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Melanoma Education

Melanoma Education. Outline. Types of Skin Cancer Melanoma Facts What can you do? What Colorescience is doing? Sunforgettable SPF 30. Skin Anatomy. Epidermis ----{. Dermis ----{. Fat Cells ----{. Basal Cell Carcinoma. Treatment may include, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation

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Melanoma Education

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  1. Melanoma Education

  2. Outline • Types of Skin Cancer • Melanoma • Facts • What can you do? • What Colorescience is doing? • Sunforgettable SPF 30

  3. Skin Anatomy Epidermis ----{ Dermis ----{ Fat Cells ----{

  4. Basal Cell Carcinoma • Treatment may include, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation • Can be cured, but is likely to return post treatment

  5. Squamous Cell Carcinoma • Treatment involves surgical removal along with radiation and topical chemotherapy • When properly treated, cure rate is high

  6. Melanoma • Treatmentoften involves very invasive and repetitive surgical removal usually followed by radiation, CT scan (which can cause kidney damage), and quite toxic chemotherapies • Prognosisdepends on the stage at diagnosis;patients with stage I disease have a 5-year survival rate greater than 90%, butpatients with metastatic disease have a grim prognosis, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 20% (webMD.com)

  7. Skin cancer is most often caused by: • Too much exposure to the sun and its ultraviolet (UV) rays • An initial high dose of UV radiation will severely damage melanocytes, but not destroy them. When these damaged cells are subjected to further intense bouts of UVA light, they have little capacity to repair their DNA and so are more likely to become malignant (mayoclinic.com) • Overexposure may include: Occasional intense sunlight exposure during childhood that causes severe sunburn or blistering, extensive sunlight exposure over many years or artificial sources of UV, such as tanning beds and sunlamps (WebMD.com)

  8. One in Five … some famous faces “You and I can avoid the sun by not only wearing hats, but getting in the habit of wearing sunscreen every day, no matter the weather. (I'm also a big fan of teaching sons and daughters about sunscreen very early in life).” Nicole Kidman Even though Sheryl Crow wasn’t diagnosed with skin cancer, she still understands the importance of sun protection. In her hit single “Soak up the Sun”, the last lyrics are: “I’m gonna soak up the sun, got my 45 on, So I can rock on…”

  9. What is Melanoma? • Melanoma can be defined as “a form of skin cancer that occurs in the pigmented-producing skin cells (melanocytes) - these cells become abnormal, grow uncontrollably and aggressively invade surrounding tissues” • Melanoma may affect only the skin or it may spread (metastasize) through the blood or lymph system to other organs and bones Webmd.com

  10. Melanoma is most often caused by • Too much exposure to the sun. Damage to the DNA of melanocytes from exposure to the sun and its UV light radiation is the single most import factor in the cause of melanoma • Melanoma is associated with acute, intense, and intermittent blistering sunburns • Other factors include: family history and the presence of atypical moles • Malignant melanoma may arise in the skin anywhere on the body, including the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and also the nail beds • It is estimated that 50%-70% develop spontaneously while the remainder start in a pre-existing mole

  11. Classifications • Melanomas develop initially as a flat phase called the radial growth phase • Generally, the radial growth phase is described by the A,B,C,D's of melanoma: A = asymmetry B = border irregularity C = color variability (brown, black, blue, gray, pink) D = diameter of (often) greater than 1/4 inch E = Evolution or Elevation – changes in the lesion over time are characteristic and they may evolve in an elevated way at a localized area, called the vertical growth phase

  12. Asymmetry Symmetrical Asymmetrical Lesions with asymmetry are more likely to be serious

  13. Border Irregularity Regular Border Irregular Border

  14. Size

  15. Color Variations Color Variation One Color Lesions with color variation are more likely to be serious

  16. Evolution/Elevation

  17. Radial Growth Phase • Radial growth phase melanomas, although invasive, have a cure rate that approaches 100% with surgery alone. Overall, patients with vertical growth phase melanomas have a cure rate of 70% (Melanoma International Foundation) • Once diagnosed with melanoma, classification is based on: • Thickness • Depth • Ulceration • Possibility of spreading to other body parts • Although melanoma only accounts for about 4% of skin cancer cases, it is responsible for over 77% of skin cancer deaths worldwide (webMD.com)

  18. Melanoma Incidence • Melanoma is in epidemic growth at 3% rise in cases per year • 59,000+ new cases reported yearly / 8100+ deaths yearly • Melanoma risk: (1935) 1:1500 (1960) 1:600 (1985) 1:150 (2000) 1:74 • Fastest growing cancer currently in USA and worldwide • Currently MORE new cases of melanoma than HIV/AIDS • Most common cancer in young adults aged 20-30 • Women age 25-30 : melanoma = primary cause of cancer death • Women age 30-35 : melanoma = #2 cause of death (#1 to breast cancer) • Melanoma contributed at an overwhelming rate of 77% in skin cancer death • Melanoma occurs in ALL age groups – including pediatric age groups • Metastatic Melanoma is currently increasing faster than any other cancer in the United States (Dr. Casey Culbertson)

  19. Melanoma Pictures

  20. Facts • The American Cancer Society estimated that nearly 60,000 new cases of melanoma would be diagnosed in the United States alone in 2007 resulting in about 8,000 deaths in the U.S. (antigenics.com) • Since 1973, the mortality rate for melanoma has increased by at least 50% (outrunthesun.org) • In 2006 approximately 62,190 Americans were diagnosed with melanoma. The estimated 2006 U.S. melanoma death rate for men was almost twice that of women at 5020 deaths for men and 2890 deaths for women, totaling 7910 (Emedicine fromwebMD.com) • Melanoma is the most common skin cancer in children (stjude.org) • Men over 50 have the highest death rate, which is attributed to late detection (outrunthesun.org) • Melanoma can occur on any body surface, especially the head, neck and trunk of men and back or lower extremities of females (webMD.com) • Fifty per cent of cases are diagnosed before age 57 (cancer/caring4health.com)

  21. Your Payback • You can SAVE yourself, your clients/patients and your loved ones from: • Radiation, CT scan (which increases kidney damage) • Toxic Therapies • Surgery • Death • One person dies every hour from Melanoma (Melanoma International Foundation)

  22. Prevention • Use a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 daily YEAR ROUND • Wear protective clothing and accessories, such as wide brimmed hats, visors and sunglasses • Set a good example for children • Follow the “Shadow Rule”– if your shadow is shorter than you are, the sun’s damaging rays are at their strongest and you are likely to burn • Avoid tanning salons or lamps • Check your skin regularly

  23. Colorescience’s fight against Skin Cancer • To aid in controlling the epidemic of skin cancer • To prevent further cases through outreach programs • To teach children & caregivers about sun protection • To offer healthy, convenient and effective alternatives • To create “long-life” not just “life-long” partnerships

  24. Sunforgettable SPF 30

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