Types of Skin Cancer
There are three different types of skin cancer that most patients present: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma.
Basal cell is by far the most common type of skin cancer and accounts for more than 90% of the diagnosed skin cancers in the United States. Thankfully, it is the also the least serious form of skin cancer, thanks in part to the fact that very rarely spreads from one area of the body to another.
Squamous cell carcinoma is less common and can be considerably more serious, as this form of cancer spreads to a patient’s vital organs in approximately 3 to 5 out of every 100 patients.
Malignant melanoma is relatively rare but can often be quite serious and quickly spread to a patient’s lymph nodes or internal organs.
