Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)

• This is a slow growing painless skin cancer.
• The cancer often presents as an indolent ulcer with a shiny or translucent raised margin. The ulcer is often pigmented.
• This cancer commonly appears on the face.

Basal cell carcinoma

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Treatment for basal cell carcinoma

• They should be removed immediately.
• The cancerous tumours must be destroyed or removed surgically.
• Sometimes, a small piece of the tumour is removed (skin biopsy) first for examination to confirm if it is cancerous.

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