Skin Cancer
Sun Protection
Melanoma
The SUN
RANDOM!!!
100
This is the most common type of cancer in the United States (even more than breast cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer!)
What is skin cancer?
100
The sun is strongest between these hours.
What is between 10am and 2pm?
100
Melanoma can occur in some of these strange places.
What are your nails, palms and soles of feet, inside of your mouth (etc.)? (Will take 2 locations for points) Note: melanoma can occur anywhere!!
100
Even if the sun is out on a cloudy day, you can get "this".
What is a sunburn?
100
Rates of melanoma are increasing in this population.
What is the Hispanic population?
200
This is the most common type of skin cancer.
What is basal cell carcinoma?
200
Using these "places" to get a tan is extremely dangerous, even more so than the outdoors.
What are "indoor tanning salons"?
200
These are the ABCDEs of melanoma.
What is A for asymmetry, B for border, C for color, D for diameter and E for evolution? (Must get ALL correct to win points)
200
These are the two main types of ultraviolet radiation.
What are UVA and UVB?
200
This is the second most common type of skin cancer.
What is squamous cell carcinoma?
300
This is the most deadly type of skin cancer.
What is melanoma?
300
This the term used to describe a sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB rays.
What is broad spectrum?
300
This demographic group has lower survival rates for melanoma.
Who are hispanics and/or african americans (will take either or both for points).
300
This type of ultraviolet radiation causes sunburn.
What is UVB?
300
A NORMAL mole should have these features.
What is small size, symmetric borders, even color, should not change over time? (will take 3 answers for points)
400
Skin cancer is most common in people with these physical features?
What is pale/fair skin, blue eyes, and blond hair?
400
You can wear these fashion accessory to help prevent melanoma occur in your eye.
What are sunglasses?
400
You should conduct a skin self exam every ? months.
Trick question! There is no official recommendation on how often you should check your own skin. But doctors often say every few months is sufficient.
400
This type of UV radiation causes pre-mature aging and wrinkles.
What is UVA?
400
This type of skin cancer is most likely to spread to other parts of your body.
What is melanoma?
500
1 in ? number of Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetime.
What is 5? (1 in 5 Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetime)
500
A good sunscreen should have these three features.
What is SPF 30 or higher, broad spectrum and water resistance? (must get ALL 3 for points!)
500
Melanoma is more common in this location in people with dark skin tones.
What are the bottoms of hands and feet and fingernails?
500
This type(s) of UV radiation can cause skin cancer
What is UVA AND UVB?
500
People with this type of skin can get skin cancer.
What is EVERYONE??!!!!
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