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Melanoma Disease

Published on Apr 05, 2016

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Melanoma Disease

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History

  • Dates back to early 5th century BC
- Scientists are not 100% positive where this disease started.
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Overview

  • A type of skin cancer
  • Originates in epidermis
- The cells that come in contact with it become cancerous and multiple quickly.
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How to contact disease

  • The fairer the skin, the more likely you will get it.
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How to contact disease

  • The fairer the skin, the more likely you will get it.
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The Statistics and risk factors

  • 10,131 will die in 2016
  • UV light, light colored skin, light hair
- Also, it is estimated 76,380 new cases of melanoma will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2016
-Some risk factors include (list them) and UV stands for (Ultraviolet)
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Risk factors you can change/not change

  • Smoking, exposure to sun = can change
  • family history, genetics = can't chnage
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Symptoms and preventions

  • Most important sign = new mole-like spot that is changing.
  • Limiting contact with UV rays and avoid tanning beds.
When I say changing, I mean it is changing it's color and size and shape.

- Some prevention include (list)
- Another simple way to prevent is just looking for abnormal moles.
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Treatments and tests

  • Surgery, immuneherapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy.
  • If doctor sees suspicion on your skin, may perform a biopsy
Some treatments include ..
•If doctor sees suspicion on your skin, may perform a biopsy
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How long is patient sick

  • Based on patients who lived at least five or ten years after being diagnosed
The five to ten year survival rates of melanoma are ...
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Percentages and survival rates

  • 76,380/year will be deiagnosed
(about 46,870 in men and 29,510 in women)
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An Organization and their goals

  • "We are leading the melanoma community to transform melanoma from one of the deadliest cancers to one of the most treatable through research, education and advocacy.
One organization is the ... Melanoma Research Foundation

Their goal is ....
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Key points

  • Pigment cells start growing abnormally
  • Fastest growing cancer in the world
•Melanoma is a skin cancer where ...
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Quiz Questions

  • One thing that causes this disease?
  • What is one risk factor?
  • What is one way to prevent this disease?
  • What century does melanoma date back to?
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Quiz Answers

  • One thing that causes melanoma: over exposure to UV rays
  • One risk factor: having fair skin
  • What century does melanoma date back to: 5th century
  • One way to prevent melanoma: never use a tanning bed and put on a lot of sunscreen

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