Causes and treatment for skin cancer

Skin cancer affects thousands of people every year. The main causes can be the exposure to sun, exposure to carcinogen, white skin or family history. The most popular skin cancer are: Melanoma, the Basal cell carcinoma and Squamous cell carcinoma.

What are the most popular causes of Skin Cancer? 

# Exposure to carcinogen: Some chemicals substance like tar, nicotine, oil and arsenic can increase the possibility of getting skin cancer. 

# White skin: White skinned are more prone to cancer, it occurs because of the level of pigment in the skin, also known as melanin. Melanin pigment protects naturally from the UV rays of the sun.

 # Family history: The genetic and family history increase the chance of getting skin cancer. 

# Exposure to sun: The over exposure to the Ultra Violet rays (UV) without protection like anti sun creams or clothes (sunglasses or hat, for example), increase the chance of getting skin cancer.

Which are the most popular treatment for Skin Cancer? 

If the cancer was diagnosed early by a skin doctor the possibilities of cure increase.There are different treatments which include:

# Photodynamic therapy: This method comprises in drugs oral and laser. When laser light affect the skin cancer area, the drug becomes active and kill the cancerous cells.

 # Radiation Therapy: This treatment can be internal or external radiation. This method kill the cancerous cells and it is chosen according the type of skin cancer. 

# Chemotherapy: It can be oral or venal chemotherapeutic. It reacts directly on the cancerous cells by killing the cancerous cells or interrupting the cell division capability. It can be treat with creams or ointments.

# Surgery: In this case the tumor is completely removed by surgical method. It can be a simple excision, cryosurgery, laser surgery or dermabrasion which will effectively removes the tumor of the skin.

 Different treatment of skin cancer made by specialize Skin Cancer Clinic have proven to be effective in removing the cancerous cells and controlling the tumor growth. After diagnosed, the cancer have to be treat as soon as possible. You can also make a check up once a year to detect any signs of skin cancer.