Skin Disorders and
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| What percentage of cancers are skin cancers? | 50%
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| What are some examples of skin cancer? | Basal Cell Carcinoma, Sqaumous Cell Carcinoma, Malignant Melanoma
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| Which cancer is one of the most serious? | Malignant Melanoma
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| Where does malignant melanoma originate/start from? | Base layer of the epidermis or from a nevus (mole)
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| Etiology of Malignant Melanoma... | Sun exposure (UV rayslight ) - severe blistering in early childhood, Race - light complection
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| What race is most affected by Malignant Melanoma? | Caucasians
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| What percentage of Caucasians malignant Melanomas occur on sun-exposed skin? | 90%
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| In regards to African Americans and Asians malignant melanomas-67% percent of these areas are affected. | Non sun exposed areas such as mucous membranes, plantar and palmar surfaces.
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| Other factors besides race that can cause malignant melanomas are? | immunosuppression & tanning salons
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| risk factors of malignant melanomas are? | family history of malignant melanomas, red or blond hair, freckles on upper back, 3 or more blistering sunburns before age of 20, 3 or more outdoor jobs as a teen, and presence of actinic keratosis.
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| What is Actinic Keratosis? | a rough sandpaper texture, premalignant macule or papule cause by over exposure to the UV light
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