What is the Scientific name for Skin Cancer?

I just need the answer to that =]





and if you have the information, the history of Skin Cancer (who discovered it ect ect) that would be AMAZING! thank you!

What is the Scientific name for Skin Cancer?
MELANOMA. "melan" (= melanocytes, the pigment cells of the skin) + "oma" (= tumour).





Of which there are several different types. It was first described in the early 1800s. I believe a french doctor named Rene Laenec was the one.





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Reply:There are three main types of skin cancer. The scientific/medical names for these three common types are:





Melanoma


Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)


Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)





SCC can occur in many places though, not just the skin, as "squamous" basically refers to the lining of something. Other common places for SCC are in your mouth, tonsils, tongue etc and also slightly less commonly, in the rectum.





Hope that helps a bit.
Reply:carcinoma i think