1. Preventing Cancer
Chelsea Larsen 2/22/13

2. Skin Cancer
 The most common form of cancer in US
 More than 3.5 million skin cancers per year…

3.  The Center for Disease Control and Prevention
states “Adults under 30 say they have had a
sunburn at least once in the past year..”
(cbsnews.com)

4. What you may not know…
 Every sun burn you get
will lead you closer to
skin cancer
 This could come back to
haunt you when you’re
40

5. This is a BIG deal.
You MUST prevent
skin cancer starting
TODAY.

6. Or else…

7. You don’t want to be this girl….

8. Think your immune? Think again….
 Steve jobs died of cancer
and he has all the money
in the world!

9.  Bob Marley did not die
from playing soccer or
getting stung by a jelly fish
but from skin cancer!

10. Even political leaders fight cancer…
 John McCain
 Bill Clinton
 George W Bush

11. So LISTEN up!

12. What is Cancer?
 “Group of diseases
characterized by
uncontrolled growth
and spread of abnormal
cells” (Hoeger 530).

13. How does this happen?
 Cancer starts with an
abnormal growth of just one
cell

14.  This one cell
multiplies to make
billions of
cancerous cells!
 Once a tumor
reaches a million
cells it is considered
an early form of
cancer (Hoeger
366)

15.  Eventually the cells will break
off and travel throughout the
body causing many different
kinds of cancer

16.  Although this isn’t a
big deal to you right
now, by middle age
you’ll have millions
of precancerous cells
floating in your body

17.  Not to worry though, your
immune system and blood
turbulence destroy most
cancerous cells
 But if it misses one…

18.  That one cancer cell can
multiply causing cancer in
that area
(Hoeger 366)

19. For Example…

20. Risk Factors
 UV light exposure
 Complexion
 Personal and
family history
 Work environment
 Radiation (Hoeger 377)

21. Warning signs
 Changes in
moles, warts,
or skin sores

22. Warning Signs
 Dark lesions on palms, soles,
fingertips or toes, or on mucous
membranes lining your mouth,
nose, vagina, or anus

23. Warning Signs
 Small lesion with
irregular border and
portions that appear
red, white, blue or
blue-black
 As if acne wasn’t
enough!

24. Prevention
 Seek the shade
 Sun rays are the worst
between 10AM-4PM
 Think twice about
tubing down the salt
river in the afternoon.

25. Prevention
 Wear clothing! Yes
bikinis are cute
however super
dangerous for your
skin!
 Clothing is considered
to be your most
effective form of sun
protection.

26. Prevention
 Some smart choice clothing
includes: jeans, sunglasses, a
hat, UPF label approved
clothing (check the tags!)

27. Prevention
 DO NOT BURN
 “Suffering five or more sunburns doubles your
lifetime risk” (Skincancer.org)
 Avoiding spending long periods of time in the
sun
 Take cover when your skin appears pink or red

28. Avoid Tanning and UV Tanning Booths
 Yes, I know looking
tan is “in” however a
tan is never safe
 Obtaining Vitamin D
should be through
foods or dietary
supplements

29. Avoid Tanning and UV Tanning Booths
 “New high-pressure sunlamps used in
tanning salons actually emit UVR doses
as much as 12 times that of the sun”
(Skin Cancer Foundation).
 This causes DNA damage!

30. Challenge
 Wear PROTECTIVE UV
APPROVED clothing when in
the sun for extended
periods of time
 Don’t forget to use your
sunblock (30SPF can never
go wrong!)
 Find fun activities in the
SHADE
 NEVER use tanning booths

31. Works Cited
 Hoeger, Werner W.K. and Sharon A. Hoeger. Lifetime Physcial Fitness & Wellness.
Belmont: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2013. Print.
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