Do the Benefits of Tanning Outweigh the Risks? Amber Williams University of Phoenix‚ Axia College 26 year-old Clare Oliver spent her last living days warning the population about the dangers of tanning beds. The young woman started using tanning beds in her teens and was diagnosed with skin cancer when she was 22 years old (Ross‚ 2008). Reports come out every year with an increased amount of people who are affected by Ultra Violet radiation exposure. With so many studies about the
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Cited: "Effects of UV Radiation on You." Biospherical Instruments Inc. 2001. 28 Jan‚ 2007. . McClay‚ Edward F. MD. 100 Questions and Answers about Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers. Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc.‚ 2004. Mostow‚ Eliot N. MD‚ MPH. "Tanning." June 2006. Teens Health. 28 Jan‚ 2007. . "Promoting Responsible Sun Care and Sun Burn Prevention." The Indoor Tanning Association. 2005. 28
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Katz_NU 556_Cancer & Malignancy Case Study_Week 4 1. What of this patient’s history are considered risk factors for melanoma‚ and what are other warning signs? Some risk factors for melanoma from the patient’s history are frequent exposure to sun. Eric is fair and light skinned which puts him more at risk for sun damage (National Guideline Clearinghouse‚ 2016). Eric has been delaying seeing a healthcare provider even after noticing the new marking. Other warning signs should include that
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Ingenol Mebutate Ingenol mebutate‚ Ingenol-3-angulate or PEP005 is commonly known with the trade name of PICATO of Leo pharmaceuticals. It is a topical gel used under strict regulations to treat Actinic Keratosis (AK) for a short duration therapy and to lower the recurrence rate of AK compared to the available drugs (Soyer H.P‚Prowl T.W‚Jemec G.B.E. 2015).This gel has been approved by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‚Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and European Medicines Agency
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in 24 weeks. The history about melanoma
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Integumentary System Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0280-00-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor
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which are Basal Cell Carcinoma‚ Squamous Cell Carcinomas‚ and Malignant Melanomas (Cancer Treatment Center of America‚ 2007). The Basal Cell Carcinoma is frequently originated in people whose skin is mostly visible to the sun or on the surface of the skin‚ and it affects that area only and does not spread into the other parts of the skin. The Squamous cell carcinomas on the other hand originates in the deeper layer of the epidermis and compared to the Basal Cell Carcinoma it doesn’t only effect
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such as‚ skin cancer (melanoma and non-melanoma)‚ premature aging of the skin‚ as well as cataracts and other eye damage.
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a possibility the mole is cancerous and why/why not? 2. What is your advice to the patient for this mole? (none‚ proper sun care‚ removal‚ etc.) Patient 1 Information The patient is a 73-yr.-old Caucasian male with fair skin who has had 3 melanomas removed in the past 2 years. He is a self-confessed beach bum since his youth. The mole is located on his right shoulder and is 7 mm in diameter. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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-Malignant neoplasms of the lung: a) Primary lung tumors: Lung cancers are divided into two categories based on predominant cell type: - Non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC): There are three common types of non small cell lung cancer. These are grouped together because they behave in a similar way and respond to treatment in a different way to small cell lung cancer.(58‚ 59) i) Adenocarcinoma: Now the most frequent primary lung cancer. It is usually the type of lung cancer found in non-smokers
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