Skin Webquest

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·        How do sunless tanners work?

 

·         Do they change me permanently?

 

·         What is the chemical involved?

 

·         Is it safe?

 

·         What precautions do I have to take when I go to a spray tan place?

 

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=23898

http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/beauty/sun-care/question639.htm

·         Will it protect me from sunburn?

 

·          Will it protect me from cancer?

 

·         What does SPF mean?

 

 

Holy moley, I’ve got moles

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/healthy_living/Skin_Care/hic_Moles_Freckles_Skin_Tags_Benign_Lentigines_and_Seborrheic_Keratoses.aspx

http://www.clipartguide.com/_named_clipart_images/0511-0810-1304-1527_Cartoon_of_a_Boy_Wearing_a_Beanie_Hat_with_a_Propeller_clipart_image.jpg
 


http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pamphlets/common_moles.html

·         What is the difference between freckles and moles?

 

·         Are all moles cancer? 

 

·         Will all moles turn into cancer?

 

·         What does my son need to look for if his moles change? 

 

·         Am I born with all the moles I’ll ever get?  If not, when will I probably stop getting them? 

 

·         Will my moles ever go away on their own? 

 

·         How can I get rid of them if I don’t like the way they look or feel against my clothes?

 

 

 

 

Tell me about tanning beds

http://www.livestrong.com/article/246076-how-do-tanning-beds-affect-eyes/

·         They say we don’t need to wear goggles because the beds are safe.  Is this true? If not, what kind of eye damage can you suffer from a tanning bed?

 

http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/tanning.html

·         Will tanning beds affect the way that a person ages?

 

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/news/20060120/indoor-tanning-bad-docs-say

·         http://www.hometanningbed.biz/images/16.jpgAre tanning beds really safer than the sun? 

 

·         What are the types of UV radiation?  Which is the most dangerous? Why?

 

·         Is it a good idea to get a “base-tan” before going on vacation?

 

 

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http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/effects-of-aging-on-skin

·         How does skin change as we age?

                               

               

http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/beauty/sun-care/question639.htm

·         What’s up with the tan accelerators? How do they work?

 

       

http://dermatology.about.com/cs/beauty/a/wrinklecause_2.htm

·         My twin sister (the indoor one) seems to have fewer wrinkles than I do.  What does sun do to the epidermis? What does sun do to the dermis?

 

       

 

 

http://cancer.about.com/od/skincancermelanoma/f/skincancersympt.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/skin-cancer/DS00190/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs

·         What are the three skin cancer types? How are the skin cancers different from each other?

·         What is the most common type of skin cancer and is it the most dangerous?

·         What are the 8 types of skin cancer treatment?

 

http://www.skincancer.org/scc-recurrence-and-prevention.html

·         What are the chances of skin cancer reoccurrence?

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090706113656.htm

·         Is there genetic link to skin cancer? If so, which chromosomes are involved?

 

http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Treatments/Othertreatments/Photodynamictherapy

·         How does PDT work?  How does it help prevent skin cancer?

 

 

 

http://www.seattlecca.org/diseases/risk-factors-skin-cancer.cfm

·         What are five of the risk factors for melanoma?

 

 

 

 

·         What are five risk factors for basal and squamous cell carcinoma?

 

 

 

 

 

Watch the following:

http://www.king5.com/health/Young-woman-with-skin-cancer--192637701.html