1. Emily Roy’s Senior Project
Melanoma Awareness
Emily Roy’s Senior Project

2. Public Service Announcement

3. Facts about Melanoma Deadliest form of skin cancer
Can spread to the body’s major organs = body shuts down
Can develop in places that aren’t exposed to the sun
Most melanomas are spotted by you, as the patient!
It’s a young people's cancer
Genetic risk factors (pale skin, light hair, 50+ moles, family history, etc.)
1 in 50 Americans develop melanoma in their lifetime

4. Tanning Beds & Their Contribution to Melanoma
90% melanomas caused by UV radiation exposure
One bad burn can double your chances of developing melanoma
Use before 30 increases chances of developing melanoma by 75%
Occasional use triples your chances
It’s addictive
Sun damage is cumulative
NO such thing as a ‘safe tan’

5. So what can YOU do?
*Sign the pledge using the link and promise not to tan because…

6. Facial Scanner *Available during lunches on Thursday, March 31
Special UV camera that makes it possible to see underlying skin damage.
*Available during lunches on Thursday, March 31

7. Link to Pledge
THANK YOU!

8. Information From... The Melanoma Foundation of New England
The Melanoma Research Foundation
The Skin Cancer Foundation
The David Cornfield Melanoma Fund