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Name ___________________________________________ Class___________ Date_________________

SKIN CANCER WEBQUEST

Explore the following website and answer the questions below in a COLOR OTHER THAN BLACK!!

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4410-moles

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. Explain the ABCDEs that are used to determine if a mole may be cancerous.

5. How are moles treated?

Explore the following websites and answer the questions below.


https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/a-z/moles-overview
https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/skin-cancer
http://cancer.about.com/od/skincancermelanoma/f/skincancersympt.htm

6. How many new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States?

7. 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.
https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/skin-cancer

8. How do dermatologists diagnose and treat skin cancer?

9. What is the success rate in curing skin cancer if it is diagnosed early?

10. What happens in a person’s body if the cancer is not diagnosed in its early stages?

11. 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

12. 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

13. Describe different actions that can be taken to prevent skin cancer.

14. What information should be considered when selecting and properly using sunscreen?
Explore the following website and answer the questions below.
https://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/news/20040503/teen-tanning-habits-raise-skin-
cancer-risks

15. Why is sun exposure before the age of 20 especially dangerous?

16. How do rates of skin cancer compare with other cancers in America?

17. What type of UV ray is more associated with sunburns?

18. What percent of teenage girls have used a tanning bed at least once?

19. What type of sunscreen protects against UVA light?

20. Which ethnic group is more likely to die from melanoma and why?

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