Skin Cancer Flashcards
1
Q
Basal cell carcinoma:
• what % of skin cancers?
• How treatable?
A
• 80-90% of skin cancers
• Highly treatable
2
Q
Squamous cell carcinoma:
• Arises from where?
• What % of skin cancers?
• How aggressive?
• How treatable?
A
• Arises from keratinocytes of stratum spinosum
• 10-20% of skin cancers
• Very aggressive
• Highly treatable
3
Q
Melanoma:
• Cancer of which epidermal cell type?
• What % of skin cancer deaths?
• How does it start out as?
• Is it deadly?
A
• A cancer of Melanocytes
• 75% of all skin cancer deaths
• Starts as a mole, that turns cancerous
• Very deadly
4
Q
4 signs of moles becoming cancerous?
A
• Asymmetry
• Border
• Color
• Large diameter
