Extractions: Unverified claims that unprotected, intentional sun exposure is necessary for Vitamin D formation are getting quite a bit of media coverage lately. Yet, dermatologists still advice the public to practice sun protection to prevent skin cancer. Dermatology Association Calls for Tighter Regulations on Indoor Tanning
Melanoma (Skin Cancer) MELANOMA (skin cancer). Melanoma, or skin cancer, is one of the most common cancers among young people today. In order to minimize http://www.gannett.cornell.edu/HCmelanoma.html
Extractions: Melanomas often develop from preexisting moles but may also arise in normal skin and in freckles, blemishes, birthmarks, and other pigmented areas. Sun exposure is believed to be a factor in 50-70 percent of new melanomas but they can also occur in areas that are not normally exposed to sunlight. Although rare in children, melanoma occurs in every age group after puberty and is the most common cancer in young adults, ages 25-29. Most new melanoma patients have no family history of the disease; it can affect anyone regardless of health, physical condition, or skin complexion. What the risk factors are
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Skin - Skin Cancer A squamous cell carcinoma of the skin is a form of skin cancer which is usually the result of long term sun damage to the skin. http://www.skinsite.com/info_squamous_cell_carcinoma.htm
Extractions: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin I. Definition: A squamous cell carcinoma of the skin is a form of skin cancer which is usually the result of long term sun damage to the skin. Squamous cell carcinomas enlarge slowly and steadily and can invade neighboring tissue, like the eye. They can also spread to distant parts of the body (metastasize) if not treated early. The only way to tell for sure if a skin growth is cancerous is to biopsy it. This involves removing a small piece of the skin and having a pathologist look at it under the microscope in a medical laboratory. A biopsy does not remove the cancer, it only takes off the very top (like the tip of an iceberg). Sometimes the skin will heal after the biopsy because it grows over the cancer. This does not mean the cancer is gone, it means the cancer is now covered with a blanket of skin. If the cancer is not removed completely it can go deep into the skin and metastasize to the internal organs causing death. II. Causes: Repeated, prolonged sun exposure causes skin damage which may develop into squamous cell carcinoma. The sun damage responsible for a squamous cell carcinoma usually occurred years before the cancer begins.
Safe & Sound Skin Addresses prevention, detection and treatment issues related to skin cancer. http://www.safeandsoundskin.com
Seriously Shady Sun Protection Products Marketing UV protective hats, clothing, and accessories for skin cancer, lupus, medicineinduced allergies, and those concerned about sun exposure. http://www.seriouslyshady.com/
Extractions: Sun Protection Products Store As our name states, we take sun protection seriously. If you have ever experienced a moments hesitation when your friends and family have invited you to come out and play, then we can sympathize with you. Whether you are concerned with getting a sunburn, wrinkles, age spots, skin cancer, allergic reaction, or lupus flare, we understand. Excessive sun exposure can be very un-fun; thats why we are so serious. But, we also believe in style and quality in our choices of sun protection products. As you will see, after 7 years of presenting clothing and hats, our team of experts understands what you are looking for. Each and every visitor gives us another opportunity to make a friend and a customer for life. We are committed to continuing a high level of customer service to our community of sun sensitive people. We hope you will give us the opportunity to help with your sun protection needs. It is Seriously Shady's goal to bring you the very best value in UV-rated hats and accessories. You can shop confidently at Seriously Shady, knowing that your purchase is guaranteed to please you and meet the highest standards.
Screening: Skin Cancer skin cancer Screening. Release Date April 2001. Electronic Archive Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2nd Edition Screening for skin cancer, 1996. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsskca.htm
Extractions: Release Date: April 2001 Summary of Recommendations Supporting Documents The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routine screening for skin cancer using a total-body skin examination for the early detection of cutaneous melanoma, basal cell cancer, or squamous cell skin cancer. Rationale: Evidence is lacking that skin examination by clinicians is effective in reducing mortality or morbidity from skin cancer. The USPSTF could not determine the benefits and harms of periodic skin examination. ( Go to Clinical Considerations for discussion of selected populations at high risk Top of Page Screening for Skin Cancer, April 2001
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program of preventive skin cancer screenings administered by physicians, complemented by educational seminars and informational literature. http://www.wfubmc.edu/cancer/catchcancer/
Extractions: Excellence in Research, Patient Care and Education The Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is among only 1% of U.S. cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute as comprehensive â indicating excellence in research, patient care and education. U.S. News and World Report ranks our Comprehensive Cancer Center among the nationâs top hospitals in cancer care. The new Outpatient Comprehensive Cancer Center , opening in 2004, is one of the most advanced and complete treatment centers in the country. Comprehensive Cancer Center News "The mice are healthy, cancer-free and have a normal life span," the 10-member team reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences online edition to be published the week of April 28. Highlights Patients at the Comprehensive Cancer Center are treated by multidisciplinary teams of physicians , bringing together the expertise of many to offer the most effective treatment plans.
