancer the risk is much higher.o If you had at |
| cancer. This decrease in the ability of the immune | | | | least one very extreme case of sunburn in |
| system to function may also be as a result of | | | | childhood the risk for developing this type of |
| consuming drugs to fight an autoimmune disease | | | | cancer is greater.o Having a family history of the |
| or after having an organ transplant. These drugs | | | | disease is also a well known risk factor.o If you |
| will be used to lower the immune system | | | | have several moles these can become cancerous |
| response in the case of autoimmune diseases | | | | growths on the skin's surface. Some individuals |
| that prompt the immune system to attack its | | | | choose to have any moles removed to decrease |
| own cells and organs, for example in people with | | | | the likelihood that they will develop into cancerous |
| lupus. These drugs are also used after an organ | | | | growths. |