Skin cancer: Eight major signs warning your blemish or mole may be cancerous
Over the last 10 years, the number of people diagnosed with melanoma in the UK has increased by almost half. With this worrying statistic in mind, what are the main skin signs you need to be aware of warning of your risk of skin cancer? Chief Scientific Officer, Eve Casha from Dermoi spoke exclusively with Express.co.uk to offer her insight including the eight main signs of skin cancer to spot.
Skin cancer is abnormal and unregulated growth of skin cells, said Eve.
She added: “There are two main categories of skin cancers.
“One category which is the deadliest is malignant melanoma (MM).
“This cancer forms in the epidermal melanocytes of the skin and has the tendency to metastasize.
“The second category is non-malignant skin cancer (NMSC).
“This category includes basal cell carcinomas, skin cancers of the basal cells found in the bottom layer of the epidermis, as well as squamous cell carcinoma which occurs in the squamous cells of the epidermis.
“These cancers tend to be less deadly as they are more likely to localize to a specific region.”
