3. 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

4. or Fact? or Fact? Myth

5. 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

6. 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!

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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 1/50 1 1935: 1/1500 people 1960: 1/800 1980: 1/250 2002: 1/67 1935: 1/1500 people 1960: 1/800 1980: 1/250 2002: 1/67

10. Melanoma most rapidly cancer in US young people 2 nd most common cancer in women 20-35 yrs leading cause of cancer death women 25-30 yrs Melanoma most rapidly cancer in US young people 2 nd most common cancer in women 20-35 yrs leading cause of cancer death women 25-30 yrs

11. 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

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

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

14. ●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

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

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

17. 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

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

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

20. 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

21. #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

22. 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...

23. 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

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

26. Skin Analyzer Machine (SAM)

27. SAM -What the colors mean

28. Wear sunscreen…seriously.