CTCA: Skin Cancer Treatment & Symptoms Information At Cancer Treatment Centers of America, we use many tools to help you fight skin cancer on all fronts. Surgery is often used as a treatment for skin cancer. http://www.cancercenter.com/skin-cancer.cfm
Extractions: Cancer Center To Learn More About This Topic: Chat with Us Email Us About a million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer every year. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. According to current estimates, forty to fifty percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have skin cancer at least once. Although anyone can get skin cancer, the risk is if you have fair skin that freckles easily often with red or blond hair and blue or light-colored eyes. The two most common kinds of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. (Carcinoma is cancer that begins in the cells that cover or line an organ.) Basal cell carcinoma accounts for more than ninety percent of all skin cancers in the United States. It is a slow-growing cancer that seldom spreads to other parts of the body. Squamous cell carcinoma also rarely spreads, but it does so more often than basal cell carcinoma. However, it is important that skin cancers be found and treated early because they can invade and destroy nearby tissue. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are sometimes called non-melanoma skin cancer. Another type of cancer that occurs in the skin is
Extractions: Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Danish Japanese Korean Arabic Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW (CNN) - The type of skin cancer that struck President Bill Clinton is one of the most common - and most curable - forms of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma accounts for about 75 percent of all skin cancers, according to the American Cancer Society. But unlike melanoma, the deadly skin cancer that struck Senator John McCain last year, basal cell carcinoma rarely spreads into other parts of the body and rarely causes death. The disease begins in the epidermis, the top layer of skin, usually on the neck and head - areas that are most exposed to the sun. Lesions may look like flat, scaly red areas or shiny raised areas. Melanomas, on the other hand, are often brown or black and look like moles. RESOURCES What does skin cancer look like?
National Council On Skin Cancer Prevention SAVE THE DATE MAY 10, 2004 skin cancer in America A Growing Epidemic Sponsored by the National Council on skin cancer Prevention and Cancer Research and http://www.skincancerprevention.org/
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Project S.A.F.E.T.Y. Educational CDROM about skin cancer awareness designed for fourth to ninth grade teachers through the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/projectsafety
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ISCAN - International Skin Cancer Awareness Network ISCAN International skin cancer Awareness Network - We inform the public about trends in the sunbed and suntanning industry. skin cancer links. http://www.healthwatcher.net/ISCAN/
Extractions: The American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) opposes indoor tanning and supports a ban on the production and sale of indoor tanning equipment for non-medical purposes. The hazards of indoor tanning have been well documented from experimental sources as well as from epidemiologic studies and clinical observations. Unless and until the FDA bans the sale and use of tanning equipment for non-medical purposes, the AADA supports the following requirements for indoor tanning facilities: No minor should be permitted to use tanning devices. A Surgeon Generals warning should be placed on all tanning devices. The warning label required of manufacturers for all tanning devices should read, Ultraviolet radiation can cause skin cancer and other nonreversible forms of damage to the skin. A warning sign listing instructions for correct use of the tanning device and potential hazards of incorrect use, which includes information regarding the recommended limits of weekly and yearly exposure dose and the recommended limit on the frequency of usage, should be conspicuously posted next to each tanning device.
Sunscreens And Cancer Is there a link between skin cancer and use of suncreens? Discussion with references. http://vvv.com/healthnews/sunscreens.html
Extractions: melanoma and skin cancer In 1991 Professor Johan Moan of the Norwegian Cancer Institute made an astounding discovery. He found that the yearly incidence of melanoma in Norway had increased by 350% for men and by 440% for women during the period 1957 to 1984. He also determined that there had been no change in the ozone layer over this period of time. He concludes his report in the British Journal of Cancer by stating "Ozone depletion is not the cause of the increase in skin cancers"(1). SKIN CANCER There are three major forms of skin cancer. BASAL CELL CARCINOMA is the most common form of skin cancer. It occurs most frequently in men who spend a great deal of time outdoors and primarily produces lesions on the head and neck(2). Basal cell carcinoma rarely spreads throughout the body but can invade neighbouring bone and nerves(3). SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA is the second most common skin cancer. It primarily affects people who sunburn easily, tan poorly, and have blue eyes and red or blonde hair. Squamous cell carcinoma most commonly develops from actinic keratoses and can metastasize if left untreated. Squamous cell carcinoma of the lip is 12 times more common among men than among women(4).
Melanoma THE MELANOMA FOUNDATION. Melanoma And skin cancer Research Institute. MELANOMA AND skin cancer. MELANOMA skin cancer INFORMATION. http://www.med.usyd.edu.au/medicine/melanoma/
Extractions: I nstitute MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCER Skin cancer is the commonest form of cancer in western societies where light coloured skin and outdoor lifestyles dominate. Unfortunately it is growing even more common with modern lifestyles and changes in the environment. Melanoma is the most rapidly increasing major cancer in these communities. This site offers a comprehensive overview of the issues that face health care professionals and sufferers from this common and, often, misunderstood disease. GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CUTANEOUS MELANOMA - JUNE 1997 This web site designed and published by PC Helpers
Extractions: Additional Resources for Information on Skin Cancer Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. An estimated 40 to 50 percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have skin cancer at least once. The most common skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma, which accounts for more than 90 percent of all skin cancers in the United States. The most virulent form of skin cancer is melanoma. In some parts of the world, especially in Western countries, the number of people who develop melanoma is increasing faster than any other cancer. In the United States, for example, the number of new cases of melanoma has more than doubled in the past 20 years. What are the most common forms of skin cancer?
+++Here Comes Skin Hero To Rescuse You!+++ Comic character presents information about skin cancer aimed primarily for children with an emphasis on prevention. http://www.geocities.com/skinhero/
