Basal Cell Cancer

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
BCC
Pronunciation
/ˈbeɪsəl sɛl ˈkænsər/
Category
Medical
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. People who had been diagnosed with either basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer had double the risk of developing another type of cancer when compared to those with no history of the disease.
  2. The cells of carcinoma in situ have two major morphologic type : cancer cell similar to basal cell of squamous epithelium and cancer cell similar to prickle cells.
  3. New research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference shows that coffee could help to ward off basal cell carcinoma, the most common cancer in the world.
  4. The findings, presented at the236th meeting of the American Chemical Society, may open doors to development of new methods to detect basal cell carcinoma and other forms of skin cancer.
  5. Basal cell carcinoma is a non-melanoma form of skin cancer, and is the most common form of cancer in the United States, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

Other meanings of BCC

Blind Carbon Copy Business
Blind Courtesy Copy Business
Basal Cell Carcinoma Medical
Breast Cancer Center Medical
Breast Care Centre Medical
Breast Cancer Coalition Community
Benign Cellular Changes Medical
Birth Control Clinic Medical
Biliary Cholesterol Concentration Medical
Behavior Change Communication Community