https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if by Aniela Connolly, Gianelly Prieto, and Juliana Galarza en-us 2019-02-14 13:31:37 UTC 2019-02-15 13:53:59 UTC hello@padlet.com anconnolly03 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331270949 ~ It is estimated that 1 in 5 Americans will develop a Basal Cell Carcinoma.]]> 2019-02-14 13:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331270949 gianellyprietoz21 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331271653 ~About twenty Americans die from melanoma everyday.
~The estimate for 2019 is 7,230 deaths from melanoma.
~For skin cancers other than melanoma, the estimate is 4,420 deaths.  ]]> 2019-02-14 13:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331271653 goolarza3 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331271810 ~Biological Therapy
~Chemotherapy
~Curettage and Electrodesiccation
~Excisional Surgery
~Freezing (Cryotherapy/Cryosurgery)
~Mohs Surgery
~Photodynamic Therapy
~Radiation Therapy]]> 2019-02-14 13:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331271810 anconnolly03 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331272726 ~Basal Cell  Carcinoma 
~Squamous Cell Carcinoma
~Melanoma ]]> 2019-02-14 13:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331272726 gianellyprietoz21 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331273742 ~When melanoma is detected and treated, the survival rate for people is 99%.
~At the regional stage of melanoma, the survival rate is 64%.
~At the distant stage of melanoma, the survival rate is 23%.

]]> 2019-02-14 13:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331273742 anconnolly03 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331276553
~Some places where it develops is on the face, ears, scalp, neck, and any other upper body part.
~Most common and most serious type of cancer in the United States. 
~Develops more often when exposed to to much UV rays from the sun, or from indoor tanning booths.]]> 2019-02-14 13:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331276553 anconnolly03 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331277635 ~This cancer is commonly found in fair skinned people.
~it is estimated that 200,000 squamous cell carcinomas occur each year.
~It is twice as likely to occur in men as in women. 
~It is also commonly found on the face, ears, scalp, neck, or any other upper body part. ]]> 2019-02-14 13:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331277635 goolarza3 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331278994 ~The body's immune system attempts to fight off cancer cells on its own.]]> 2019-02-14 13:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331278994 goolarza3 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331280113 ~Lotions and creams that contain anti-cancer agents are used on the skin.
~Systemic Chemotherapy uses drugs to treat cancer cells all throughout the body.]]> 2019-02-14 13:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331280113 gianellyprietoz21 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331281280 ~Your skin is damaged by the sun when it gives off UV rays, therefore, you can protect your skin from becoming damaged by using sunscreen.
~Tanning beds are also dangerous since they give off the same UV rays that the sun does.
~Skin cancer is the most common type and most serious cancer in the United States]]> 2019-02-14 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331281280 goolarza3 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331282722 ~Layers of cancer cells are scraped off with a circular blade after removing as much of the growth as possible. Then, an electric needle destroys the remaining cancer cells.]]> 2019-02-14 13:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331282722 goolarza3 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331285325 ~The cancerous tissue is cut out along with some of the healthy surrounding skin.]]> 2019-02-14 14:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331285325 goolarza3 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331286974 ~Early skin cancers can be treated by freezing the affected area(s) with liquid nitrogen. 
~The dead tissue will come off when it thaws. ]]> 2019-02-14 14:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331286974 goolarza3 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331386420 ~Often used in areas where conserving as much skin as possible is necessary, such as the nose. 
~The procedure consists of removing layers of the growth and observing the cells until there are no more cancer cells left.
~This allows the growth to be removed without taking too much healthy skin. ]]> 2019-02-14 16:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331386420 goolarza3 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331387245 ~Skin cancer cells are destroyed using a combination of a laser light and light-sensitive drugs. ]]> 2019-02-14 16:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331387245 goolarza3 https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331387413 ~High-powered energy beams, such as X-rays, are used to kill cancerous cells.
 ~This option is mostly used when the cancer cannot be completely removed during surgery. ]]> 2019-02-14 16:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/anconnolly03/swm18kyq5if/wish/331387413