(Getty images) Squamous cell (carcinoma), in contrast, the biggest risk factor is chronic everyday exposure, Dickman added. People in outdoor professions including police officers, agricultural workers and construction laborers have greater odds of developing squamous cell carcinoma.
Squamous cell has a higher risk than basal cell carcinoma because of the possibility that it could spread to other areas such as lymph nodes. Squamous cells typically are more of a crusted pink bump, Dickman said. Sometimes people will think it looks a bit like a wart. It can be rough and almost like sandpaper.
Any kind of skin cancer is worrisome but Dickman said, Melanoma is definitely the skin cancer we worry about the most because it can be lethal.