Basal cell carcinoma
BCC is a type of skin cancer where some cells in the skin grow and divide in an uncontrolled way, leading to an abnormal growth on the skin (sometimes called a tumour or lesion). It usually develops on parts of the body that have been exposed to the sun.
BCC usually presents a low risk to a person’s health. However, if it isn’t diagnosed early and treated properly it can result in tumours that damage the affected area (including important body parts such as the nose, eye, ear and lip). Such tumours are very challenging to treat.
Deciding whether your BCC is low risk
Your healthcare professional will assess the risk of your BCC. How easy a BCC is to treat affects whether it is classed as high or low risk. This depends on a number of factors, including:
•the type, size and appearance of the tumour
•your age (if you are a child or young adult)
•the strength of your immune system and whether you have a genetic condition that increases your chance of developing BCC
•the location of the tumour (for example, if it is in an area that would make treatment difficult or greatly affect how the skin would look afterwards)
•whether it is a BCC that has reappeared because it was not completely removed the first time it was treated.
BCC is a type of skin cancer where some cells in the skin grow and divide in an uncontrolled way, leading to an abnormal growth on the skin (sometimes called a tumour or lesion). It usually develops on parts of the body that have been exposed to the sun.
BCC usually presents a low risk to a person’s health. However, if it isn’t diagnosed early and treated properly it can result in tumours that damage the affected area (including important body parts such as the nose, eye, ear and lip). Such tumours are very challenging to treat.
Deciding whether your BCC is low risk
Your healthcare professional will assess the risk of your BCC. How easy a BCC is to treat affects whether it is classed as high or low risk. This depends on a number of factors, including:
•the type, size and appearance of the tumour
•your age (if you are a child or young adult)
•the strength of your immune system and whether you have a genetic condition that increases your chance of developing BCC
•the location of the tumour (for example, if it is in an area that would make treatment difficult or greatly affect how the skin would look afterwards)
•whether it is a BCC that has reappeared because it was not completely removed the first time it was treated.
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