SKIN CANCER

• Skin cancer is noncommunicable
• By:grace

HOW YOU CAN GET SKIN CANCER

• Tanning, using baby oil or tanning beds
• Ultra violet lights
• Light colored skin
• Getting sunburn easily

WHAT GROUPS OF PEOPLE TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE SKIN CANCER

• The older groups have a higher risk of getting skin cancer by the time they are 65. People who are ages 25 through 29 are at a high risk of Melanoma.

PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF SKIN CANCER

• Pain
• Fatigue
• Weight loss or loss of appetite
• Bowel problems
• Feeling and being sick
• Shortness of breath
• Red spots,bruises, or bumps on your skin

HOW CAN SKIN CANCER EFFECT A PERSON'S DAILY LIFE?

• After you have skin cancer, you have a fear of being outside
• You have to wear sunscreen and a hat
• You have to Stay inside or outside in the shade

HOW IS SKIN CANCER TREATABLE?

• Most of the time it is cured with surgery
• Is skin cancer cureable?
• Skin cancer is cureable
• Skin cancer is mostly cured after one surgery

HOW CAN SKIN CANCER BE PREVENTED?

• Be in the shade
• Do not get sunburn
• Avoid tanning and tanning beds exspecially using baby oil
• Wear sunscreen
• Examine your skin and see a physician

FACTS

• One in five americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime
• 90% of cases are caused by sun exposure
• Skin cancer risk doubles with 5 or more sunburns
• When detected early, it has more than a 95% cure rate

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