Steps Against Melanoma
UTAH, THIS IS IS A DISTINCTION
OUR STATE DOESN'T WANT, THE
HIGHEST RATE OF MELANOMA IN THE
NATION.
IN FACT, IT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE
OTHER STATES.
DR. TANYA BOWLS IS AN
ONCOLOGY SURGEON FROM
INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE HERE
TO SHOW US HOW TO TAKE STEPS TO
PREVENT SKIN CANCER.
I DON'T THINK I KNEW THAT WE
WERE THE TIPPY TOP WHEN IT COMES
TO MELANOMA.
RIGHT, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T.
WE DON'T REALIZE, WE GET USED TO
OUR ENVIRONMENT AND WE HAVE AN
ACTIVE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT IN
UTAH.
WE GET USED TO BEING OUTDOORS
BUT WE DON'T REALIZE THERE IS
SOME RISK TO THAT AS WELL.
WHY UTAH VERSUS SAN DIEGO WHO
ALSO HAS AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT.
RIGHT, IT'S REALLY THREE
THINGS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF AW UTAHANS AND
FAIR SKIN AND BLUE OR GREEN
EYES, THAT PUTS YOU AT HIGHER
RISK FOR SKIN CANCER.
YOU SAID YOU.
YOU SAID THIS IS WHAT SO MANY
PEOPLE IN OUR STATE LOOK LIKE
AND I'M'S AT RITK.
YOU'RE AT RISK.
YOU'RE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS,
UTAHAN WE GET A YEAR-ROUND
EXPOSURE TO THE SUN.
SUMMIT COUNTY, IF YOU ARE
WATCHING, YOUR RATE IS HIGHER
THAN THE REST OF THE STATE.
RIGHT.
AND AGAIN IT IS THAT
ELEVATION, A LOT OF OUTDOORS
ACTIVITIES AND JUST RAISING THIS
AWARENESS THAT UTAHANS ARE AT
HIGH RISK FOR SKIN CANCER.
DOES AGE IMPACT IF YOU GET
MELANOMA.
IT DOES.
MOST PEOPLE WHO GET MELANOMA ARE
ABOVE THE AGE OF 50.
HOWEVER WE SEE EVERY WEEK IN OUR
CLINICS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE 25
TO 45 YEAR AGE RANGE WHEN WE
THINK WE ARE HEALTHY, WE DON'T
SEE DOCTORS A LOT.
WE SEE MELANOMA IN THAT AGE
GROUP AS WELL FROM TANNING
BELLED USE AND SUNBURNS W.
SO YOU AND I WERE SAYING
THERE IS THIS THING THAT IS
STILL OUT THERE, THAT THERE IS A
COLOR OF HEALTH, AND YOU HAVE TO
BE THIS COLOR.
YOU SAID IT IS TIME TO DEBUNK
THAT.
RIGHT, WE USED TO THINK, YOU
REALLY SHOWED YOU A GREAT
VACATION IF YOU CAME BACK WITH
THIS SUNBURN OR TAN OR BY HAVING
A SUNBURN ON YOUR CHEEKS.
WE NEED TO GET RID OF THAT IDEA,
REAL HEALTH AND REAL HEALTHY
SKIN IS A NATURAL COLOR OF YOUR
SKIN.
WHETHER THAT IS A DARKER TONE OR
LIGHTER TONE, LOVING THE SKIN
ARE YOU IN IS THE NEW MESSAGE WE
NEED TO GET ACROSS.
WHAT ABOUT GENETICS, DO THOSE
PLAY A ROLE WHEN IT COMES TO
DEVELOPING MELANOMA.
IT DOES, BUT IT IS LESS THAN
WE THINK, MOST NELL NOAMAS IS
SUN RELATED WHERE IT DOES PLAY A
ROLE IS YOUR SKIN TYPE, YOU
CAN'T CHOOSE THE SKIN TYPE YOU
ARE BORN W AND FAIR SKIN PEOPLE
DO HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF SKIN
CANCER.
MELANOMA IN CHILDREN IS VERY
RARE BUT CHILDREN WHO GET IT IT
IS USUALLY A GENETICALLY DRIVEN
MELANOMA, NOT SUN RELATED.
WE WERE TALKING THERE IS
VIDEO MAKING THE ROUNDS OF
SOMEONE THAT HAD IT ON THE
BOTTOM OF YOUR FOOT, WHEN YOU
CHECK FOR IT SHOULD YOU CHECK
FOR SPOTS THAT DON'T SEE THE
SUN.
