Can you die from skin cancer?

Can you die from skin cancer caused from a mole?


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Can you die from skin cancer?
Yes you can die from skin cancer, especially the one that originates from the mole. Its the most dangerous one out there. That is because it metastasises early. Metastasis is a process by which parts of the cancer breaks off and travels through the blood vessels or lymphatics to different parts of the body and starts grawing there.


If a cancer hasnt metastasised by the time it it is diagnosed there is a very good chance of complete cure if the cancer can be excised as a whole. If, however there has been metastasis, it becomes very difficult to search and destroy all cancer cells and these cells will eventually grow and destroy normal cells of the body and take away all the nutrition for its own growth, eventually causing death either by constricting a vital structure or destroying it.


Of all the skin cancers melanomas( which arise from the mole) are most unpredictable and can pop up years later at wierd sitess just when you thought you had everything under control.


One must be very careful of the following skin changes


a mole that


suddenly grows in size


is irregular


is multicolored(ie parts of it might be brown to red to black and not uniformly brown or uniformly black etc)


a lesion on the face that doesnt heal.


If you ever see anything like this, consult your doctor immediately.
Reply:Yes. Currently skin cancer is the number one killer of all cancers. Once it has taken hold, there's not much hope.


Go to www.skincancer.org
Reply:yes you can, you can die from any cancer
Reply:yes if not detected early
Reply:Yes - if you think you have it, see your doctor immediately. A father of one of my son's baseball teammates was diagnosed a few years ago and he died from it within a few months of his diagnosis. It all depends on the type and severity of it.
Reply:"Currently skin cancer is the number one killer of all cancers"





i dont think that's true, its probably the most common but its not the biggest killer. the survival rate is well over 90% if you catch it early, but yes you can die from it if you let it go or if youre unlucky and get an aggressive form of melanoma.
Reply:YES
Reply:yes
Reply:Yes, but there are different types and not all of them are so malignant, to cause a sure death.
Reply:Absolutely! Skin cancer is very serious. Any cancer is serious. You have to keep your moles in check. As long as they don't keep getting bigger and/or changing color, or lose their symmetry, you should be okay. Ask your doctor.
Reply:You can die from skin cancer that has metastasized, that is not bound to the original tissue that it started growing in. It can enter the blood stream or lymph tissue and spread to other tissue. The type of cancer that has most risk for causing death is malignant melanoma. It is characterized by irregular border of growth, different colors of growth, and sometimes raised appearance. A mole does not cause cancer but a cancer can grow under or in a mole and that is why they say to watch for a mole changing color, size, shape.
Reply:ya surely skin cacer kills but it depends on the kind of it nd itz stage.the skin peels off in skin cancer
Reply:Unfortunately, if left untreated, a mole can turn cancerous and kill you. A family member of mine died from a mole. All the moles on the body turned into lumps. She was dead in 6mos. See your Dr.
Reply:uh yes!
Reply:YES!!! Any cancer will spread to other places if left untreated.