Download Skin Cancer Web Quest

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SKIN CANCER WEBQUEST
Explore the following website and answer the questions below.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/healthy_living/Skin_Care/hic_Moles_Freckles_Skin_Tags_Benign_Lentigin
es_and_Seborrheic_Keratoses.aspx
1. What is a mole?
2. Are most moles malignant or benign?
3. Explain the ABCDEs that are used to determine if a mole may be cancerous.
4. How are moles treated?
Explore the following websites and answer the questions below.
http://www.aad.org/skin-conditions/dermatology-a-to-z/moles
http://www.aad.org/skin-conditions/dermatology-a-to-z/skin-cancer
http://www.aad.org/skin-conditions/dermatology-a-to-z/skin-cancer/signs-symptoms
http://cancer.about.com/od/skincancermelanoma/f/skincancersympt.htm
5. How many new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States?
6. What are the three most common types of skin cancer? Give details about each type, including
how common it is, where on the body it most often occurs, and what are the visual signs that
reveal its presence.
Explore the following website and answer the questions below.
http://www.aad.org/dermatology-a-to-z/diseases-and-treatments/q---t/skin-cancer/diagnosistreatment
7. How do dermatologists diagnose and treat skin cancer?
8. What is the success rate in curing skin cancer if it is diagnosed early?
9. What happens in a person’s body if the cancer is not diagnosed in its early stages?
10. What is required for follow-up treatment for those people that have been diagnosed and then
later cured of skin cancer?
Explore the following website and answer the questions below.
http://www.webmd.com/healthy-beauty/effects-of-aging-on-skin
11. Describe the long term effects that sun damage can have on skin.
Explore the following website and answer the questions below.
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/prevention.htm
12. Describe different actions that can be taken to prevent skin cancer.
13. What information should be considered when selecting and properly using sunscreen?
Explore the following website and answer the questions below.
http://www.webmd.com/healthy-beauty/news/20060120/indoor-tanning-bad-docs-say
14. Why is it especially dangerous for teens to use tanning beds?
15. Describe the different effects of exposure to UVA and UVB radiation.
16. Explain why the following statement is inaccurate: “As long as you avoid getting a sunburn, you
are risk-free from skin cancer.”
17. Why are high-pressure UVA tanning beds even more dangerous?
18. Is getting a base tan at the beginning of summer or before you go on vacation to a beach a good
idea?