death at high noon. electromagnetic spectrum

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 8274915• 5.

Shuttleworth D.

Sunbeds and the pursuit of the year round tan.

BMJ. 1993 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