Skin Cancer & Pre-Cancers

Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer, found in the squamous cells that make up the middle and outer layers of the skin.

Skin lymphomas are rare skin cancers that begin in the cells that make up part of the immune system.

Melanoma, a type of skin cancer, develops in the melanocytes, which produce melanin — the pigment that gives your skin its color. Melanoma can also form in your eyes and in other parts of your body, such as your nose or throat.

Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer that begins in the basal cells — the layer of cells at the lower layer of skin that produce new skin cells as the old ones die off.