HE YES, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT THE
FEET FOR THAT REASON.
BUT AGAIN, THAT SAY RARE TYPE OF
MELANOMA.
MOST MELANOMA OCCURS IN PARTS OF
THE SKIN THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
DR. BOWLS WE'RE LOOKING AT
THE ABCDES OF MELANOMA WHACK
SHOULD THEY NOTICE.
SEE HOW UGLY THOSE PICTURES
LOOK, THIS HE ARE ALL UGLY DUCK
LINGS, YOU SEE THOASES AND GO I
COULD RECOGNIZE IT, THAT IS THE
POINT, YOU CAN RECOGNIZE
MELANOMA, MOST MELANOMAS ARE
REALLY DARK COLORED, EVEN BLACK
LIKE SOMEONE MADE A SHARPIE MARK
ON THE SKIN OR ON THAT WOMAN'S
EAR ON THE RIGHT, THAT SAN UGLY
GROWING SPOT, SO MOST MELANOMAS
LOOK LIKE THESE UGLY PICTURES.
RIGHT.
AND THEY JUMP OUT TO THE
EYEWITNESSES AND THE SHAPE IS
DIFFERENT.
YEAH, THE SHAPE IS DIFFERENT,
SO THE ABCDE'S WE DO LOOK AT TWO
DIFFERENT COLORS IN THE LESIONS,
OR THE SPOTS, IRREGULAR BORDERS
BUT THE PROBABLY THE MOST
IMPORTANT OF THE ABCDE IS E,
THAT MEANS EVOLVING OR CHANGING.
SO EVEN APPROXIMATE YOU HAVE A
SPOT ON YOUR SKIN THAT YOU THINK
YOU HAVE HAD SINCE YOU WERE A
CHILD, IF THAT SPOT IS CHANGING
OVER TIME, GETTING DARKER,
GETTING BIGGER, GETTING FUNNIER
BORDERS TO IT, THAT NEEDS TO BE
LOOKED AT.
SO LOOK AT YOUR SKIN, GO IN
FOR CHECKS, WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO
TO PREHAVEN'T MELANOMA.
SUNSCREEN, COVERING UP AND
WEARING A HAT IN THE SUMMER,
THOSE REALLY WORK.
SUNSCREEN HAS TO BE AN SPF OF
30, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SPF OF
100, WHETHER IT IS 30 OR A
HUNDRED, THE SUNSCREEN NEEDS TO
BE REAPPLIED EVERY COUPLE OF
HOURS SO SPF30, REAPPLYING
FREQUENTLY AND WEARING A HAT AND
COVERING SKIN WHEN YOU CAN
MATTERS.
I WISH WERE YOU ON OUR
VACATION TO MEXICO.
I NEEDED TO TAKE YOU FOR MY TWO
DAUGHTERS, MI IN THE POOLK I'M
SURE IT IS FINE, IT'S COOL.
THAT IS WHEN ARE YOU GETTING
BURNED.
AND THESE LAST FEW WEEKENDS
WE FINALLY HAVE NICE WEATHER,
ARE YOU SEEING PEOPLE GET
SUNBURN ON THE SHOULDERS AND
NECK.
THEY ARE NOT THINK BEING IT YET,
IT STILL FEELS PRETTY NICE AND A
BIT COOL OUT, THE SUN IS OUT.
TIME TO GO AND GET THE
SUNSCREEN, SUNSCREEN DOES
EXPIRE, IF YOU HAVE HAD IT A FEW
YEARS TOR IS FUNNY, BUY NEW
SUNSCREEN.
WE ALSO WANT TO MENTION,
THERE ARE THE STEPS AGAINST
MELANOMA WALK THAT IS COMING UP,
IT IS ON MAY 11th.
WE WALK TO END MELANOMA.
PUT YOUR SUNSCREEN ON BECAUSE
THE SUN WILL BE OUT THAT I DA.
THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY.
YES.
TO RAISE AWARENESS.
HE YES.
IT IS AN EASY WALK, IT IS A
FUN RUN WALK T IS TO RAISE
AWARENESS.
YOU CAN SHOW UP THE DAY OF.
YOU CAN REGISTER EARLY ON THE
WEBSITE, IT IS TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT HOW COMMON SKIN
CANCER IS IN OUR STATE AND HOW
WE CAN END IT.
THAT AGAIN MAY 119, FREE TO
REGISTER G TO OUR WEBSITE WE'LL
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