Symptoms
In most cases, skin cancer starts as a growth in the skin. It could be a new growth such as a mole or freckle. It could also be an increase in the size of the growth. It is essential to understand your skin to detect cancer early. You can also examine your skin and monitor changes in moles and freckles [6].
Experts have created an acronym ABCDE to help you observe growths when examining your skin.
- Asymmetry: Regular moles and freckles are usually circular, and cancer can be asymmetrical. The shape or color may be abnormal.
- Border: if you observe an irregular or uneven border, it means you have cancer. Look for rough edges or shifts in color near the borders of a wound.
- Colour: An abnormal color pattern, such as a dark mole in one area and light in other areas. If the color of a mole changes, it may also mean cancer.
- Diameter: If the mole is significant, it may mean cancer. You can search for moles bigger than a pencil eraser or a pea.
- Evolving: You must understand that cancer always grows. Sudden color, shape, or size changes are early signs of cancer.
Conclusion
In black skin, skin cancer is usually detected late. As a result, it is always challenging to treat the condition. The most common type of cancer cells is Basal cell and Squamous cell carcinoma. Melanoma is the most volatile and requires aggressive treatment.
References
[1] https://www.skincancer.org/risk-factors/sunburn/
[2] https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/atoz/bowens-disease/
[3] https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/kidney-transplant
[4] https://www.healthline.com/health/eczema
[5] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459156/
[6] https://www.medicinenet.com/freckles/article.htm