skin cancer
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2.5
- noun
- /skɪn ˈkæn.sɚ/
- Specialized
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cáncer de piel
- Increased UV radiation is directly linked to increases in skin cancer and cataracts.
- nonmelanoma skin cancer
- melanoma skin cancer
- skin cancer incidence
So what's the story with sun exposure, sunburn, sunscreen, skin cancer, and aging?
- So what's the story with sun exposure, sunburn, sunscreen, skin cancer, and aging?
- So again, it goes back to, well, no skin cancers.
- And it doesn't appear that it does obviously prioritize skin health and avoiding skin cancer.
- I think dermatologists are very important for things like your annual skin cancer screening, things that are health issues.
- The mistaken belief that most doctors have that sunlight increases your risk of skin cancer is not founded on any meaningful research whatsoever.
- Not malignant, no, but that it was a form of skin cancer.
- Now, now this thing was great in this one thing I'm finding skin cancer, but I couldn't drive a car.
- And we're not asking whether those microbes are getting skin cancer.
- It was something I wasn't even paying attention to that had the skin cancer.
- And in fact a lot of people who don't know this but under having skin cancer on your on lower eyelids actually pretty high.
- Yes, we get that glow and that gorgeous bronze tan from it, but there's a backside to all that skin cancer.
Examples
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Further educational efforts are needed if the trend toward increasing incidence of skin cancer is to be reversed.
Academic text (2005) -
One out of every six Americans gets skin cancer before the age of 65.
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Unless you want me to get skin cancer from the sun.
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We wait around here anymore, we're all gonna get skin cancer.
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The danger of skin cancer is small if you stay alert and catch it early.
Fiction book (1990) -
You know, when you're living outdoors, skin cancer is a real concern.
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There are presently about 500,000 cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year in the United States.
Academic text (1992) -
Age is an important demographic because childhood UV exposure increases the risk of adult skin cancer.
Academic text (2005) -
But I have basal cell carcinoma, which is the most treatable form of skin cancer that there is.
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Every year, doctors diagnose more than two million cases of skin cancer in the United States.
Synonyms
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4.9
A dangerous skin cancer that often starts in a dark mole and can spread
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5.8
A cancer that starts in the skin or inner layer of organs
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8.0
Cancer cells that grow without control and can destroy nearby tissue
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6.0
A serious skin cancer that starts in the cells that give skin its color and often makes dark uneven spots
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4.6
A common skin cancer that starts in the flat cells of the middle and outer layers of skin
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a malignant growth of the skin' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'skin' (the body's external covering) with 'cancer' (disease of uncontrolled cell division). This noun+noun compound follows a common compositional naming pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Skin cancer combines the simple word skin with cancer, a word people long ago used for a growth that looked like a crab because it spread out. So skin cancer literally means 'a spreading growth on the skin', which is why we use it today for harmful skin growths often caused by too much sun.