Skin Cancer
The people who take sunbath can be easily affected by skin cancer. According to the recent estimation more than one million people in
Skin Cancer Types
The name of the common three types of skin cancer is followed by the cells present in the outer layer. The name of the skin cancers are basal cell cancer, squamous, melanoma. The basal and most of the squamous can be treated in the earlier stage if they are found, but melanoma is the most serious type and it will affect the part very deep and it is very difficult to treat. Squamous can also penetrate very deep into the skin.
Factors That Affect Skin Cancer
The exposure of ultraviolet rays from the sun is the major reason for skin cancer. The ultraviolet rays are divided into ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B. The ultraviolet B rays affect the skin of the people during sun bath and it is responsible for sunburn and it leads to basal cell and squamous cell cancer. Any injury or burned skin may also be affected by UV and leads to skin cancer. The people who have fair skin can also be affected by this type of disease. The other factor responsible for skin cancer are heredity, exposure of toxic chemicals, and the people who have number of moles may also be affected by skin cancer.
Treatment for Skin Cancer
The treatment for skin cancer is known as actinic keratoses. The treatment is varied from size, shape and density of the tumor. Using topical medicines the basal and squamous cancer can be removed surgically. Some of the other treatments are radiation therapy, biological therapy, chemotherapy, freezing, laser, photodynamic therapy, etc.
Radiation Therapy
If surgery is not necessary, radiation is used to remove the tumor or cancer cells
Biological Therapy
In this method the drugs are used to stimulate the immune system to destroy the cancer cells.
Laser Treatment
A beam of light is made to pass through the layer for removing the cancer cells. While handling this treatment there will be a small swelling, scrapping, bleeding in the affected area.
Chemotherapy
This is same as biological therapy. In this, drugs are used to kill the cancer cells and the lotion containing anti-cancer agent are applied on the outer layer as a treatment.
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