Ayikho imbangela eyodwa ye-basal cell carcinoma, kodwa ukuvezwa isikhathi eside kwe-UV elangeni noma emibhedeni yokushuka kuyimbangela enkulu. Imisebe ye-ionizing, ezinye izakhiwo eziyingozi, kanye nokulimala kwesikhumba okuqhubekayo nakho kwandisa ingozi, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesikhumba esikhanyayo.
I-Basal cell carcinoma ayivamile ukusabalala emzimbeni, ngakho-ke ingozi enkulu ukonakala kwendawo yesikhumba nezicubu ezijulile uma ukwelashwa kubambezeleka. Abantu abake baba ne-basal cell carcinoma banethuba eliphezulu lokuthola amanye amasha futhi kufanele babe nokuhlolwa kwesikhumba njalo.
Ukwelashwa okuyinhloko kwe-basal cell carcinoma ukususa ngokuphelele isimila ngokuhlinzwa ngokuhlinzwa ngendawo yesikhumba esinempilo. Kwezinye izimo, ukwelashwa ngemisebe noma ukwelashwa okhethekile okhethekile kungasetshenziswa, kodwa inhloso enkulu ukususa ngokuphelele ukuze kuncishiswe ingozi yokuphindaphinda.