Basal Cell Carcinoma

Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer that develops in the basal cells that make up the base of the skin’s outer layer, or epidermis.  Although it is the most common form of nonmelanoma skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma grows very slowly and is the least likely form of skin cancer to spread.  There are over 1 million cases of Basal Cell Carcinoma per year in the US.