Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

Squamous Cell Carcinoma is the second most common type of skin cancer. While these carcinomas begin in the upper layers of the epidermis, they have a higher potential to grow deeper into the skin and spread to the rest of the body. Potentially deadly but usually visible and slow-growing, this skin cancer typically responds well to treatment.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma may appear as:

• Hard, red lump with or without a crusty surface.
• A red scaling patch.
• A lesion that bleeds easily.
• A hard crusted “horn” that grows very rapidly.