Basal Cell Carcinoma. It begins in the lower layer of the epidermis top outer layer of the skin. Basal cell carcinoma BCC previously known as basal cell epithelioma is the most common cancer in Humans.
Normal basal cells line the epidermis. Basal cell carcinoma BCC previously known as basal cell epithelioma is the most common cancer in Humans. Approximately 80 percent of all skin cancers are basal cell carcinomas BCC meaning they occur in the skins basal cell layer according to the American Cancer Society.
How is basal cell carcinoma diagnosed.
BCC accounts for about 70 of non-melanoma skin cancers. Basal cell skin cancer is the most common form of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma BCC and squamous cell carcinoma SCC. A basal cell carcinoma may be pigmented like this one on skin of color.