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Symptoms Of Skin Cancer
Health Encyclopedia: Skin Cancer
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Symptoms
Skin cancers may have many different appearances. They can be small, shiny, or waxy, scaly and rough, firm and red, crusty or bleeding, or have other features. Therefore, anything suspicious should be looked at by a physician. See the individual articles on specific skin cancers for more information.
Here are some features to look for:
- Asymmetry: one half of the abnormal skin area is different than the other half...
Expert & Community Posts
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Medications
Ropinirole starter kit is used to help gradually increase your dose when you begin treatment for... Read more »
...growths (actinic keratoses), a certain type of skin cancer (superficial basal cell... Read more »
...therapy, methotrexate) are at increased risk to develop skin cancer. Therefore, cyclosporine... Read more »
...risk of developing certain types of cancer (e.g., skin cancer, lymphoma). You must be closely... Read more »
...therapy, methotrexate) are at increased risk to develop skin cancer. Therefore, cyclosporine... Read more »
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