Tumors – Basal cell carcinoma

Basal cell carcinoma , also known as basal cell carcinoma , is a very common type of skin cancer that grows slowly.

Basal cell carcinoma, also known as basal cell carcinoma , is a very common type of skin cancer that grows slowly. More than 50,000 cases are discovered in Sweden each year, about the same number in men as in women.

Basal cell carcinoma never spreads in the body, but it always needs to be treated because the tumor does not stop growing and does not heal on its own. The malignant cells destroy the tissue in the area where they grow.

The cause of basal cell cancer is exposure to harmful amounts of sunlight during life.

There are different types of basal cell cancer, which together with where the tumor is located determines which treatment is recommended.