Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC):
- Most common skin cancer in Australia
- Chronic sun exposure is the most common cause
- More common as you get older
- Grow slowly
- Almost never spread elsewhere in the body
- Come in 3 common types
- Most common treatment is surgical excision
- The defect left after excision needs reconstruction
- Cure rate is ~95% with a single operation
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC):
- 2nd most common skin cancer in Australia
- Chronic sun exposure is the most common cause
- More common as you get older
- Can grow quickly depending on type
- Rarely spread to local lymph nodes if treated early
- Have various appearances
- Most common treatment is surgical excision
- The defect left after excision needs reconstruction
- Cure rate is ~95% with a single operation
Nodular BCC
Ulcerating SCC
Morphoeic BCC
Superficial SCC
Superficial BCC
SCC