Thanks for coming to our website. We designed this website to inform people across the world just like you of the dangers of skin cancer and how to prevent it. Lots of people around the world never take time to prevent skin cancer that can if it occurs, severely hurt you and may be even fatal. Luckily, there are ways to prevent skin cancer so you lessen your chance of getting it. We hope you like the site and it is very helpful to you.

~It only takes 1-2 severe sunburns as a child to develop skin cancer as an adult

~Young people who use tanning beds before the age of 20 are 75% more likely to develop skin cancer as an adult

~Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S.A. today

~40-50% of Americans will get skin cancer at least once in their lifetime

Most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.

Divided into 2 main groups: keratinocyte cancer ( also called nonmelamona) and melanoma.

*growth/abnormal accumulation of cells: can take the form of a sore or pimple that will NOT heal

-not all growths on the skin are skin cancer, most are harmless and do not need to be removed

*A small lump (spot or mole) that is shiny, waxy, pale in color, and smooth in texture.
*A red lump (spot or mole) that is firm



Credit given to:

http://cancer.about.com/od/skincancermelanoma/a/skinsymptoms.htm

Usually sunburns are thought to be a main cause of being at a higher risk for skin cancer. However, skin cancer can form with a sunburn even being caused.

*Light skin people are more likely to burn than darker skin people but dark skin people can still be affected

Below are a number of items that can raise your risk of being sunburned:

~spend alot of time outdoors
~live or vacation at high altitudes
~work indoors all week and then get an intense amount of sun exposure on the weekends
~have had an organ transplant
~have freckles and burn before tanning
~have lots of moles, irregular moles or large moles
~have fair skin or blond, red, or light brown hair

Prevention

Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat, and wrap on sunglasses to protect your eyes and the sensitive skin around them from UV light.


Credit/Thanks to:
http://cancer.org

this website helped so much and will be much of a further help to you if you will look at it

4% of diagonosed skin cancer
~the most serious, can cause serious illness and death

According to http://www.enotalone.com/article/6296.html :

Skin site Frequency
Head and neck 22-43%
Chest, abdomen, and back 13-32%
Arms 17-23%
Legs 21-25%
Unknown 2%

ABCDE's of Melanoma Detection
thanks once again to: http://www.skincarephysicians.com/SkinCancerNet/melanoma.html

A.
Asymmetry

B.
Border

C.
Color

D.
Diameter

E.
Evolving


for descriptions go to http://www.skincarephysicians.com/SkinCancerNet/melanoma.html

QUICK FACTS:
~more than 1 million cases diagnosed yearly in the United States
-most of these considered to be sun related
~2 kinds: basal cell carcinoma (or basal cell carcinoma epithelioma)
squamous cell carcinoma (the first stage of which is called actinic keratosis)
~can appear as..."a sore that doesnt heal"

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The American Cancer Society is as stated in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cancer_Society

a "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy and service."


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