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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What color is commonly associated with skin cancer cells? | multicolored, usually black, dark blue and dark purple |
| What shape is expected from skin cancer cells? | Irregularly shaped with non-smoot borders |
| What is metastasis? | spreading/division of cancer cells |
| Which skin cancer forms from stem cells in the stratum basale? | basal cell carcinoma |
| Which skin cancer is most common- yet it rarely metastasizes? | basal cell carcinoma |
| What kind of skin cancer arises from squamous cells of the epithelium? | squamous cell carcinoma |
| What kind of skin cancer poses the greatest threat of metastasis and death? | malignant melanoma |
| What kind of skin cancer arises from melanocytes? | malignant melanoma |