1 In 1975 he became only the second African-American in history to be a member of the cabinet, serving as Secretary of Transportation under Gerald R. Ford. 2  The law schoolâs student center, Harkness Commons, was designed by the Bauhausâs founder, Walter Gropius, and his firm, and built in 1947.
Merkel cell carcinoma is a very rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the skin. Sun exposure and having a weak immune system can affect the risk of Merkel cell carcinoma. Merkel cell carcinoma usually appears as a single painless lump on sun-exposed skin.
Description: This nonmelanoma skin cancer originates in the bottom layer of the epidermis (the basal layer). These tumors are slow-growing and rarely spread to other parts of the body. Basal cell carcinoma is considered a less deadly form of skin cancer than squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma.However, inadequately treated tumors can cause considerable damage and deformity over time.arly melanoma can look like an irregular, inflamed, or flat spreading mole. One way to remember the signs and symptoms of this type of cancer is to remember ABCDE: 1  A symmetry -- One half of the mole doesn't match the other half. 2  B order -- The edges of the mole are ragged.