Cancer - skin

Minimizing sun exposure is the best way to prevent skin damage, including many types of skin cancer:

• Protect your skin from the sun when you can -- wear protective clothing such as hats, long-sleeved shirts, long skirts, or pants.
• Try to avoid exposure between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun is most intense.
• Use sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30. Apply sunscreen at least one-half hour before sun exposure, and reapply frequently.
• Apply sunscreen during winter months as well.

Images

Skin cancer, close-up of level III melanoma

Melanoma - neck

Sun’s effect on skin

Skin cancer, close-up of level IV melanoma

Sun protection

Skin cancer, raised multi-color melanoma

Skin

Skin cancer, melanoma on the fingernail

Melanoma of the liver - MRI scan

Malignant melanoma

Skin cancer, melanoma - flat, brown lesion

Skin cancer, close-up of lentigo maligna melanoma

Skin cancer, melanoma - raised, dark lesion

Skin cancer, malignant melanoma

Sentinel node biopsy

Skin cancer, melanoma superficial spreading

Review Date: 08/12/2009
Reviewed By: Jonathan Kantor, MD, North Florida Dermatology Associates, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)