Transcript For adults Skin Cancer: You can prevent it

Skin Cancer:
You can prevent it!
American Academy of Dermatology
How does the sun affect your skin?
Is there a safe way to tan?
UV Camera:
The Damage Beneath Your Skin
Which one will it be?
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.
Types of skin cancer
More than 3.5 million skin cancers in more than 2 million
people are diagnosed in the United States every year.
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Melanoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Most common form of cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Second most common skin cancer
Melanoma
Deadliest form of skin cancer
Melanoma
• One American dies from
melanoma every hour.
• Most common form of cancer
for young adults 25-29 years old.
• Second most common cancer in
adolescents and young adults
15-29 years old.
Who gets melanoma?
What does melanoma look like?
Asymmetry – One half is unlike the other half.
Border – An irregular, scalloped or poorly
defined border.
Color – Is varied from one area to another; has
shades of tan, brown or black, or is sometimes
white, red or blue.
ABCDEs of melanoma
Diameter – Melanomas are usually greater
than 6mm (the size of a pencil eraser) when
diagnosed, but they can be smaller.
Evolving – A mole or skin lesion that looks
different from the rest or is changing in size,
shape or color.
Screen the one you love
How to spot skin cancer
The American Academy of Dermatology
encourages everyone to check your skin regularly
Prevent skin cancer…
Prevent skin cancer…
Prevent skin cancer…
American Academy of
Dermatology
For more information:
(888) 462-DERM (3376)
www.SpotSkinCancer.org
www.aad.org
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