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THERE IS AN ABNORMAL GROWTH OF SKIN CELLS.
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THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES.
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| SKIN CANCER CAN INVOLVE the |
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BASAL CELLS, SQUAMOUS CELLS AND THE MELANOCYTES.
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BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA AND
MALIGNANT MELANOMA.
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BASAL CELL CARCINOMA IS
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MOST OFTEN IN BLUE OR GREEN EYED, BLONDE OR RED HAIRED MEN OVER 40Y/O.
IT IS RARE IN DARK-SKINNED PEOPLE & ASIANS |
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BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
METASTASIZES |
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METASTASIZES BUT IT IS LOCALLY INVASIVE AND DESTROY ALL TISSUE, CARTILAGE & BONE IN THE AFFECTED AREA.
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PREDISPOSING FACTORS FOR BASAL CELL CARCINOMA.
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SUN EXPOSURE, LIVING AT HIGH ALTITUDES,
AREAS THAT HAVE A REGULAR CLOUD COVER
DECREASED MELANIN IN THE SKIN
BURN EASILY & TAN MINIMALLY |
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PREDISPOSE A PERSON TO SKIN CANCER
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EXPOSED TO THE SUNUSE SUNLAMPS AND TANNING SALONS, HISTORY OF SUNBURNS,
PESTICIDES, RADIATION
LONG TERM ULCERATIONS AND ARSENIC INGESTION AND FRAGILE SKIN.
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CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA |
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OCCURS ON SUN EXPOSED AREAS OF THE BODY
USUALLY THE CLIENT NOTICES A GROWTH OR A CHANGE IN SKIN COLOR.
LESIONS MAY BE FLAT, FLESH-COLORED OR BROWN SCAR-LIKE LESIONS ON THE CHEST OR BACK OR THEY MAY BE A:
SMALL SHINY, PEARLY GRAY OR WAXY YELLOWISH PLAQUE THAT UNDERGOES CENTRAL ULCERATION AS THE LESION GROWS.
THEY MAY BLEED, CRUST OVER, HEAL THEN REOPEN |
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Diagnosis/Treatment
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA |
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LASER TREATMENT, WHICH VAPORIZES THE CANCER WITH LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING NORMAL TISSUE
CURETTAGE & DESICCATION |
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THE SURGEON REMOVES A HORIZONTAL LAYER OF TISSUE, WHICH IS THEN IMMEDIATELY CHECKED UNDER THE MICROSCOPE FOR CANCER CELLS.
IF CANCER CELLS ARE PRESENT, THE SURGEON THEN REMOVES ANOTHER LAYER, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY EXAMINED FOR CANCER CELLS AND SO ON UNTIL A GOOD MARGIN IS OBTAINED.
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Treatment SKIN CANCER
RADIATION TREATMENT |
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CAN BE DONE FOR DEBILITATED CLIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO WITHSTAND SURGERY.
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THE 2ND MOST COMMON SKIN CANCER, AND IT ALSO IS MOST COMMON IN MEN MORE THAN 40 Y/O.MAY METASTASIZE, ESP. IN LYMPH DRAINAGE AREAS SUCH AS THE NECK, EARS, AND THE NOSE
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SQUAMOUS CELL CANCER OCCURS
BECAUSE THE....
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DNA & RNA & THE PROTEINS IN THE SKIN ARE ALTERED BY EXPOSURE TO CARCINOGENS SUCH AS SUN EXPOSURE, RADIATION RX, COAL TAR, AND ARSENIC.
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Clinical Manifestations
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A PRECANCANEROUS LESION MAY INDURATE MAY DEVELOP SURROUNDING INFLAMMATION.
IT MAY APPEAR AS A FIRM RED NODULE ON THE FACE, LIP, EARS, AND THE NECK OR AS A FLAT LESION WITH A SCALY, CRUSTED SURFACE.
THE CENTER MAY ULCERATE |
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Diagnosis/Treatment
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CONFIRMED WITH A BIOPSY OF THE LESION.
MANAGEMENT IS SIMILAR TO THE TREATMENT FOR BASAL CELL SKIN CANCER AND INCLUDES:
EXCISION, CRYOSURGERY, RADIATION FOR DEBILITATED CLIENTS WHO CANNOT TOLERATE THE SURGERY AND MOH’S SURGERY.
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THE LEAST COMMON SKIN CANCER.
MALIGNANT MELANOMA IS NOT LIFE-THREATENING IF TREATED EARLY.
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| Malignant melanoma ITS MOST FREQUENT INCIDENCE IS IN |
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CAUCASIAN MEN, WHO ARE FAIR HAIRED AND SKINNED AND WHOSE SKIN BURNS EASILY AND WHO WORK IN THE SUN.
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MALIGNANT MELANOMA
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CAN ARISE FROM A MOLE THAT IS PRESENT ON AREAS NOT EXPOSED TO THE SUN.
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Malignant Melanoma
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| MEN WHO HAVE GENE CHANGES DUE TO A FAMILY HX. OF BREAST OR OVARIAN CANCER |
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Malignant Melanoma
METASTASIZES
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ANYWHERE BUT ESP. TO THE LIVER, THE LUNGS, AND THE BONES.
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Malignant Melanoma Clinical Manifestations
THE A B C D METHOD |
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A – THE LESION IS ASYMMETRICAL
B – THE BORDER IS IRREGULAR RATHER THAN SMOOTH.
C –THE COLOR IS VARIED, MEANING THAT THE LESION CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE COLOR. THESE COLORS CAN BE RED, BLUE, BLACK, OR BROWN.
D – THE DIAMETER OF THE LESION IS MORE THAN 6 MM, OR ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PENCIL ERASER.
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Malignant Melanoma
Diagnosis/Treatment
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MADE BY EXCISIONAL BIOPSY WITH A 2-4 MM MARGIN.
STAGING OF THE LESION IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE TREATMENT NEEDED.
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| MALIGNANT MELANOMA STAGING |
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A STAGE I- MALIGNANT MELANOMA INDICATES LOCALIZED DISEASE.
STAGE II- MALIGNANT MELANOMA INDICATES REGIONAL LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT
STAGE III- MALIGNANT MELANOMA INDICATES DISSEMINATED, NEANING THAT THE CANCER HAS METASTASIZED THROUGHOUT.
STAGING 4 PROCEDURE THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE THICKNESS OF THE TUMOR
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Malignant Melanoma Treatment
CLIENTS WHO HAVE A STAGE I |
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WIDE EXCISION WITH A 2-4 CM MARGIN.
THE SURGEON REMOVES SKIN, FAT, AND MUSCLE.
THE CLIENT TYPICALLY REQUIRES SKIN GRAFTS
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