Who We Are Students studying in the medical field Interested in teaching them about sun protection Program Part 1 -- early detection Part 2 -- prevention Students studying in the medical field Interested in teaching them about sun protection Program Part 1 -- early detection Part 2 -- prevention

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1 out of every 2 New cancers Will be a skin cancer 1 out of every 2 New cancers Will be a skin cancer FACT! FACT! Skin cancer affects more people in the US than ALL other cancers combined

Won’t a “healthy” tan protect my skin? A Tan: is your skin’s defensive reaction to radiation means that your skin has been damaged & is trying to protect itself with melanin is limited based on the color of your skin, hair and eyes (lighter = less protected) MYTH!

20 minutes in a tanning bed = 3-4 hours in the sun 20 minutes in a tanning bed = 3-4 hours in the sun FACT! Tanning beds can give off radiation up to 12X the noon day sun Tanning beds can give off radiation up to 12X the noon day sun

If caught early skin cancer is 90-95% curable FACT! F A C T ! That’s why it’s important to learn the ABC’s of melanoma

Lifetime Risk of Getting Melanoma Over a 2000% increase -Increasing by 3-4% every year- By 2010 projected to rise to 1/50 1 Over a 2000% increase -Increasing by 3-4% every year- By 2010 projected to rise to 1/ : 1/1500 people 1960: 1/ : 1/ : 1/ : 1/1500 people 1960: 1/ : 1/ : 1/67

Melanoma most rapidly cancer in US young people 2 nd most common cancer in women yrs leading cause of cancer death women yrs Melanoma most rapidly cancer in US young people 2 nd most common cancer in women yrs leading cause of cancer death women yrs

90-95% of all skin cancers are curable if recognized & treated early It’s 1 of the few cancers you can 90-95% of all skin cancers are curable if recognized & treated early It’s 1 of the few cancers you can Why We Are Here Early detection/prevention is the Early detection/prevention is the

A shiny bump that is pearly in appearance Basal Cell Skin Cancer Warning Signs * * * * Purple ring is from a marking pen

Open sores that don’t heal within 3-4 wks Squamous Cell Skin Cancer Warning Signs

●Found on sun-exposed and non-sun-exposed areas ●70% of skin cancer deaths ●Found on sun-exposed and non-sun-exposed areas ●70% of skin cancer deaths Melanoma Warning Signs ●ABC method ●Normal v Abnormal spot ●ABC method ●Normal v Abnormal spot

A symmetry 1/2 ≠ other ½ in size or shape Summer Youker, MD Normal Abnormal

B order Abnormal Normal edges are irregular, scalloped, not round

C olor Abnormal Normal more than 1 color presence of blue, red, blue-black, white more than 1 color presence of blue, red, blue-black, white

D iameter Normal Abnormal > size of pencil eraser (6mm)

E volving/ E levation Daniel Ring, MD Evolving Elevation Change, especially height All pictures are abnormal

Video (14 min) ☼ 2 local teens tell their melanoma stories ☼ Demonstration of a punch bx ☼ 2 local teens tell their melanoma stories ☼ Demonstration of a punch bx

#1 risk factor=change in an existing mole Change = itches, bleeds, crusts or changes size, shape or elevation Change = itches, bleeds, crusts or changes size, shape or elevation Estimated relative risk of >400% association in the development of melanoma

Hands-on demos ● How to ID your skin type ● How to choose and use a sunscreen ● Tips for applying self-tanner ● Problem with tanning beds ● UVA/UVB radiation – what’s the big diff? ● Other sun protective methods such as... ● How to ID your skin type ● How to choose and use a sunscreen ● Tips for applying self-tanner ● Problem with tanning beds ● UVA/UVB radiation – what’s the big diff? ● Other sun protective methods such as...

Stick Trick - Outdoor Sports Keeps sunscreen from running in eyes Circle eyes w/ stick/lip sunscreen Powder eyelids and forehead Keeps sunscreen from running in eyes Circle eyes w/ stick/lip sunscreen Powder eyelids and forehead

Photos provided courtesy of David H. McDaniel, MD and with permission from the American Academy of Dermatology, all rights reserved.

Skin Analyzer Machine (SAM)

SAM -What the colors mean

Wear sunscreen…seriously.