Actinic Keratosis
- 1 in 6 people will develop an AK in their lifetime
- Older people are more likely to develop AKs
- Patients with multiple AKs have a lifetime risk of progression to squamous cell carcinoma of up to 10%
Basal Cell
- Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of cancer in the U.S.
- They generally occur in older individuals, but they may occur in young adults and even children
- People with one basal cell carcinoma have a greater risk of developing others
Malignant Melanoma
- 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer
- At least 90% of skin cancer is caused by over exposure to the sun
- An estimated 9,700 people will die from melanoma this year
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma affects more than 250,000 Americans each year
- When completely treated, the cure rate is greater than 95 percent
- These lesions tend to occur more often in males than females
Seborrheic Keratosis
- SKs do not usually go away on their own; if not removed they will last a lifetime
- SKs may develop during pregnancy or during estrogen treatments
- SKs are the most common benign skin growths in older individuals