HERE’S WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR:
Small, hard white or skin coloured lumps.
SCCs often first appear on the skin like this.
A persistent, scaly red patch with irregular borders.
These can sometimes crust or bleed.
An elevated growth with a central depression
A growth of this type may rapidly increase in size.
An open sore that bleeds and crusts.
Sores like this can persist for weeks.
A wart-like growth that crusts and occasionally bleeds.
In addition to the above visual signs, pain and tenderness is a useful symptom in recognising SCCs.
Squamous cell carcinoma rarely spread, but if left untreated they will increase in size, can spread to other sites and in rarer cases can become life-threatening.
IF IN DOUBT, GET IT CHECKED OUT!
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