While most moles are completely benign, your dermatologist is the professional who is the best able to decide if your brown spot is indeed benign, cancerous (malignant melanoma) or a potentially precancerous mole (dysplastic nevus). Also many brown spots are not moles.
The ABCDEs of Skin Cancer
Any diagnosis of cancer can be frightening-including skin cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. However, skin cancer accounts for less than 1 percent of all cancer deaths; 85% to 95% of all cases are cured. Prevention and early detection are the most important weapons in the battle against skin cancer. Continuing research is making them ever more effective.
A basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common types of skin cancer.Skin cancer is strongly associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, part of the energy that comes from the sun (it also can come from artificial sources like sun lamps and tanning booths). UV radiation is made up of two types of rays, called UVA and UVB rays. UVB rays are more likely than UVA rays to cause sunburn, but UVA rays pass more deeply into the skin. Scientists have long thought that UVB radiation causes the skin damage that can lead to skin cancer and premature aging. They now think that UVA radiation may have these consequences, too.
Tips to Prevent Skin Cancer
Too much exposure to midday sunlight could heighten the risk of skin cancer.Here are a few things that you can do to avoid skin cancer:
- Wear protective clothing, such as sun hats and long sleeves, to block out the sun’s harmful rays.
- Avoid exposure to the midday sun, when your shadow is shortest (i.e when the sun in straight on above your head).
Facts on Common Skin Pigmentation Problems and The Skin
Some facts on common skin pigmentation problem and about the skin.
Skin Pigmentation (Brown Spots)
- A type of skin disorders.
- Affect the color of your skin.
- There are three common occurrences which are seborrhoeic keratoses, melasma (also known as chloasma) and skin tag;
- Seborrhoeic keratoses – raised, skin colored or light brown spots or like a growing mole.
- Melasma – a blotchy, brownish pigmentation, flat grey or brown spot on the skin.
Sunlight, Genetic Factor the Causes of Skin Pigmentation Disorders
Skin pigmentation disorders is a kind of harmless skin disease but its presence causes facial skin of someone looks unwell, besides affecting the individual appearance.
Skin pigmentation in community understanding falls into two types which are:
- Skin discoloration (flat brown spot on skin layer or seeds like, small growth on the skin), pigmentation problems are like melasma, freckles or solar lentigines.
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