- Avoid scratching
- Room humidifier
- Warm not hot bathing
- Avoid strong soaps
- Lubricate skin
- antihistamines
Neoplasms: Malignant
- Skin cancer is one of the most common malignant neoplasms in the United States and
one of the most preventable.
- Three most common types are:
- Basal Cell Carcinoma.
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
- Malignant Melanoma.
Risk factors
- Fair-skinned, fair-haired, blue-eyed people.
- People who sustain sunburn
- Chronic sun exposure (i.e. farmers)
- Exposure to chemical pollutants
- Sun-damaged skin (elderly people)
- History of x-ray therapy
- Scars from severe burns
- Chronic skin irritations
- Immunosuppression
- Genetic factors
Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Most frequent type of skin cancer, arises from epidermis.