Does a BCC hurt?

Basal Cell Carcinomas usually don’t hurt at all. For this reason, people often don’t get them checked by their doctors as they think that, if it doesn’t hurt, it can’t be bad. Rarely, basal cell carcinomas can cause pain, especially if they grow onto a nerve or are scratched.

So what are the symptoms of a BCC?

The most common symptoms of basal cell carcinomas are itching and bleeding. This is usually when they grow larger, but can occasionally itch and bleed when still very small. In fact, bleeding is often the reason why people seek medical advice, saying they have a ‘spot which keeps bleeding’. The basal cell carcinoma may go through phases of itching and bleeding, then calm down for a few weeks or months – it may then flare up again, continually going through this cycle.

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