2. Sun Exposure
Severe sun burns and Skin Type
overexposure to sun
at a young age Those with fairer
Family History
skin are usually
Living in places with more susceptible to
Those with a
excessive sunlight; getting Melanoma.
family history
Florida, Hawaii, and of Melanoma
Tropical areas. diagnoses have
a higher chance
Moles of being
Previous diagnosed than
Regular: small, Diagnoses those without
brown spots, raised a family
or flat, People who have history.
round/regularly previously been
shaped diagnosed, are
also more
Cancerous: Uneven, susceptible to
multicolored, have a relapse
increase in size over
time
3. Melanoma is usually found between shoulders, on the
hips, and the head or neck are on men; on the lower
legs, between the shoulders and on the hips on women.
Moles and freckles should be watched for
discoloration, size changes, and uneven edges.
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4. This year alone about 76, 250 adults were diagnosed with Melanoma. 44, 250
of those being men and 32, 000 being women. According to Cancer.net, 9,108
deaths will occur; 6,060 being men and 3, 120 being women. It is 10 times more
common in whites than African American. Before the age of 40 women have a
higher chance of being diagnosed and after the age of 40, men are twice as
likely to be diagnosed.
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melanoma-by-race-and-
ethnicity/
5. Melanoma usually effects people under the
age of 30. The most common cancer in the age
group 25- 29 and second most common in the
age group 15-29.
http://students.umf.maine.edu/elizabeth.theriault/public.www/p5.html
6. The treatment of Melanoma depends on which stage you have; Stage 0
to Stage IV, with stage 0 being the easiest to cure and Stage IV being the
hardest.
Stage 0 is treated by surgery since the cancer is not deeper then the first
layer of skin.
Stage I is treated by surgery also, the melanoma along with surrounding
skin is removed.
Stage II can treated by surgery to remove the melanoma, a biopsy, or
drugs such as vaccines.
At stage III the cancer has reached the lymph nodes, which requires a
lymph node dissection, injections directly into the melanoma, and
radiation therapy.
Stage IV is the hardest stage to cure. At this point, the Melanoma has
spread to other parts of the body. Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
7. The Skin Cancer Foundation. "Melanoma Causes and Risk Factors."
The Skin Cancer Foundation - SkinCancer.org. 2012. Web. 26 Jan. 2012.
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2012. <http://www.melanoma.com/signs.html>.
"What Are the Key Statistics about Melanoma?" American Cancer
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Breast, Colon, Prostate, Lung and Other Forms. 11 Jan. 2012. Web. 29
Jan. 2012. <http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/SkinCancer-
Melanoma/DetailedGuide/melanoma-skin-cancer-key-statistics>.
"Melanoma Skin Cancer Facts | Melanoma Research Foundation."
Melanoma Research Foundation | Research. Educate. Advocate. Web.
29 Jan. 2012. <http://www.melanoma.org/learn-more/melanoma-
101/melanoma-statistics-facts>.
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