1 / 27

Good Morning

Good Morning. Saint Mary’s. Wake up. Chances of getting melanoma . . . . 1930 1 in 1,500 1980 1 in 250 2011 1 in 74 ___ 2015 1 in 50. We are facing a skin cancer epidemic. Most common form of skin cancer for young adults between 25 and 29 years of age. Melanoma.

lhandley
Download Presentation

Good Morning

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Good Morning Saint Mary’s

  2. Wake up . . .

  3. Chances of getting melanoma . . . .1930 1 in 1,5001980 1 in 2502011 1 in 74___2015 1 in 50 We are facing a skin cancer epidemic

  4. Most common form of skin cancer for young adults between 25 and 29 years of age. Melanoma

  5. Studies have found a 75% increase in the risk of melanoma in those who have experienced indoor tanning. UV radiation in tanning beds can be up to 15 times greater than the sun. Even a single tanning bed experience can cause melanoma. Melanoma / Indoor Tanning

  6. Skin Cancerand sun protection Kelly Nelson, MDAssistant Professor Department of Dermatology

  7. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Nov;120(6):1667-73.

  8. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Nov;120(6):1667-73.

  9. Basal Cell Cancer Squamous Cell Cancer What does skin cancer look like? Melanoma

  10. http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/

  11. http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/

  12. Take home points • Live your life, but use common sense • What are your goals? • Having tan skin: • Spray tans, self-tanner • NO TANNING BEDS • Maximizing your cosmetic outcome • Daily facial sun screen, spf 15 or higher, • Minimizing your chance of skin cancer • More rigorous sun avoidance • If you see a mole that is changing and doesn’t look like your others, see a dermatologist

More Related