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Skin Cancer

Senior Conditions. Skin Cancer. Skin Cancer. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. Ultraviolet rays from the sun are the main cause Most often occurs after age 50 Easiest cancer to cure if diagnosed and treated early. What Can You Do?.

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Skin Cancer

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  1. Senior Conditions Skin Cancer

  2. Skin Cancer • Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. • Ultraviolet rays from the sun are the main cause • Most often occurs after age 50 • Easiest cancer to cure if diagnosed and treated early

  3. What Can You Do? • As a CAREGiver, you can encourage clients to have a full body exam every year • A physician can: • Note any existing spots, freckles or moles that are normal • Treat any that are abnormal

  4. What Can You Do? • Help clients watch for warning signs: • A skin growth that increases in size, appears pearly, translucent, tan, brown, black or multicolored • A mole, birthmark, beauty mark or brown spot that changes colour or increases in size • A spot that continues to itch, hurt, crust, scab, erode or bleed • An open sore that does not heal within three weeks • Report these signs to a physician

  5. What Can You Do? • Encourage clients to use preventative measures • Avoid the sun between 10 am and 4 pm • Cover up with long sleeved clothing, a wide-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses • Apply sunscreen (SPF 15 or higher) 30 minutes before going outside • Reapply every two hours

  6. Sources • The Skin Cancer Foundation • Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, • Medicine.net • Skin Cancer Foundation

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