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Accounting for approximately three out of four skin cancers, basal cell carcinoma begins in the lowest layer of the epidermis called the basal cell layer. It is found most often on sun-exposed areas of the body, such as the head and neck, and it is associated with a lot of sun exposure or repeated episodes of sunburn. Slow growing, basal cell carcinoma does not usually spread to other parts of the body, but if left untreated it can invade the tissue or bone. Most people who have had one basal cell carcinoma will develop another within the next five years. Source: American Cancer Society
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