When is a Spot More than a Spot? Skin Lesions and Cancers

Skin cancers -- including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma -- often start as changes to your skin. Dr. Lindsay Fox discusses the warning signs to look for. Recorded on 11/13/2018. [1/2019] [Show ID: 34160] Donate to UCTV to support informative & inspiring programming: https://www.uctv.tv/donate Please Note: Knowledge about health and medicine is constantly evolving. This information may become out of date. More from: Common Medical Complaints: When Should I Worry? (https://www.uctv.tv/common-medical-complaints) Explore More Health & Medicine on UCTV (https://www.uctv.tv/health) UCTV features the latest in health and medicine from University of California medical schools. Find the information you need on cancer, transplantation, obesity, disease and much more. UCTV is the broadcast and online media platform of the University of California, featuring programming from its ten campuses, three national labs and affiliated research institutions. UCTV explores a broad spectrum of subjects for a general audience, including science, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, arts and music, business, education, and agriculture. Launched in January 2000, UCTV embraces the core missions of the University of California -- teaching, research, and public service – by providing quality, in-depth television far beyond the campus borders to inquisitive viewers around the world. (https://www.uctv.tv) 0:00 Start 3:09 Common Skin Lesions 4:34 Recognize Seborrheic Keratosis 9:46 Treat Seborrheic Keratosis 22:45 Actinic Keratoses 31:49 A Scaly Spot on the Skin 35:04 Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinomas 35:58 Features of a Basal Cell Carcinoma 36:34 Squamous Cell Carcinomas 52:08 Biopsy Atypical Moles 58:32 Places to Look for Color Change 01:10:34 Apply Your Sunscreen