Can skin cancer appear on areas not exposed?
Monday, November 30th, 2009 at
4:35 pm
Nathan asked:
I have a dr appointment made but have a question since the appointment is a little bit away.
Can skin cancer appear on areas of the body that are never exposed to the sun?
I’m assuming skin cancer is like any other cancer and, if left untreated, will continue spreading to other areas of the body. Correct?
I have a dr appointment made but have a question since the appointment is a little bit away.
Can skin cancer appear on areas of the body that are never exposed to the sun?
I’m assuming skin cancer is like any other cancer and, if left untreated, will continue spreading to other areas of the body. Correct?
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Yes they can appear in areas not exposed to the sun and they can spread to other parts of the body. The most common types rarely do however and take quite some time to metastasize. Melanoma is the most dangerous and an entirely different story.
Melanoma is the cancer caused by uncontrolled growth of skin pigment cells. It very often appears in places where there are fewer pigment cells like your scalp, between fingers and toes, under arm pits.
My dermatologist has asserted that a basal cell carcenoma on my back was caused by sunlight exposure, even though the area was rarely exposed to sunlight.
However, I understand that cancers can develop by any cell division mistake, regardless of the initial cause.
According to my dermatologist, if untreated, a slow moving cell carcenoma will likely grow and spread to other areas that may lead to serious problems later. A skin melanoma is very quick to spread and should be dealt with quickly.
By the way, there are some credible peer reviewed studies that associate the rapid growth of tumors with excess animal protein consumption. Check out Google Books and read excepts from “The China Study” by Dr. T. Colin Campbell.
Very credible studies, show that cancer growth can be turned on or off by regulating the consumption of animal protein (casein) in laboratory rats. At 20% of calories consumed animal protein continues the growth of cancers. At 5% of calories consumed, the cancers stop growing.
This has led me to eat almost exclusively a plant based diet.