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Cumulative sun exposure causes basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, while sun exposure and genetics can cause melanoma.18
Check your moles for changes and keep an eye out for new ones, as moles can be a risk factor for melanoma.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 28 Feb. 2024
Other types of skin cancer (basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma), while less deadly, can cause serious health issues and result in surgeries and disfiguring scars.
—Keyvan Nouri, M.d., Jessica Cervantes and John Tsatalis, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
According to the Cleveland Clinic, basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of cancer and typically treated successfully with surgical excision.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Almost all basal cell carcinomas can be successfully removed without complications if there's early detection and treatment, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
In 2021, Brown revealed she was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Biden also had a basal cell carcinoma skin lesion removed in March, and a root canal procedure in June.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Most basal cell carcinomas are caused by prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sunlight, and skin cancers are more common in older people.
—Katie Rogers, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
Tanning beds are directly linked to skin cancer, increasing the risk of the two most common types (squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma), along with increasing the chances of developing melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer.
—Korin Miller, Health, 26 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near basal cell
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“Basal cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basal%20cell. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
Medical Definition
basal cell
noun
: one of the innermost cells of the deeper epidermis of the skin
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