Melanoma Skin Cancer

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Note: The info below does not suggest a treatment. This info is only for your reading and
information. If you suspect melanoma please do not hesitate to see your doctor.

Information

Melanoma is a serious skin cancer, which is rising in epidemic proportions; and is most
prevalent among 25 to 29 year olds. By your mid-20s, you are more likely to get melanoma
than any other skin cancer. Every hour someone in the U.S. dies of melanoma. Over 51,000
new cases will occur this year.

Melanoma may start in moles or in clear areas of the skin. Sun exposure causes many
melanomas but they can also develop in unexposed skin. Your risk is higher than average if
you have any of these risk factors:

-you have more than 50 ordinary or any atypical moles,

-you have sun-sensitive skin

-you have had blistering sunburns

-you have a personal or family history of any type of skin cancer.

Atypical moles, found in 15% of the white population, have at least one of these ABCD
features:

Asymmetry: irregular shape

Border: uneven and/or fuzzy borders

Color: two or more shades of brown or pink

Diameter: -1/4 in wide or more

The average lifetime risk of developing melanoma is 1 in 75 in the white population but may
be much higher if you have even one of the risk factors. The risk is less for African Americans.

Note: The above info does not suggest a treatment. This info is only for your reading and
information. If you suspect melanoma please do not hesitate to see your doctor.