Sun Safety - Spotting skin cancer (5min 25sec)

Outdoor workers have a higher risk for developing skin cancer. This program will help this group learn the facts about skin cancer and find out ways to protect themselves.

Through simple language and practical demonstration, outdoor workers will find out:
• Who is at risk for skin cancer
• When sun protection is needed
• Safe, easy ways to protect against the sun
• What skin cancers look like
• What to do if a suspicious mole or spot is found

For further information, visit: www.dermatology.ca/outdoorworkers

Category:

Education

Tags:

• sun safety
• melanoma
• skin cancer
• outdoor workers
• cancer

[ElevenSeventyOne]

are little white circles on my shoulders nothing or skin cancer, and is a puss filled zit on my nose that came up the day after i came back from the beach just a zit or an early sign of skin cancer? please tell me i got a bad sunburn on my face and back from the beach yesterday.

[canadiandermatology]

@ElevenSeventyOne Medical advice cannot be given via email because as conditions vary so too do patients and symptoms. If you have any concerns please speak to your dermatologist or damily physician. If you need help finding a dermatologist in Canada please give us a call at 1.800.267.DERM

[AliceRage1]

o.o I'm all scared now..

[memory3945]

@BellaaMarlene Are you a moron? Yes animals can get skin cancer just like humens can. But most animals are better adapted to prolonged sun exponsure then humens are. Also if you haven't notice most animals have fur,feathers or have a darker pigmentation. Not to mention that most animals try to stay out of the sun and some animals are nocturnal. And I won't even go into the stupidity of your claim about why plants don't get skin cancer. There is this little thing called Photosynthesis.

[bridgitteISawesome]

mmmm... so attractive!!! ....not!!

[xtremetom180]

some valuable information here

[preachergal2]

Thank you for this. Information'

[jaipaldas]

see the best i nformation about cancer

[madeinengland1968]

The difficulty comes in differentiating benign from malignant. There is a high error rate, and large number are ambiguous. Only sure way is at a genomic level with FISH.

[vetsaway]

Has anybody noticed what they are doing with marijuana?This is just out from Colorado.Local cannabis company announces success with cancer treatment.Denver based Cannabis Science Inc,announcesd last week that a cancer patient has had success using the companys cannabis based product in the treatment of skin cancer.No surgery required.This is very good news.Hopfully this stuff will be in mainstream medicine soon.

[Oshyrath]

@BellaaMarlene ok enough pretending like you don't know the sun can give cancer.

[Oshyrath]

I am always thinking that cholesterol is what will kill me but no, it’s skin cancer.

[Rafedile]

@seonfox

Skin cancer was "virtually unknown" because medicine wasn't advanced, and skin cancer was rarely documented as "skin cancer."

Misconstrued evidence is misconstrued.

[stephenhayesuk]

I am a community dermatology doctor and dermatology educator in England and I think this video is first class. Gets the balance just right. I have mentioned it to profesional colleagues including the British Association of Dermatologists.

Thanks, well done.