DEATH AT HIGH NOON

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRUM

‘GOLFERS HANDS’

RISK FACTORS UV LIGHT EXPOSURE BLISTERING SUNBURN IN CHILDHOOD MULTIPLE MOLES SKIN TYPE FAMILY HISTORY PREVIOUS MELANOMA OLDER AGE (BUT STILL COMMON IN YOUNG PEOPLE) DEFECTIVE / WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM

KINSKSKIN TYPES TYPE I ALWAYS BURNS, NEVER TANS (CELTS) TYPE II ALWAYS BURNS, TANS SLOWLY (ME) TYPE III SOMETIMES BURNS, TANS QUICKLY TYPE IV NEVER BURNS, ALWAYS TANS TYPE V ASIAN SKIN TYPE VI BLACK SKIN

RISK FACTORS UV LIGHT EXPOSURE BLISTERING SUNBURN IN CHILDHOOD MULTIPLE MOLES SKIN TYPE FAMILY HISTORY PREVIOUS MELANOMA OLDER AGE (BUT STILL COMMON IN YOUNG PEOPLE) DEFECTIVE / WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM

PREVENTING MELANOMA SEEK SHADE ‘SLIP, SLOP, SLAP AND WRAP’ (T-SHIRT,SUNSCREEN,HAT, SHADES) AVOID TANNING BEDS PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SUN CHECK MOLES (EVERY 3 MONTHS)

PREVENTING MELANOMA SEEK SHADE ‘SLIP, SLOP, SLAP AND WRAP’ (T-SHIRT,SUNSCREEN,HAT, SHADES) AVOID TANNING BEDS PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SUN CHECK MOLES (EVERY 3 MONTHS)

The reduction in ultraviolet radiation to the head and neck measured in sunburn units (the amount of UVB on an arbitrary scale required to cause sunburn) produced by increasing the width of a hat brim. (Courtesy Dr W Ryman, Skin and Cancer Foundation, Sydney). HAT BRIM SIZE (cm) SUNBURN UNITS per DAY

PREVENTING MELANOMA SEEK SHADE ‘SLIP, SLOP, SLAP AND WRAP’ (T-SHIRT,SUNSCREEN,HAT, SHADES) AVOID TANNING BEDS! PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SUN CHECK MOLES (EVERY 3 MONTHS)

Select item Shuttleworth D. Sunbeds and the pursuit of the year round tan. BMJ Dec 11;307(6918):1508-9

PREVENTING MELANOMA SEEK SHADE ‘SLIP, SLOP, SLAP AND WRAP’ (T-SHIRT,SUNSCREEN,HAT, SHADES) AVOID TANNING BEDS PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SUN CHECK MOLES (EVERY 3 MONTHS)

PREVENTING MELANOMA SEEK SHADE ‘SLIP, SLOP, SLAP AND WRAP’ (T-SHIRT,SUNSCREEN,HAT, SHADES) AVOID TANNING BEDS PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SUN CHECK MOLES (EVERY MONTH)

Majority of people do not undertake monthly recommended checks for skin cancer and three-quarters would not recognise signs of disease, survey finds (Daily Telegraph, 4/05/2015)

SIGNS OF SUN DAMAGE

TYPES OF SKIN CANCER Melanoma About 5% of all skin cancers Curable if treated early May spread elsewhere May be fatal