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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (NewsVoir) • Skin cancer is an uncommon type of cancer in India • The incidence of skin cancer is about 0.5-4.8 % among females and 0.4-6.2% among males (India) Skin cancers fall into two major categories: melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.
Non-melanoma skin cancer is of two kinds: Squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that affects skin areas exposed to sunlight, and some cases non exposed areas) and basal cell carcinoma (parts of body exposed to sunlight).
Chronic exposure to UV light, long standing scars and arsenic (chemical element) can cause skin cancer.
Skin cancer often affects the elderly.
Kauvery Hospital Chennai, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals, a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, recently treated a senior citizen for skin cancer, successfully.
Speaking about the patient, Dr.