Squamous Cell Carcinoma Skin Cancer

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The second most common cancer of the skin

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) skin cancer develops from keratinocytes, flat, scale like skin cells that lie under the top layer of the epidermis. The majority of squamous cell carcinomas occur on sun exposed areas, especially the forehead, temple, ears, neck, and back of the hands. People who have spent considerable time sunbathing may develop them on their lower legs.

Squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer occurs in many different organs, such as mouth, prostate, lung, lips, tongue. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) also called Bowens’ disease, this skin cancer also able to spread away through blood vessels. This skin cancer can break away, leak, or spill from a primary tumor, enter lymphatic and blood vessels, circulate through the bloodstream, and settle down to grow new skin cancer within normal tissues elsewhere in the body, or called Metastasis. Metastasis is one of three hallmarks of malignancy (contrast benign tumors).

Squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer patients vary with race, gender, age, genetics and geography. In gender, male have 2:1 ratio compare to females, since most women are love to sunbathe and ignoring the danger of skin cancer. Caucasians are more likely to be affected by skin cancer, especially those with fair Celtic skin, if chronically exposed to UV radiation. Exposure to arsenic in well water or from industrial sources may significantly increase the risk of squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer.

Main article: Types of skin cancer