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Skin Cancer Informative Speech

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What exactly is cancer and where does cancer originate from? As of today, there are many types of cancer some of them include breast, melanoma, lung, lymphoma, and leukemia. (ACS) Cancer is a serious disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy the body's tissue.() While researching cancer I want to find out what exactly this killing disease is and where did it come from? What I want to know more about cancer such as, why do millions of people around the world suffer from it while others don’t? I would enjoy finding out more about cancer because both my grandma and grandpa have suffered from different types. My grandma three years back had lung cancer, she had never smoked or drank in her whole entire life and had to …show more content…

The first type of skin cancer is called basal and squamous cell skin cancer. Squamous cells around the outer layer of the epidermis that are flat and shed as new cells form.() The basal cells are on the lower part of the epidermis and constantly divide in order to replaces the squamous cells.() Basal cell cancer is the most common of all the types of skin cancer. This kind of skin cancer is most likely caused by sun damage and is usually developed in the head and neck areas. As of squamous cell cancer only two out of ten cases will be seen. This type of skin cancer is usually found on sun exposed parts of the body such as the face, ears, neck, lips, and can also for on the back of hands. Squamous cell cancer can also be found in skin scars and chronic sores. The second type of skin cancer is called melanoma which is formed from melanocytes, the pigment that makes up the skin. This type of cancer can also form on moles beginning no-cancerous at first and later forming cancerous cells. Melanomas can form anywhere on the skin but are most common found to start on the chest or back areas. Melanoma is more dangerous than the squamous and basal cell skin cancer because it is more likely to spread to other areas of the body. The last type of skin cancer is called Merkle cell skin cancer. Merkel cells are thought to be a type of neuroendocrine because they most likely share features with nerve cells and also, hormone cells. This type of skin cancer is the most dangerous type because if not caught in its early stages it can spread and be very hard to treat. At last with treating all of these types of skin cancer goes the patient can choose from surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and

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