Abstract The cells of skin develop in an orderly and controlled fashion under normal circumstances i.e. older cells move towards the skin’s surface, where they die and eventually slough off and are replaced by the new healthy cells beneath them. But with few mutations in the DNA due to damage in genes by some environmental or genetic factor, new cells…
Overview Melanoma is considered as the most serious type of skin cancer developing in melanocytes (the cells melanin). Melanin is the pigment behind the color of the skin. Melanoma can also occur into eyes and sometimes in the throat or nose. This type of cancer is more common in women before the age 50 but after 50 years, frequency of…