Mole Skin Cancer

Mole Skin Cancer The normal skin cell will turn cancerous only if there is transformation in growth of the cells that multiply without following normal code. Some cells turn into tumor when they grow and tumors are known as lesions or extra growth on the skin. However not all the tumors are cancerous and only the malignant cells turns into cancer causing cells called melanoma. In other words, the cancer causing tumor will start occupying adjacent parts of the skin travelling through bloodstream and also through lymph nodes. The process by which the tumor invades and expands to other body organs is called metastasis.

Mole skin cancer of 3 types namely Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma. Mole is also called nevus in medical terms and abnormal moles are called dysplastic nevi. This type of nevi will turn into cancer causing melanoma over a period of time.

Moles begin as small bump like lesions on the skin which are harmless. Over time it can grow and multiply, thereby increase in size and shape. You should bother about the moles that look strange and get it examined by your doctor immediately. People who have lots of dysplastic nevi are likely to have melanoma or skin cancer later.

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