MELANOMA
Often begins with this common skin marking
What is a mole
A stands for
What is Assymetrical?
Avoiding this type of machine to tan can prevent skin cancer
What are tanning beds?
Most common cancer in the US.
What is skin cancer?
What activity increases your risk?
What is sunburn/tanning (tanning bed)?
It does this rapidly, making it life-threatening
What is metastasize
B stands for
What is border?
This doubles your risk of skin cancer, especially at an early age?
What is get a sunburn?
True or False - Does skin cancer appear only in areas exposed to the sun?
False
True or False - Men are at higher risk of skin cancer
True
The most common sites of melanoma in men and women, respectively
What is the back and legs
C stands for
What is color?
The minimum SPF number sunscreen someone should apply daily to help reduce risk.
What is 30?
Accounts for 6% of cancer cases in teens 15-19
What is melanoma?
Three characteristics of a person that put he/she at a higher risk for melanoma
What are: Fair complexion, light hair color, light eyes, family history of skin cancer, blistering sunburn under age 20, tanning bed, 50 or more normal moles
Melanoma often spreads and causes this unless it is detected early
What is death?
D stands for
What is diameter?
How often should sunscreen be reapplied?
What is 1-2 hours?
more often if swimming or sweating a lot
The hours of the day during which sun exposure is most harmful to your skin.
What is 10:00 am - 4:00 p.m?
Number of sunburns in youth doubles your risk of developing melanoma.
What is one?
When a mole does this you should see a dermatologist immediately
What is change?
E stands for
What is evolution or evolving?
The safe alternative to tanning.
What is artificial tanning (spray or bronzing lotion)?
Bob Marley died of this type of cancer
What is melanoma?
This medication can enhance the effects of sun exposure.
What is antibiotics?