From: About.com Skin Cancer
“Eyelid skin cancer is not something most people think
about,” according to C. William Hanke, MD, senior vice
president of The Skin Cancer Foundation. But “with
their thin, delicate structures, the eyes and surrounding areas are
particularly prone to cancers. And itÂ’s an area people
often forget to protect from the sun.” Despite their
small surface area, up to 10% of all skin cancers occur on the
eyelids. While only a small number of basal cell carcinomas,
squamous cell carcinomas, and melanomas are lethal, eyelid skin
cancers can cause significant tissue damage and blindness, and can
spread into the nasal and orbital cavities (the area behind the
eye). Early detection is essential. Early warning signs include: a
lump or bump that frequently bleeds or does not disappear
persistent...
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reaching epidemic proportions, with more than two million people
affected in 2006. In that year, an estimated 3,507,693 cases of
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