{"id":458,"date":"2022-04-06T16:25:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T20:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.takeactionagainstcancer.com\/?page_id=458"},"modified":"2022-05-17T15:01:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T19:01:55","slug":"get-the-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/takeactionagainstcancer.com\/skin-cancer\/get-the-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Get The Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"458\" class=\"elementor elementor-458\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-603f742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"603f742\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6e3f1b ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c6e3f1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd67c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cd67c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Skin Cancer?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cd3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10cd3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Skin cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the cells of the skin. Skin cancer most often develops on skin exposed to the sun\u2019s ultraviolet (UV) radiation (rays), but skin cancer can occur anywhere on the body.<\/p><p><strong>Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States.<\/strong><br \/>The two most common types of skin cancer\u2014basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas\u2014are highly curable, but can be disfiguring and costly to treat. Melanoma, the third most common skin cancer, is more dangerous and causes the most deaths. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0198c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d0198c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af617c7 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"af617c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db383d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db383d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Causes Skin Cancer?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109d6ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"109d6ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UV rays are a major cause of all skin cancers. Too much exposure to UV rays from either the sun, or from indoor tanning devices like beds, booths, and lamps penetrates the skin, causing the skin to make more melanin, which turns skin dark or red. Any change in skin color after UV exposure (whether it is a tan or a burn) is a sign of injury, not health.<\/p><p>Up to 90% of melanomas are estimated to be caused by UV exposure. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and is on the rise in New York State. UV exposure can also cause cataracts and cancers of the eye (ocular melanoma).<br \/>Even if a sunburn or tan fades, the damage caused by that tan or burn does not, and the effects cannot be reversed. Most of a person\u2019s lifetime skin damage occurs before the age of 18 years. Skin damage adds up with each sunburn or tan and may one day result in skin cancer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-936b383 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"936b383\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b518c95 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"b518c95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37523c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37523c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did You Know\u2026?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de8b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7de8b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>One in five Americans will get skin cancer in his or her lifetime. <a href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/li><li>Melanoma is among the top five cancers for adults aged 20 to 34. <a href=\"#_ftn2\">[2]<\/a><\/li><li>UV radiation from the sun, tanning beds, and sun lamps, are a known carcinogen (cancer-causing substance).<\/li><li>Indoor tanning before age 30 increases melanoma risk by 75%. <a href=\"#_ftn3\">[3]<\/a><\/li><li>The annual cost of treating skin cancers in the U.S. is estimated at $8.1 billion: about $4.8 billion for nonmelanoma skin cancers and $3.3 billion for melanoma. <a href=\"#_ftn4\">[4]<\/a><\/li><li>The estimated five-year melanoma survival rate for Black patients is only 71 percent, versus 93 percent for white patients. <a href=\"#_ftn5\">[5]<\/a><\/li><li>Black and Hispanic populations perceive their skin cancer risk to be low and are less likely to use sun protection strategies. <a href=\"#_ftn6\">[6]<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h6><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-944e422 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"944e422\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2785cad ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2785cad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e927d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e927d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skin Cancer in the Pandemic <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa432d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa432d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Health and Safety experts are promoting more outdoor activities<\/li><li>NYS parks had one million more visitors in 2020 than in 2019<\/li><li>Many people started new activities in the spring\/summer 2020 and continue to do so<\/li><li>With increased outdoor activities, this increases exposure to the sun which increases risk for skin cancer<\/li><li>Sun protection is more important than ever<\/li><\/ul><h6><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c6e4b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3c6e4b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b00cb5 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3b00cb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fcf2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11fcf2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">[SOURCES]<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fcdca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fcdca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"_ftn1\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aad.org\/media\/stats\/conditions\/skin-cancer\" target=\"_blank\">[1] American Academy of Dermatology.  (n.d).  Skin cancer.  Retrieved from www.aad.org\/media\/stats\/conditions\/skin-cancer<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3967b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd3967b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"_ftn2\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/statistics\/diseases\/cancer\/skin\/report\/docs\/2017_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">[2] New York State Cancer Registry.  (2018) Skin cancer in New York State: Tenth annual report 2017. www.health.ny.gov\/statistics\/diseases\/cancer\/skin\/report\/docs\/2017_report.pdf<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243e8aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"243e8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"_ftn3\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">[3] The International Agency for Research on Cancer Working Group. The association of use of sunbeds with cutaneous malignant melanoma and other skin cancers: a systematic review. Int J Cancer 2006; 120:1116-1122.<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b12b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b12b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"_ftn4\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmj.e4757\" target=\"_blank\">[4] Guy GP, Machlin SR, Ekwueme DU, Yabroff KR. Prevalence and costs of skin cancer treatment in the U.S., 2002-2006 and 2007-2011. Am J Prev Med 2015; 48(2):183-187. doi: 10.1016\/j.amepre.2014.08.036.<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8482d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8482d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"_ftn5\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/content\/dam\/cancer-org\/research\/cancer-facts-and-statistics\/annual-cancer-facts-and-figures\/2022\/2022-cancer-facts-and-figures.pdf%20%20\" target=\"_blank\">[5] Cancer Facts and Figures 2022. American Cancer Society. https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/content\/dam\/cancer-org\/research\/cancer-facts-and-statistics\/annual-cancer-facts-and-figures\/2022\/2022-cancer-facts-and-figures.pdf  Accessed January 19, 2022.<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3104f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3104f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"_ftn6\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.pmedr.2018.09.017\" target=\"_blank\">[6] Buchanan Lunsford, N., Berktold, J., Holman, D. M., Stein, K., Prempeh, A., & Yerkes, A. (2018). Skin cancer knowledge, awareness, beliefs and preventive behaviors among black and hispanic men and women. Preventive medicine reports, 12, 203\u2013209. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.pmedr.2018.09.017<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is Skin Cancer? Skin cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the cells of the skin. Skin cancer most often develops on skin exposed to the sun\u2019s ultraviolet (UV) radiation (rays), but skin cancer can occur anywhere on the body. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. 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