What You Can Do This most common type of cancer in the United States is largely prev entable School is a place where young people can learn important sun safety lessons that can make a difference lifelong Resources Centers for Disease Control and Pr ID: 4260 Download Pdf
Giana Bowers. Mr. Case. Skin Cancer. Most common cancer in US. Fastest increasing cancer in US. 1,000,000 people have some form. of skin cancer . Skin Cancer. Three main types. -- basal-cell. -- squamous-cell.
Project . What is cancer?. . “Around one third of cancer deaths are due to the 5 leading behavioural and dietary risks: High body mass index, low fruit and vegetable intake, lack of exercise, tobacco use, alcohol use (WHO Cancer Webpage)”..
Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support. presents . . . . CDC . Vital . Signs. The Rising Tide of Melanoma: Communities Play a Vital Role in Preventing This Deadly Skin Cancer. June 9, 2015.
Your . skin is considered the largest organ in the human body.. Your . skin is made up of three major layers - epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis (also called the subcutaneous tissue).. Your . skin loses about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells from the surface almost every minute, even though you do not see it happening..
More than 35 million skin cancers are diagnosed each year in the United States Thats more than all other cancers com bined The number of skin cancer cases has been going up over the past few decades The good news is that you can do a lot to protect
UV light from the sun or sunbeds. Infrared rays- causes the heat that we feel. This does not damage the skin. . UVA. - causes sunburn (you cannot feel it- hence burning on cool days). This is the main cause of cancer..
Presentation by Stacey . Neumann . to 6. th. Graders at STEM Launch. Statement: . Skin cancer is rare.. False: . 1 in 5 Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetime.. Statement: . You can die from skin cancer..
Incidence and risk factors of non melanoma . skin cancer. dr. . beheshti. dermatologist. june. 2015. . Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer. . Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common human cancer. The term encompasses basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and.
Each year more people die of lung cancer than of colon breast and prostate canc ers combined Most lung cancers could be prevented because they are related to smoking or secondhand smoke or less often to exposure to radon or other environmental facto
Notes . taken . from Project Safety Teacher’s Guide, 2001. The Skin. Made up of dermis and epidermis. Dermis:. deepest layer of skin, contains blood and lymphatic vessels. Epidermis: . outer later of skin, made up of basal cells (at the base of this layer), squamous cells (flat cells) and melanocytes (produce melanin which produces a pigment/tan).
