CHS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Basal-Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma
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Local spread rodent ulcer : squamous cell carcinoma i. ii. Local spread but can also metastasize: malignant melanoma i. ii. iii. iv. 98% survival if localized, 63% if lymph nodes. Slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen, slap on a hat . Between 11 and 3, sit under a tree : lung cancer, leading cause of death in both men and women i. ii. Decreasing: cigarette smoking #1 cause i. ii. ~300 deaths/year in non-smokers: bowel cancer, colorectal cancer, the second leading cancer in the usa i. 139,992 diagnosed in 2014, men>women: screening recommendation from age 50 i. ii. iii. Picks up early cancers, polyps: symptoms i. ii. Change in bowel habit, blood in stools: reduce risk by i. ii. iii. iv. Diet low in fat/meat and high in fruits/veggies. Low dose aspirin in some: breast cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, 236,968 cases in women, 2141 cases in men i.
