5.7K views · 27 reactions | Skin cancer happens when something changes how your skin cells grow, like exposure to ultraviolet light. Symptoms include new bumps or patches on your skin, or changes in the size, shape or color of skin growths. Most skin cancer is treatable if it’s caught early. Treatments include Mohs surgery, cryotherapy, chemotherapy and radiation. | Cleveland Clinic | Facebook

7.1K views · 29 reactions | Most skin cancer cases are caused by too...

Skin cancer often begins quietly with tiny mutations inside skin cells. Ultraviolet light, chemicals, or repeated irritation slowly damage DNA, but early changes are small and invisible. The skin keeps repairing itself, and the immune system removes many abnormal cells, allowing mutations to build unnoticed. Over time, some damaged cells begin dividing faster than normal. A patch of skin may thicken, a mole may darken, or edges may turn uneven, changes that are often ignored. When mutations reac