Dr. Shane Chapman, MD discusses Skin Cancer Basal Cell Carcinoma. See more at http://www.dermnet.com PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT!!!
Basal cell carcinoma is not only the most common type of skin cancer, it is also the most common malignancy in humans. Like melanoma, it is more common in fair skin types, but unlike melanoma, it rarely metastasizes.

The most common presenting complaint is a bleeding or scabbing sore that heals and recurs.

Basal cell carcinomas tend to occur on the sun exposed areas of the head and neck, including the nose, ears and scalp. Rarely, a basal cell carcinoma will occur within a scar or other areas of trauma. Unfortunately, in the past there was a tendency to regard BCC as nonmalignant because the tumor rarely metastasizes. BCC advances by direct extension and destroys normal tissue. Left untreated or inadequately treated, the cancer can destroy the whole side of the face or penetrate subcutaneous tissue into the bone and brain. BCC occurs in many different clinical forms.

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Dr. Shane Chapman, MD discusses Skin Cancer Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma. See more at http://www.dermnet.com PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT!!!
Nodular BCC is the most common form. The lesion begins as a pearly white or pink, dome-shaped papule resembling a molluscum contagiosum or dermal nevus. The mass extends peripherally. The lesion may remain flat. Traction on the surrounding skin accentuates the pearly border. Telangiectatic vessels become prominent and easily recognizable through the thin epidermis as the lesion enlarges. The growth pattern is irregular, forming an oval mass and the surface may become multilobular. The center frequently ulcerates and bleeds and subsequently accumulates crust and scale. Ulcerated BCCs were formerly designated rodent ulcers.

Ulcerated areas heal with scarring, and patients often assume their conditions are improving. This cycle of growth, ulceration, and healing continues as the mass extends peripherally and deeper. Masses of enormous size may be attained.

BCCs may present as nonhealing leg ulcers. Biopsy specimens should be taken of leg ulcers that do not respond to treatment. The tissue mass of a nodular BCC has a distinctive consistency that can be appreciated during curettage or biopsy. It has poor cohesive forces and collapses or breaks down when manipulated with a curette. This is an important diagnostic feature that supports the clinical impression during the biopsy procedure.

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Short video introduction into new natural skin cancer cream, Curaderm-BEC5. The video includes information on how to use yourself (DIY). The treatment is safe and dermatologically tested for home use on Basal cell carcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Keratosis and Sunspots.

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More than one million skin cancers will be diagnosed this year. The new cream is for superficial basal cell cancer and for pre-cancers. It is being tested for treating deeper basal cell cancers and squamous cell skin cancer. Barb Cramer has the story.

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Its an invention that researchers say could radically change how doctors find skin cancer. The hand-held non-invasive cancer scanner diagnoses skin lesions on a patient, avoiding painful unnecessary biopsies.

One in three people in the United States will get Basal Cell or Squamous Cell cancer, and deadly melanoma cancer kills 7,000 people each year.

For years, doctors have cut out or biopsied trouble-spots to test for cancer, but researchers at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, are developing the first device of its kind to painlessly diagnose skin cancer.

Barb Cramer has the story in this Vanderbilt Medical Center video news release.

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