"The scalp is not an area we typically think ... The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Basal cell carcinoma may look like a pink ...

More than 80% of basal cell carcinomas are on the head ... "I feel like that's our job as a hairdresser," she said. With skin cancers on the scalp, usually someone else will spot it or the person ...