Skin cancer is a disease of the skin that causes it to lose its ability to grow naturally. There are over 1.3 million Americans who are diagnosed with skin cancer each year.

Getting skin cancer treatment varies on your condition. Anyone can be affected with skin cancer, so it's important to maintain proper skin care. Skin cancer symptoms depend on which cancer it is. Basal cell carcinoma tends to be bumpy, or scar like white area, that can appear as lesions. They tend to appear on your body. Like your back and chest area.

Squamous cell carcinoma appears on your hands, arms, and around the head area. It appears as a red nodule or flat lesion. Melanoma can develop in areas of the skin where you're not exposed to sun light. It can appear in moles typically. It will appear as a bump that can change in color.