What is Skin Cancer?
What is skin cancer?
Skin cancer is an abnormal growth of skin cells.
What should you do to protect yourself from the sun?
Avoid direct sun exposure when the sun is strongest, and make sure you wear sunscreen.
Asymmetry for a mole is what?
When the mole is uneven or isn't identical on both sides.
What color eyes are at most risks?
Blue or green eyes.
How do you get it?
It generally develops in areas that are exposed to the sun, but it can also form in places that don’t normally get sun exposure.
What should you do if you see something unusual?
Go see a doctor.
You should be paying close attention to your mole when the _____ of your mole has edges that are ragged or uneven.
Border
What hair color is at most risk?
Natural blonde or red hair.
Can you die from it?
Not all the time, but sometimes: yes.
What SPF should your sunscreen be?
SPF 30 or higher
What color should your mole NOT be?
white, pink, black, blue, or red.
What type of skin is at most risk?
Skin that sunburns easily or doesn't tan or pale or freckled skin.
What are the types of skin cancer?
-Actinic Keratosis
-Basal cell carcinoma
-Squamous cell carcinoma
-Melanoma
What time should you really avoid the sun? (what time is it the strongest?)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The diameter of your mole is too big when its the size of a _________.
Pencil eraser
If you have ______ kinds of moles, you're at risk for skin cancer.
Multiple, large, or irregular.