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Who We Are • Students studying in the medical field • Interested in teaching them about sun protection • Program •Part 1 -- early detection •Part 2 -- prevention Myth or Fact? 1 out of every 2 New cancers Will be a skin cancer FACT! Skin cancer affects more people in the US than ALL other cancers combined MYTH! Won’t a “healthy” tan protect my skin? A Tan: is your skin’s defensive reaction to radiation means that your skin has been damaged & is trying to protect itself with melanin is limited based on the color of your skin, hair and eyes (lighter = less protected) 20 minutes in a tanning bed = 3-4 hours in the sun FACT! Tanning beds can give off radiation up to 12X the noon day sun That’s why it’s important to learn the ABC’s of melanoma If caught early skin cancer is 90-95% curable Lifetime Risk of Getting Melanoma 1935: 1960: 1980: 2002: 1/1500 people 1/800 1/250 1/67 Over a 2000% increase -Increasing by 3-4% every yearBy 2010 projected to rise to 1/501 Melanoma most rapidly cancer in US young people 2nd most common cancer in women 20-35 yrs leading cause of cancer death women 25-30 yrs Why We Are Here 90-95% of all skin cancers are curable if recognized & treated early It’s 1 of the few cancers you can Early detection/prevention is the Basal Cell Skin Cancer Warning Signs * A shiny bump that is pearly in appearance * Purple ring is from a marking pen Squamous Cell Skin Cancer Warning Signs Open sores that don’t heal within 3-4 wks Melanoma Warning Signs ●Found on sun-exposed and non-sun-exposed areas ●70% of skin cancer deaths ●ABC method ●Normal v Abnormal spot Asymmetry Normal Abnormal Summer Youker, MD 1/2 ≠ other ½ in size or shape Border Normal Abnormal edges are irregular, scalloped, not round Color Abnormal Normal more than 1 color presence of blue, red, blue-black, white Diameter Normal Abnormal > size of pencil eraser (6mm) Evolving/Elevation Daniel Ring, MD Evolving Elevation All pictures are abnormal Change, especially height Video (14 min) ☼ 2 local teens tell their melanoma stories ☼ Demonstration of a punch bx #1 risk factor=change in an existing mole Change = itches, bleeds, crusts or changes size, shape or elevation Estimated relative risk of >400% association in the development of melanoma Hands-on demos How to ID your skin type ● How to choose and use a sunscreen ● Tips for applying self-tanner ● Problem with tanning beds ● UVA/UVB radiation – what’s the big diff? ● Other sun protective methods such as . . . ● Stick Trick - Outdoor Sports Keeps sunscreen from running in eyes •Circle eyes w/ stick/lip sunscreen •Powder eyelids and forehead Photos provided courtesy of David H. McDaniel, MD and with permission from the American Academy of Dermatology, all rights reserved. Photos provided courtesy of David H. McDaniel, MD and with permission from the American Academy of Dermatology, all rights reserved. Skin Analyzer Machine (SAM) SAM -What the colors mean Wear sunscreen…seriously.