How to Spot a Cancer

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Tip 1 - Key signs and symptoms of cancer

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Brian Heins | permalink

Here are some of the key signs and symptoms of cancer.

For further reading: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-symptoms ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Tell If a Black Spot on the Face Is Skin Cancer | eHow

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Douglas Hubbard | permalink

According to the Mayo Clinic, skin cancer is on the rise. There are three types of skin cancer: basil cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, but if you detect it early, treatment can be successful. The areas most likely to have spots are the scalp, lips, ears, neck, chest, arms,...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_4869353_tell-spot-face-skin-cancer.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - Slideshow: Precancerous Skin Lesions and Skin Cancer

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Stavro Vitiello | permalink

Like many cancers, skin cancers -- including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma -- start as precancerous lesions. These precancerous lesions are changes in skin that are not cancer, but could become cancer over time. Learn to spot the early warning signs of skin cancer. It can be cured if it’s found and treated early.
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For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/ss/slideshow-skin-lesions-and-cancer ^[3]