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Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, also known as SCC is the second most common type of skin cancer which is usually the result of long term sun damage to the skin. ... Although it is relatively slow growing, it is more aggressive than basal cell cancer, and more likely to spread to other locations as well as internal organs.
Causes
Repeated, prolonged sun exposure causes skin damage which may develop into squamous cell carcinoma. The sun damage responsible for a squamous cell carcinoma usually occurred years before the cancer begins. Squamous cell carcinomas are most common on the face because the face receives more sunlight than other parts of the body. ... People of African ancestry with very dark skin practically never get squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. People who get one squamous cell carcinoma are likely to develop more. Often people will develop a second squamous cell carcinoma close to the spot were one has been treated because the surrounding skin is just as damaged by the sun as the skin where the first squamous cell carcinoma grew.
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