Skin Cancer: A Case Study

Skin cancer is a disease that can affect any one. Skin cancer includes many types that can be classified as severe or superficial. Consequently, treatement of skin cancer depends on the degree of severity a person has. In the following paper, we will shed lights on the types of skin cancer and its causes. Finally, we will investigate how to treat the different types of cancer and how to avoid it.

These brown coloured cancerous growths develop when unrepaired DNA has committed damage to the body’s skin cells. It is known that it is the most commonly triggered by vigorous amounts of sunshine, over excessive use of tanning bed and UV lights which result in making mutations in the skin that produces the skin cells to over multiply at a quick rate which can eventually form nasty tumours.

Although there are several types of skin cancer, the most aggressive form is melanoma. This cancer of the skin involves mass replication of the pigment producing melanocyte cells, which are located in the epidermis, below the basal layer. There are several factors involved with the onset of melanoma including, exposure to ultraviolet rays, genetic predisposition, numerous nevi (moles), immunosuppression, and environmental exposure to carcinogens.

Discuss the different types of skin cancer, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment options and preventative measures.

Skin cancer is a very real and common health problem for Australians, with 2 in 3 developing this deadly disease by the age of 70 (Lynch, 2006). “Due to the Australian climate and lifestyle, as well as a predominantly fair skinned population, skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in Australia,” (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2000). For the most effective prevention against skin cancer, it is recommended that a combination of sun safety measures are met; slip, slop, slap, seek, slide (Slip on sun protective clothing, slop on water resistant SPF30+ sunscreen, slap on a hat, seek shade, slide on sunglasses), (Preventing Skin Cancer, 2017). By simply reducing recreational sun exposure, the risk of developing melanoma –

The health status of Australian children and adolescents over the past decades has generally improved. However, there are still some who experience markedly worse health, poorer developmental outcomes and generally reduced wellbeing than others in the population. The world in which they live in shape their health, development and wellbeing both short-term, and into adulthood. Therefore, physical, social, emotional and psychological health of Australia’s children and adolescents is essential. This essay will demonstrate the prominence of skin cancer, sexually transmitted infections, anorexia and underage alcohol misuse, thereby establishing the extent and severity of the impact, with emphasis on the need for action.

Skin cancer is an abnormal growth of cells, and there are three main types of skin cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and lastly malignant melanoma, the one that we are going to focus on. While it is not the most common type of skin cancer, that is basal cell carcinoma, it is the most dangerous/deadly.

Skin cancer is a growing issue globally, but specifically in Australia with an estimated two in three Australians being diagnosed with skin cancer by the time they are seventy (Understanding Skin Cancer: A guide for people with cancer, their families and friends, 2016). ‘Skin cancer' is a term incorporating three different types of cancer found in the epidermis layer of the skin, in either the basal cells, squamous cells or melanocytes. Thus, the type of cell they are found in determines the type of skin cancer present; basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma respectively (Understanding Skin Cancer: A guide for people with cancer, their families and friends, 2016). The most

Looking at your own lifestyle, heredity, risk factors, etc - what type(s) of cancer are you at risk of developing and why are you at risk?

SKIN CANCER in AUSTRALIA Skin cancer occurs when skin cells are damaged, for example, by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Every year, in Australia: • skin cancers account for around 80% of all newly diagnosed cancers • between 95 and 99% of skin cancers are caused by exposure to the sun • GPs have over 1 million patient consultations per year for skin cancer • the incidence of skin cancer is one of the highest in the world, two to three times the rates in Canada, the US and the UK. There are three main types of skin cancer: • melanoma – the most dangerous form of skin cancer • basal cell carcinoma* • squamous cell carcinoma* *Both basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are known as non-melanoma skin cancer.

“Excluding non-melanoma skin cancer, the global cancer incidence has increased from 12.7 million in 2008 to 14.1 million in 2012, and the expected trend is an increase in new cases to close to 25 million over the next two decades” (De Mello, Tavares, Mountzios). Now, in 2016, the trend is continuing to climb. With that number of people being diagnosed with cancer, it’s just common sense that we need more and more people to help them fight the cancer. Those who are diagnosed are dependent on oncologists. The need for oncologists is higher than ever and is continuing to increase each year. This paper will explain what oncology is, what several of the different types of oncologists, and the education requirements to become a certified oncologist.

Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer today. Skin cancer can be defined as the abnormal growth of a patients skin cells. Often the cancer develops on skin most often exposed to the sun. The three most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. It is important to identify which type of skin cancer a patient may have as the treatments and prognoses are different for the different types of skin cancer. This paper will take a look at the history, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, treatments, pathophysiology, and prevention for patients with skin cancer. (Mayo Clinic).

Skin cancer is the only form of cancer that is rapidly increasing each year in the United States, supported by the fact that "every 20 seconds someone is diagnosed with skin cancer, and one person dies nearly every hour" (Siegel, Victoria, P 117.) Skin cancer is growing and a multitude of people are constantly being diagnosed. It is the nurses' responsibility to inform their patients about skin cancer while they are in for a check up. Nurses spend more time with their patients than doctors' do, therefore they could educate them and look for possible skin lesions. In order to understand the severity of skin cancer, professors must educate nursing students on the causes, treatments and ways to detect and prevent skin cancer.

It's normal to feel scared and worried after being diagnosed with skin cancer. Learning your options for treatment and deciding to do to combat it after a diagnosis, can help you overcome these fears with a positive plan of action.

may also be used to determine if the melanoma has spread to surrounding lymph nodes.