Skin cancer is very common but fortunately most can be easily treated. The most common type is called basal cell carcinoma or rodent ulcer which particularly effects the skin around the face. Other types included squamous cell carcinoma, lympoma and melanoma. Melanomas tend to affect people at a younger age and have a much greater risk of spread to other parts of the body. 

Melanomas are more frequent in people who have sun burnt in their childhood. Other skin cancers are more common in smokers, people exposed to soot and smoke and those with a long history of sun exposure, especially if fair skinned.  There are some genetic disorders which make skin cancers more common in some individuals

The treatment of skin cancer is primarily surgery. Other treatments include radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

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