Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Visit from the Melanoma Foundation

On Thursday 6 March Linda and Lyn came to meet Skin Cancer group in Room 7.

Linda and Lyn talked about different type of skin cancer and Spotty Day at the end. There 5 different type of cancer so if you find any spots on you that don't look like freckles or you which is not usually on your body then GET IT CHECKED UP!

The 5 different types of skin cancers are:

A- Asymmetry-One half is different from the other half.
B-Border irregularity- The edges are notched, uneven or blurred.
C-Colour is uneven- Shades of brown, tan and black are present.
D-Diameter- Is greater than 6 millimetres.
E-Evolution- Any change in growth; new or elevated

Thanks Lyn and Linda for coming to talk to us about Melanoma skin cancer.

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