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A spot where? What kind of spot? Yes, some spots can be cancerous. Some spots are also skin tags, moles or warts that are not cancerous. If you have a mole or a growth that grows larger than a pencil eraser in size or looks like its not cemetry in shape or grows hairs or bleeds consult a Dr. because it is possibly cancerous.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoskin cancer, as with any cancer, starts as a single cell or small cluster of cells. Cancerous cells are never visible until a tumor has grown to a large enough size to be noticeable to the naked eye. This can require thousands upon thousands of cancerous cells. It's not uncommon for skin cancer to affect pigmentation, it may appear as a discolored, raised spot which may be scraped off but returns.
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Do sun spots affect your skin?
Yes, the sun spot affects the durablity of your skin making it easier to result in skin cancer.
Is a dry open spot on skin skin cancer?
Most of the time? No. Could it be? Yes. How can you tell? SEE YOUR DOCTOR.
Can you get skin cancer at age 12?
Skin cancer is VERY rare at that age. But if you have a suspicious mole or spot that seems to be changing or getting larger, see a doctor (dermatologist).
What is the name of cancer that start with the letter s?
skin!
Red spot on your arm after being in the sun and unsure if it is Basal cell skin cancer What should I do?
Should I see a skin specialist
How are people diagnosed with skin cancer?
Usually a skin cancer is first noticed by the patient as a spot on the skin that was not there previously, after speaking to their doctor they will run some tests on a small biopsy to see if its cancerous and if it is usually burn or freeze it off.
When will you first see skin cancer signs on the body?
Generally speaking one will spot signs of skin cancer in its very early stages if that person is regularly checking their bodies thoroughly and knows what to look for.
Is a spot that looks like a pimple but that's also crusty skin cancer?
Nobody can diagnose skin issues online. Anything you are in doubt over should be examined by a doctor.
What does potential skin cancer mean?
The spot on your skin which is currently okay may change later and become skin cancer. Usually, they either burn it off or keep an eye on it for a period of time. Depending on the type of the growth, they will do a biopsy (slice it off and send it to the lab for testing) to be certain.
Does Lil' Wayne have skin cancer?
It is said that Lil Wayne does have skin cancer.
How to remove sun damage to skin?
Go see your doctor and have him look at your skin. You could have the start of skin cancer. Follow his directions and forget home remedies .
What is the dependent variable of skin cancer?
the temp.intering into your skin and starts the skin cancer
