is it cancer?

[williams8]

ok well i have noticed i keep getting this pencil tip size scap on my scalp ill leave iot alone for like a week then see if its there and it will be then ill pick it off and it will look like a cut it feels like theres a bigger bump were its at but it just looks like a little cut im very pale and burn easily so im freaking thinky skin cance what could it be any help would be deeply apperciated

[williams8]

thank you for your eply i recently noticed it again while it was a scab and noticed it is red incolor hard like a scab now what are the chances of it being cancer say if i was 17

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From the symptoms the possibility of seborrheic keratosis needs to be ruled out. Seborrheic keratosis is a benign skin growth and the cause is exactly not known but sunlight and hereditary predisposition have been proposed. The treatment methods employed are cryotherapy with carbon dioxide (dry ice) or liquid nitrogen, electrodesiccation, electrodesiccation and curettage, curettage alone, shave biopsy or excision using a scalpel, or a laser or dermabrasion surgery. Sometimes keratolytic agents can also be applied but they are temporary treatments.

For confirming the diagnosis, I suggest you to get it evaluated from a dermatologist. I hope it helps. Take care and regards.

[Londres70]

This is DEFINITELY NO CANCER.

I would recommend you posting in the General Health and Dermatology Forums.