Skin Cancer and Body Modification

9.PCH.2.1 9.PCH.2.1 Critique the potential

health and social consequences of body

art (tattooing and piercing)

What are the early signs or skin cancer?

Why can tattoos or piercings be dangerous to my health?

SKIN CANCER is when the DNA in a skin cell gets damaged. The cell then grows abnormally.

Your body can’t repair the damage and it develops into a tumor.

There are 3 types of SKIN CANCER:

1) Basil Cell Carcinoma-The most common type (80% of skin cancer cases)

2) Squamous Cell Carcinoma-(16% of skin cancer cases)

3) Melanoma-(4% of skin cancer cases)

BCC PIC (Below)

SCC PIC (Below)

Melanoma Pic (Below)

Shiny, translucent or pearly nodule

A sore that continuously heals and then re-opens

A pink slightly elevated growth

Reddish irritated patches of skin

A waxy scar

Sun exposure-UV Rays

UVB rays cause a much greater risk of skin cancer than UVA.

UVA rays cause, aging, wrinkling, and loss of elasticity. Less risk than UVB.

Stay out of the sun from 10 am to 4 pm.

Wear a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 or higher.

Wear clothing that covers the skin

Wear hats and sunglasses. Stay away from tanning

beds. Visit a dermatologist if you

see abnormal skin cells

Tattoo artists use needles to inject ink permanently into the skin as a design.

A new needle MUST be used for each new tattoo to prevent infection and spreading disease.

Blood borne Diseases-Tetanus, Hepatitis (B) (C),

HIV/AIDS Allergic Reactions

Infections

Granulomas-Skin bumps near the tattoo site

MRI complications

The insertion of jewelry into an opening made in the body.

A new sterilized needle MUST be used for each new set of piercings.

Allergic Reactions Oral Complications-Cracked

teeth or swelling of the tongue

Skin Infections Scar Tissue Blood borne Diseases-

Hepatitis (B) (C), Tetanus, HIV/AIDS

Tearing or trauma-If the jewelry gets caught and ripped out of the skin.

SourcesSources

http://www.skincarephysicians.com/skincancernet/whatis.html

http://cancer.stanford.edu/skincancer/skin/causes/uvrad.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tattoos-and-piercings/MC00020

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tattoos-and-piercings/MC00020

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/piercings/SN00049 http://www.medicinenet.com/skin_cancer/article.htm