MODEL RELEASED. Basal cell carcinoma on the tip of the nose of an 81-year-old woman. This is a micronodular infiltrative form of the cancer. Basal cel

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MODEL RELEASED. Basal cell carcinoma on the tip of the nose of an 81-year-old woman. This is a micronodular infiltrative form of the cancer. Basal cell carcinoma is one of the most common forms of skin cancer, and is most often caused by over-exposure to sunlight. The cancer starts as a small flat nodule and grows slowly, eventually breaking down at the centre to form a shallow ulcer that persistently bleeds. Basal cell carcinomas rarely spread to other parts of the body. Treatment involves the surgical removal of the tumour or radiotherapy.

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