Overview

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer, with approximately 2.8 million cases diagnosed in the US each year. In fact, it is the most common of all cancers. More than one out of every three new cancers are skin cancers, and the vast majority are BCCs. These cancers arise in the basal cells, which line the deepest layer of the epidermis (top skin layer). BCCs rarely become life-threatening, and unlike the second and third most common skin cancers, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, rarely spread beyond the original tumor site.

Brochure Topics

• The Most Common Skin Cancer
• The Major Cause
• Are You At Risk?
• Not To Be Ignored
• Risk Of Recurrence
• The Five Warning Signs of Basal Cell Carcinoma (with 10 color photos)
• Types of Treatment
• Curettage and Electrodesiccation
• Mohs Micrographic Surgery
• Excisional Surgery
• Radiation
• Cryosurgery
• Topical Medications
• New Experimental Treatment
• Preventing Skin Cancer