[[File:Actinic keratosis.jpg|thumb|Alt=Actinic Keratosis|350px|left|Actinic Keratosis]]
Other Names : solar keratosis<br>
See also : [[Skin Cancer]]
== Symptoms ==
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Actinic keratoses are a possible predictor of skin cancer. These red patches caused by sun exposure are made of abnormal cells that can mutate into malignant cells in the basal, or lower layers of the skin," says Grimes. "Squamous cell carcinomas are another common form of skin cancer, and one that causes nearly 2,000 deaths annually.