Squamous cell cancer (SCC) is a type of skin cancer. To determine the severity of SCC, doctors use a staging system. There are five stages in total, ranging from 0 to 4. SCC stages describe the ...

A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.

Laryngeal cancers are also categorized based on the type of cells in which the cancer starts. Most laryngeal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. This means they develop in the thin, flat ...

The unnamed 4-year-old Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko had developed lumps on its neck that turned out to be squamous cell carcinoma, a potentially deadly form of skin cancer, according to the Zoo’s ...

The three most common malignant skin cancers are basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, and melanoma, each of which is named after the type of skin cell from which it arises. Skin cancer ...

But skin cancer can affect anyone. When people of color get it, it tends to be diagnosed in its later stages, when it's harder to treat. Squamous cell cancer is the most common type of skin cancer ...

He may only weigh 3 ounces, but this little lizard just helped make veterinary history. Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s ...

The following is a summary of “Novel devices and biomarkers in screening for esophageal squamous cell cancer,” published in the March 2025 issue of Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology ...