| The skin, which turns out to be a woman's pride, | | | | predisposed to skin cancer. Urbanites who fancy |
| is always part of her vanity ritual. This ritual | | | | spending their weekends on hot tropical island |
| involves the use of every imaginable soap or | | | | getaways are also at risk. |
| lotion ever invented to pamper and keep the skin | | | | Generally when a cancer is found, it is removed |
| silky smooth. Almost every pampering method is | | | | through surgical means and it's only in advanced |
| exploited to lavish care and attention on the | | | | cases that the use of chemotherapy and/or |
| precious skin. That is why when a woman | | | | radiotherapy is considered. Another least common |
| develops skin cancer, her world is totally crushed | | | | type of skin cancer is the melanoma which is |
| and her self-esteem is immediately shattered. | | | | mostly a common skin cancer in men and women |
| A skin cancer is a cancer that results in the | | | | between the ages of 15 to 44 years old. |
| overproduction of harmful cells on the skin. This | | | | Melanoma is a cancer of melancytes- and usually |
| cancer is usually detected by looking for a | | | | looks dark brown, black or blue-black. It can |
| pigment called melanoma. Signs of skin cancer | | | | looked flat or raised. It can look as a patch of |
| include a sudden change in the appearance of the | | | | normal skin like a mole or a freckle. Some signs |
| skin or the presence of wounds or sores that | | | | of this cancer include: |
| don't heal. The two most common forms of skin | | | | 1. A change of color (much darker than before) |
| cancer are asquamous cells and carcinoma. These | | | | 2. Bleeding |
| two are also better known as non-melanoma skin | | | | 3. Itching |
| cancer. There is an estimated 1,000,000 new | | | | 4. A mole appears for the first time when you |
| cases of non-melanoma cancer in the United | | | | are already over 30 |
| States for this year alone. | | | | PREVENTING SKIN CANCER AND OTHER SKIN |
| Skin cancer occurs when the UV Light (Ultra | | | | CARE TREATMENT TIPSl The sun is at its peak |
| Violet) from the sun damages the DNA in skin, | | | | between 10 am to 4 pm and so try to seek the |
| causing skin cells to mutate and grow into | | | | shade or bring a hat or umbrella with you if there |
| cancers. Although sunlight is very important, it | | | | is no place that you can seek as a cover from |
| keeps us warm and it allows skin to manufacture | | | | the heat rays.l Use a sunscreen always with an |
| vitamin D which is essential to metabolic | | | | SPF of 15 or higher when ever possiblel Use a |
| processes that leads to having strong bones. On | | | | UV-blocking sunglasses.l Examine your skin, look |
| the other hand,the UV light found in sunlight | | | | for some slight changes.l When in doubt seek help |
| damages the DNA in skin, causing its skin cells to | | | | from a skin professional so you can take some |
| mutate. | | | | skin test. |
| People who are at most risk or likely to get skin | | | | The overall outlook is that you can prevent skin |
| cancer are those people who spent a lot of time | | | | cancer. If you suspect that your mole is |
| outdoors. People who engage in frequent outdoor | | | | cancerous, let a well-trained doctor examine it |
| activities like mountaineering, rock climbing, hiking, | | | | right away or visit a dermatologist. |
| working in the farm, or fishing are thought to be | | | | |