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Emily Roy’s Senior Project Melanoma Awareness Emily Roy’s Senior Project

Public Service Announcement

Facts about Melanoma Deadliest form of skin cancer Can spread to the body’s major organs = body shuts down Can develop in places that aren’t exposed to the sun Most melanomas are spotted by you, as the patient! It’s a young people's cancer Genetic risk factors (pale skin, light hair, 50+ moles, family history, etc.) 1 in 50 Americans develop melanoma in their lifetime

Tanning Beds & Their Contribution to Melanoma 90% melanomas caused by UV radiation exposure One bad burn can double your chances of developing melanoma Use before 30 increases chances of developing melanoma by 75% Occasional use triples your chances It’s addictive Sun damage is cumulative NO such thing as a ‘safe tan’

So what can YOU do? *Sign the pledge using the link and promise not to tan because…

Facial Scanner *Available during lunches on Thursday, March 31 Special UV camera that makes it possible to see underlying skin damage. *Available during lunches on Thursday, March 31

Link to Pledge http://mfne.org/ysii/skinpledgeform2016.php THANK YOU!

Information From... The Melanoma Foundation of New England http://mfne.org/learn-about-melanoma/facts-about-melanoma-and-skin-cancer/ The Melanoma Research Foundation http://www.melanoma.org/understand-melanoma/preventing-melanoma/why-is-tanning-dangerous The Skin Cancer Foundation http://www.skincancer.org/healthy-lifestyle/tanning The David Cornfield Melanoma Fund http://dcmf.ca/