Akukho sizathu sinye esichanekileyo se-basal cell carcinoma, kodwa ukuvezwa ixesha elide kwe-UV elangeni okanye kwiibhendi zokutshisa ngumqhubi ophambili. Imitha ye-ionizing, ezinye iikhemikhali eziyingozi, kunye nokwenzakala kolusu oluqhubekayo nako kwandisa umngcipheko, ngakumbi kubantu abanesikhumba esikhanyayo.
I-Basal cell carcinoma ayiqhelekanga ukusasazeka emzimbeni, ngoko ke umngcipheko ophambili kukonakala kwendawo yolusu kunye nezicubu ezinzulu ukuba unyango lubambezelekile. Abantu abake baba ne-basal cell carcinoma banethuba eliphezulu lokufumana amatsha kwaye kufuneka babe nokuhlolwa kolusu rhoqo.
Unyango oluphambili lwe-basal cell carcinoma kukususwa ngokupheleleyo kwesimila ngokuhlinzwa ngokuhlinzwa kunye nomda wolusu olusempilweni. Kwezinye iimeko, unyango ngemitha okanye unyango oluthile olukhethiweyo lunokusetyenziswa, kodwa injongo ephambili kukususwa ngokupheleleyo ukuze kuncitshiswe umngcipheko wokuphindaphinda.