I had what I thought was a stupid little sore on the back of my ear so I went to the dermatologist to see what's up. My ear was numbed up and the cut part of the sore of and had is biopsied. Turns out I have Basal Call Carcinoma. They say that's the most easy of the cancers to cure but IT'S STILL CANCER. That same day they burned off two other sun damages spots on my face. Now I get to wait for when I go have the surgery to remove the cancer on my ear. If you have any spots or sores that are not going away, go have them checked. It's a minor cancer but if left untreated can be deadly. I know I want to be fishing with you all for many years so don't wait.
Here's some info on the stuff.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001827/