Watch this slideshow on precancerous skin lesions and skin cancer... The small, scaly patches from excessive sun exposure that break out on the head, neck, hands, or elsewhere may be taken as signs of early stage skin cancer. Actinic keratosis can strike usually after age 40, but even younger people may be victims. Most at risk are fair skinned, blond, or red-haired people with blue or green eyes and immediate medical treatment is recommended to stop progression to squamous cell skin cancer. Skin cancer already commands the dubious distinction of emerging as the #1 most diagnosed cancer in the past few decades, claiming about 10,600 lives in the US each year. Inordinate sun exposure and use of tanning beds, apart from other factors like increased exposure to UV light and ozone depletion, are mainly responsible for the incidence of this deadly condition, according to medical specialists. Fortunately, most early stage skin cancers are curable and the Skin Cancer Foundation recommends getting your skin is examined once a year by your doctor. Moreover, you should be getting right on preventive measures that help save your skin - literally...
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