Generally speaking there is no form of cancer that is not fatal if not detected early and if treatment is not provided at the earliest opportunity.

Mycosis Fungoides – this is very rare form of cancer and it appears to strike more in men than it does in women. It names suggest that this is no more than a fungal infection, but sadly this is anything but the truth

This is a growth that cannot be controlled with the human body. Whilst people do not notice any change to their lifestyle this condition still needs to be treated as soon as it is detected.

One strange aspect of this condition is that dark skinned people are more at risk than those who are fair skinned and it affects men more than women. Whilst this cancer can strike at any age, it does seem to happen after the age of fifty years of age. Why it happens is not really known but it is not contagious and there does not need to be a family history for it to develop.

One of the most common symptoms is scratching of the skin and the condition appears in various stages. In the early stages – the skin develops red patches. These patches are very itchy and some patches can even be raised from the skin.

The next stage normally includes skin tumours and the colour of the lumps now appear to be purple and they too are also raised.

After this you then have the redness where as well as raised lumps and patches on the skin, large areas of the skin also appear to be red. These areas of the skin are very itchy and the skin appears to be scaly in appearance.

If not treated early the condition can spread to others areas of the body and the next part of the body that seems to be infected is the lymph nodes. These get inflamed and it is at this stage that they can become cancerous. If the do become cancerous then vital organs such as the liver and the lungs are at risk also.

It can take up to six years to fully diagnose this condition from the start of when the symptoms are appearing. And this duration, this can make it very difficult to treat at a very early stage of its development. The only way to fully diagnose this condition is to take an actual skin sample.

If caught early steroid based creams can be used to clear up the condition and chemotherapy can also be used. Even though the condition is very rare it does happen and it can take a long time to actually detect that you have this condition. It is normally not fatal, but if not treated at all then it will lead to death.

Any form of skin cancer is dangerous and is clearly something that you want to avoid. You just need to keep checking yourself and looking for anything that appears to be unusual such as discolouration of the skin and patches and itching.