What are the different types of skin cancer

What are the different types of skin cancer

BY Lisa Wall

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer, affecting nearly 3 million Americans each year. It is seldom fatal, although it can lead to disfigurement if allowed to grow. The second most common type is squamous cell carcinoma, with 700,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the U.S. Like BCC, squamous cell carcinoma can cause disfigurement if left untreated; it results in 2,500 deaths each year. The most deadly skin cancer is melanoma. While melanoma accounts for less than five percent of skin cancer cases, it causes the vast majority of skin cancer deaths. Melanoma is also the only one among the seven most common cancers whose rate is increasing.

Lisa Wall graduated from Philadelphia University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in science and physician assistant studies and immediately began working in cardiothoracic surgery at Crozer Medical Center in Pennsylvania.  Since then, Ms. Wall has worked in liver transplant and orthopedic surgery at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. She began her career in dermatology in 2009, bringing her surgical and clinical expertise to DermOne.  In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and three children.



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