Skin cancer

• DOI: 10.5206/uwomj.v85i2.2240
• Publication Date: 2019-03-17T14:50:35Z
• Authors: Spencer Chambers

Skin cancer is the most common type of neoplasm worldwide. can be classified as non-melanoma skin (NMSC) or melanoma (MSC). NMSCs are more lesions, and typically carry a good prognosis. MSCs rarer, but cause majority cancer-related death morbidity. The biggest causative factor for any ultraviolet radiation exposure (UVR). UVR comes from sun synthetic sources such tanning beds, making it highly avoidable through behavioral change. Despite this, incidence in Canada has risen over past decades at an alarming rate. There many levels preventive medicine currently place attempting to change this trend. Primary strategies include wearing hats protective clothing, well avoiding peak daytime hours beds. At secondary level, clinical exams public education work identify disease earlier stages make treatments effective. Both surgical destructive management effective, success dependent on stage disease. Even with appropriate treatment there risk complications including deformity, recurrence even death. This emphasizes best prevention further underscores need behavioural changes population level.