Types of Skin Cancer
The most common type of skin cancer, originating in the deepest layer of the skin.
What is basal cell carcinoma?
The primary external causes of skin cancer.
What are UV exposure and tanning beds?
The rule used by dermatologists to assess moles for melanoma.
What is the ABCDE rule?
This surgical technique removes thin layers of cancerous skin one at a time and examines them under a microscope.
What is Mohs surgery?
The recommended minimum SPF level for sunscreen to effectively protect against UV damage.
What is SPF 30?
The rarest but most dangerous type of skin cancer, originating in pigment-producing cells.
What is melanoma?
Why does fair skin increase risk of skin cancer?
What are UV exposure and tanning beds?
The difference between a shave biopsy and an excisional biopsy.
What is that a shave biopsy removes a thin layer, while an excisional biopsy removes the entire growth?
The reason radiation therapy is used in treatment.
What is when surgery isn’t an option due to the tumor’s location or patient’s condition?
The time of day when UV rays are strongest, increasing skin cancer risk.
What is between 10 AM and 4 PM
This type of skin cancer originates in the middle layer of skin and is the second most common
What is squamous cell carcinoma
Aside from UV exposure, this factor can increase an individual’s likelihood of developing skin cancer.
What is prolonged exposure to carcinogens?
This stage of skin cancer is when the cancer has spread to nearby cartilage, muscle, or bone.
What is Stage III?
The treatment that freezes and destroys cancer cells using extreme cold.
What is cryotherapy?
The best personal habit to detect skin cancer early.
What is performing monthly skin checks for new or changing moles and spots?
The reason melanoma is considered more dangerous than basal and squamous cell carcinoma.
What is its ability to spread to other parts of the body quickly?
This genetic factor can contribute to an increased risk of developing skin cancer.
What is family history of skin cancer?
The purpose of imaging tests like CT, MRI, or PET scans in skin cancer diagnosis.
What is detecting whether cancer has spread to other parts of the body?
The purpose of chemotherapy creams in skin cancer treatment.
What is treating superficial skin cancers?
The percentage of melanoma cases that are preventable with proper precautions.
What is 86%?
The reason melanoma is considered more dangerous than basal and squamous cell carcinoma.
What is its ability to spread to other parts of the body quickly?
The reason tanning beds pose a significant risk for skin cancer.
What is their emission of concentrated artificial UV light, which damages skin cells?
Stage IV skin cancer is characterized by the spread of cancer to these two specific locations.
What are lymph nodes larger than 3 cm and distant organs like the lungs or ribs?
The difference between immunotherapy creams and chemotherapy creams.
What is that immunotherapy creams stimulate the immune system to attack cancer, while chemotherapy creams directly kill cancer cells?
The survival rate of skin cancer when detected early and treated promptly.
What is 99%?