https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x Freshman Health P3 en-us 2020-11-20 15:41:22 UTC 2024-07-29 02:50:35 UTC hello@padlet.com ecostellowollwage49 https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945752183 Cancer is a disease that is caused by abnormal cells that run amuck in the human body. Skin cancer in particular, is cancer in the epidermis- the top layer in the skin.  ]]> 2020-11-20 15:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945752183 ecostellowollwage49 https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945775104 Majority of skin cancer cases start off asymptomatic, with a red spot, a swollen spot, a dark spot, and a few others that doesn't go away. You may not notice it until it becomes symptomatic. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945775104 ecostellowollwage49 https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945823189 The incubation period for skin cancer (how long it takes to develop and show) is a long 5-10 years. ]]> 2020-11-20 16:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945823189 ecostellowollwage49 https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945837185 Skin cancer is non-communicable (not contagious). You can get skin cancer from too much exposure to the sun, tanning beds, or it can just be genetic ( if a family member has it, there's a higher chance that you will).]]> 2020-11-20 16:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945837185 ecostellowollwage49 https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945859657 some symptoms are:
-a growth/lump on the skin
-reddish/dark spots on the skin
-area that is bleeding occasionally, crusty, and/or swollen ]]> 2020-11-20 16:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945859657 ecostellowollwage49 https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945872515 some "interesting" facts about skin cancer are:
-over 2 people die every hour in America of skin cancer
-there are 2 different types of skin cancer. Basal and Squamous. Squamous is easier to treat, while Basal is slow growing, harder to treat that squamous. Both are very common. ]]> 2020-11-20 16:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945872515 ecostellowollwage49 https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945892032 Some ways you can prevent skin cancer are: 
-wearing sun screen
-Don't use tanning beds, and avoid tanning
-Avoid staying in the sun for long periods of time]]> 2020-11-20 16:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945892032 ecostellowollwage49 https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945899529 Many people by age 65 and older develop skin cancer, while with younger people, it's less likely. 40% of caucasian people have skin cancer, so caucasians are more affected by it than other races, which are 5% in most and lower. ]]> 2020-11-20 16:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945899529 ecostellowollwage49 https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945923531 different things are used to treat different types of skin cancer. Prescripted creams, surgery, chemo, and raditation are all things used to treat skin cancer. ]]> 2020-11-20 16:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945923531 ecostellowollwage49 https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945942420 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/skin-cancer/symptoms-causes/syc-20377605  https://www.cancer.org/cancer/skin-cancer/skin-cancer-image-gallery.html ]]> 2020-11-20 16:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ecostellowollwage49/dbfv8j5mbgupcu9x/wish/945942420