10 questions about skin cancer

Do you know about skin cancer? What will you do if you find many pigments on your body? How to prevent? The 10 answers below will help you get through.

1. Why check for skin cancer even in parts that may never be exposed to sunlight?

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More than 90% of pigments arise from exposure to sunlight. However, some skin cancers are not related to ultraviolet rays. So, you can have many pigments in parts that don't "go out" like the soles of the feet, under the nails .

Scalp lesions in women, usually less often, are not caused by sun exposure.

2. Is sunbathing in a greenhouse safer than direct sunlight?

There are currently no data comparing the safety of the above two methods. As we all know, UVA and UVB rays from the sun can cause skin cancer, depending on the level of absorption of each person. Therefore, we cannot confirm any better way. But both ways are not completely safe.

3. Treatment with alternative drugs or hormones may increase the risk of pigmentation. How is the truth?

No evidence or specific signs have prevented or encouraged patients to treat this method. Because it can also increase the risk of developing pigment.

4. For pregnant women, will their children suffer from rickets if they avoid or avoid exposure to sunlight?

Rickets are caused by a deficiency of Vitamin D. They are absorbed more into the body through sunlight. You should only be exposed to the sun at 7-8 hours, each time for 15 - 30 minutes, avoid harsh sun.

In mid-summer, just sunbathe for about 5 minutes. According to the study, the body of children synthesizes Vitamin D better than adults. You can supplement Vitamin D with food containing this substance.

5. How is the pigment different from skin cancer?

Pigments always appear from shaped pigment cells, or pigment-forming epidermal cells. These cells often appear on the skin.

Of the three types of skin cancer, carcinoma is the most common, but less fatal. Squamous epithelial cells are uncommon and mortality is 1/100.

Pigments are less common, but easy to die. When the pigment is 4mm thick, the patient's ability to cure is only 50%. However, the decisive condition for you to cure this disease is early detection (95%).

6. Where should I go to check the skin?

When you have skin worries, a dermatologist is the first person you need to contact. Especially when your body suddenly appears freckles, moles or in a family where someone has had cancer. Should be examined every 4 months. Older people (over 50) should check more often.

Cancer rarely occurs at puberty, but young people can get it. The rate is increasing when people get older. So if you see signs of change such as freckles, moles growing, spread out . check immediately.

Visit: Dermatology Hospital, 79B Nguyen Khuyen, Hanoi; 2 Nguyen Thong, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City.

7. Does the pigment cause pain?

No, only about 10% of the total cases have itchy symptoms. Like most cancers in the early stages, pigments do not cause pain.

They only hurt you until it spreads to parts of the body where nerves are located. But the first sign of this pigment is always changing. In the final stage, the patient may bleed.

8. What does the pigment look like?

Usually yellowish brown, dark brown, black or red, pink spots appear on the skin. These spots are flat, spread gradually and grow very quickly. They vary in color, shape but are similar in that they change color, shape and size.

9. Never leave the door, can skin cancer be?

The most dangerous factor that leads to the formation of pigments is having many moles. If you have more than 100 notes, your risk will be 10 times higher than others.

If you have ever had other skin cancers, the risk of pigmentation is four times higher. The risk will be doubled if there are people in your family who have pigmented cancer.

Even for those who are less outdoors, the pigments may "ask". Therefore, it is impossible to neglect the inspection.

10. What are the most recent studies on pigments?

Recently, people are studying drugs that treat skin cancer. In it, there are some successful cancer medicines.

However, pigmentation is one of the resistant diseases. Therefore, when seeing some strange signs on the skin, need to see a doctor to be diagnosed correctly and treated promptly.