Melanoma By Blake Mednick. Introduction: Melanoma Causes the most deaths of all the skin cancers...

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Melanoma By Blake Mednick

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MelanomaBy

Blake Mednick

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Introduction: Melanoma

Causes the most deaths of all the skin cancers

Begins in Melanocytes

1 in 65 people will be diagnosed with melanoma in their life

Can appear anywhere on the skin

Easy to cure if caught early enough

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Causes

Excessive sun exposure

Sunburns early in life

Inherited through genes

UV rays from indoor tanning equipment

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Symptoms

Any change in skin appearance

ABCD Rule

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Treatments

Surgically removing the cancerous cellsRadiation therapyChemotherapyImmunotherapyInterferon

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Prevention

Use sunscreen everyday

Wear protective clothing

Minimize exposure to the sun

Refrain from sun tanning

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Sources Cited

http://www.skincancer.org/melanoma/All-Pages.html This site is good for research because it is very detailed and provides

mostly everything pertaining to melanoma.

http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pamphlets/sun_malignant.html This site shows the basic information of melanoma.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000850.htm This site is good for research because it’s organized and easy to fin

certain information.

http://www.skincancer.org/melanoma/All-Pages.html
http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pamphlets/sun_malignant.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000850.htm

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