There Is No Cure, Melanoma Skin Cancer Symptoms To Beware Of, Anything? Part 1

Skin cancer was abnormalities in the cells of the skin that is caused by mutations in the DNA of cells, which make rapid cell growth, the age of the cells and the cells lose its base. Skin cancer generally occurs on the skin that is often exposed to the Sun, but this condition can also occur on the skin is not exposed to sunlight directly.

Based on the type of cell that attacked, skin cancer is divided into three kinds, namely:

• Melanoma. This is a skin cancer that occurs in the melanocytes or pigment-producing cells of the skin. Skin cancer melanoma skin cancer is rare but dangerous.
• non-melanoma skin cancer. This is a skin cancer that occurs on a network other than skin melanocytes. Non-melanoma skin cancer is differentiated into two types as follows:
• Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC, Basal Cell Carcinoma), skin cancers that occur at the bottom of the epidermis. Basal cell cancer is a type of non-melanoma cancer is most common in humans.
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Squamous Cell Carcinoma, SCC), skin cancers that occur at the top of the epidermis. Squamous cell cancer is fairly common, but the frequency was not as much as the basal cell cancer.

Skin Cancer Symptoms
Skin cancer generally occurs in regions that are often exposed to the Sun such as the scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, chest, arms, and legs. However, in some cases, skin cancer can also occur in areas that are rarely exposed to sunlight such as on the palms of the hands and feet, the bottom of the fingers, even in the genital area. Skin cancer can happen to anyone, including people who have dark skin color. Symptoms of skin cancer are different for each type. The description is as follows:

• Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC). BCC generally occur in regions that are often exposed to the Sun such as the face or neck. Basal cell cancer symptoms which are:
• soft and shiny Bumps on the skin.
• flat-shaped Lesions on the skin is dark brown or reddish brown like meat.
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC). SCC also generally occurs in areas of the skin that is exposed to sunlight. But on a dark-skinned people, squamous cell cancer often occurs on the skin on the body parts that are rarely exposed to the Sun. Symptoms of SCC, in General, is as follows.
• hard red bumps on the skin.
• Lesions on the skin that is flat and hard as a scaly crust.

Melanoma.

Melanoma can grow in any part of the skin, both in normal skin or in an existing mole that changes become malignant. In men, cancer melanoma usually appears on the face and body. Whereas in women, melanoma often appears in the lower limbs. Good on men and women, melanoma can appear in the skin exposed to the Sun. Melanoma can be experienced by anyone regardless of the color of his skin. On a dark-skinned people, melanoma generally occurs on the palms of the hand or the foot and lower part of the finger or toe. Symptoms of melanoma generally occur is as follows:

• Brown Lumps with black spots on the bumps.
• moles that change size and color or bleed.
• the emergence of small lesions on the skin with irregular edges or lesions is red, white, blue, and blue markings.
• the emergence of dark-colored lesions on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, hands or fingertips away.
• the emergence of dark-colored lesions on the mucous membranes in the mouth, nose, vagina, or anus.

The following is a list of the ABCDE features about melanoma to differentiate it from regular moles.

• Asymmetrical. The form of melanoma generally asymmetrical if compared with ordinary moles.
• Border (the suburbs). The outskirts of melanoma generally squiggly, not round like a normal Mole.
• Color (color). The color of the melanoma is a combination of two or more colors.
• the Diameter of melanoma generally over 6 mm.
• Enlargement (augmentation). Melanoma will be enlarged from time to time.

Other Skin Cancers
The following are the types of skin cancer and other more rare, include:

• Kaposi's Sarcoma. Kaposi's Sarcoma occurs due to viral infections that cause mutations in endothelial cells, shaped like a red or purple spot on the network under the skin. Kaposi's Sarcoma can occur in people with impaired immune systems such as people with AIDS or organ transplant recipients, infected by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8).
• Merkel cell carcinoma. Merkel cells are cells that are located close to the nerve endings in the skin and related to the function of the skin as the senses are sensing. Merkel cells in malignancy are extremely rare and led to the formation of hard bumps under the skin or in the hair follicles.
• Carcinoma oil glands (sebaceous glands). Cancer of the sebaceous glands is rare cancer, but are aggressive. Cancer generally appears in the sebaceous glands oil glands in the skin, then formed a hard lump does not feel sick. Sebaceous cancer can occur anywhere, but usually occurs in the eyelids and often misdiagnosed as other eye disorders.

Not all disorders or bumps in the skin caused by cancer, but skin cancer also often appear in the form of mild abnormalities of the skin, therefore the doctor's diagnosis is very important in determining the causes and types of abnormalities in it.

Causes Of Skin Cancer
Generally, skin cancer caused by exposure to ultraviolet light causing DNA damage in skin tissue. The main source of ultraviolet light is sunlight consisting of three types, namely:

• Ultraviolet A (UVA)
• the Ultraviolet B (UVB)
• Ultraviolet C (UVC)

Of the three types of ultraviolet rays, which are most harmful to the skin is a UVC ray. UVC rays, however, can be absorbed by the atmosphere before it reaches the ground. UVA and UVB can damage skin cells, especially the pale-colored, and potentially cause skin cancer.

Artificial UV light sources such as lamps and UV tanning bed can also cause skin cancer.
Some factors that can increase a person's risk of developing cancer of the skin are:

• Has white skin. Every person, regardless of the color of his skin, can suffer from skin cancer. But Whites have protection against UV rays are weaker compared with darker skin. Darker skin has melanin more so that has protection against UV rays are stronger. In addition to easy spots formed on the skin indicate that more vulnerable skin exposed to skin cancer.
• Frequent exposure to sunlight. People are often exposed to the Sun's rays are more at risk of experiencing skin cancer compared with those who rarely exposed to sunlight. Some conditions that can increase the exposure to sunlight, among others
• live in an area that has a bright.
• live in higher areas.
• moles. People who have a lot of moles or moles that have abnormal (larger than normal) are exposed to higher risk of skin cancer compared to people who have a little Mole.
• ages. People with advanced age are more easily affected by skin cancer compared with children or teenagers.
• Skin ever sunburn (sunburn).  Skin blisters due to the sunlight make the skin more at risk of developing cancer of the skin, especially if the skin blister occur at the time of children or teenagers.
• Actinic keratosis. In people with skin tone brighter, exposure to sunlight is easy to cause the formation of spots in the form of a scaly skin thickening on the face, hands, and head. This condition is pre-cancer, and very potentially turning into skin cancer.
• a history of skin cancer. If a person never had skin cancer and was cured, it is possible that the same condition would reappear.
• a history of skin cancer in a family member. A person exposed to a high risk of skin cancer if you have a sibling or parent had ever suffered from skin cancer.
• a weakening of the immune system. People with a weak immune system have a high risk of developing cancer of the skin. Including HIV/AIDS, people who are taking the immunosuppressant medication, and organ transplant recipients.
• radiation therapy. Eczema or acne sufferers are given radiation therapy had a higher risk of developing cancer of the skin, especially basal cell cancer.
• Exposure to certain chemicals. Some chemicals are carcinogenic, such as arsenic, can increase the risk of developing skin cancer.

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