Melanoma: What Can it Do?

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:10:18 +0000

First off, let me tell you that Melanoma is a very very deadly skin cancer and should never be taken lightly. Besides creating deep large scars from affected areas being excised, Melanoma can spread to internal organs and ultimately cause death. Melanoma looks like a rather large mole (with a radius of about a pencil eraser) and can be raised, painful or swollen.

If you have a mole that resembles the description from above immediately see a doctor and DEMAND a biopsy of the mole in question. You need to be firm, because I have heard stories of people being ignored by their doctor (shrugged off).

Melanoma Rates Rising in Young Women

admin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:54:19 +0000

The deadliest form of skin cancer (melanoma) is on the rise in young white females. This isn’t a big shock to me considering that white females are the ones that tend to go tanning the most. Whether it is at the pool, the beach or the tanning bed, massive amounts of UV rays are the reason why this constant increase in melanoma is occurring.

Other contributing factors that raise the risk of skin cancer are:

fair skin
blonde or red hair
white (Caucasian)

Now, everyone can agree that wearing sunscreen can greatly reduce the amount of UV rays absorbed by the skin (thus reducing the chance of melanoma), however young women that go tanning do not ever wear any (since that would defeat the whole purpose).

If your not sure what Melanoma looks like check for the following below:

A mole or growth with asymmetry
Mole like growths that have irregular borders
Different colors in the same mole
Moles with a diameter that is larger than a pencil

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Melanoma: What Can it Do?

Melanoma Rates Rising in Young Women