a large‚ brown spot on her skin. She has been playing tennis in the sun for several years without sun protection. She reported the discovery to a friend‚ who told her to apply the ABCD rule to determine whether or not she had malignant melanoma. Her friend told her that if her answer was "no" to the questions that were asked by the ABCD rule‚ she had nothing to worry about. What is the ABCD rule and should she ignore the spot if her answers are negative? My Mom had skin cancer‚ so I learned as much
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having exposure to harmful UV rays. On the other hand‚ Asian societies have a strong preference for lighter complexions as tanned skin is a symbol of working class (Sebastion‚ 2002). For example‚ Japanese female favor cute‚ smooth-skinned‚ faired look and slender androgynous men (Hays‚ 2009). Therefore‚ in order to obtain beautiful skin‚ Asian men would prefer purchasing skin lotions‚ whitening agents and anti-aging beauty creams. Hence‚ different products are assigned with different level of priorities
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Sandriga A/P Pakirisamy) Company Director Retro Skincare 2. Executive Summary The Retro Skincare is a new business providing high-quality‚ full service distribution of skincare products specialty in moisturizing skin products and whitening product. Our product supplier is Reuben SkinPro Company. Reuben SkinPro Company is the sole manufacturer of the skincare product and located in Sabah. In particular‚ what really sets up apart is that we are the ONLY full service
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1. What are the causes of skin cancer? Exposure to abnormally high frequencies of light can potentially alter the DNA of a cell and turn it cancerous‚ the resulting cancerous cells are known as skin cancer. The most common cause is ultraviolet light emitted by the sun although it has been known to be caused by tanning booths‚ unusually high levels of x-rays‚ exposure to some chemicals and in rare cases the abnormal genes that cause skin cancer can be inherited by children from their parents.
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Kayli Jade Gertsen Skin Evolution Essay Human skin pigmentation is the product of two clines produced by natural selection to adjust levels of constitutive pigmentation to levels of UV radiation (UVR). One cline was generated by high UVR near the equator and led to the evolution of dark‚ photo protective‚ melanin-rich pigmentation. The other was produced by the requirement for UVB photons to sustain cutaneous photosynthesis of vitamin D3 in low-UVB environments‚ and resulted in the evolution of
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Different skin tones in humans are associated with the sun’s UV radiation and geography. UV rays can be used by the human body as a source for Vitamin D‚ which helps make bones stronger by taking in the calcium necessary to create stronger bones. A ton of sun exposure that’s especially strong can be damaging to the human body‚ especially the skin. To solve this problem‚ evolution created a skin tone that was already dark in areas with strong sun exposure to protect the skin from the dangerous rays
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Best Skin Cream Moisturizers For Women Reviews Soft‚ smooth and youthful appearance is what all women desire. The fact that our skin changes with age and reacts to changes in weather means that skin care products are vital in maintaining a healthier and tender feeling. A simple way to take care of your skin is to use skin cream moisturizer. They help us to restore the moisture level whenever our skin dries. Most of the cream moisturizers are applied to the face‚ legs‚ neck‚ arms‚ as well as eyes
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How Our Skins Got Their Color Summary This article states on how we got our skin color. In this article Marvin Harris described how the pigment of our skin originates where we live around the equator. If someone lives around the equator they have high risk of getting rickets‚ or osteomalacia. For example‚ if someone was light skinned living in Australia your chances of getting melanoma is high. The reason the risk is high for light pigmented skin living in Australia‚ is because many of them wear
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beings distinguished by a) physical traits such as hair‚ eyes‚ skin color‚ body shape‚ etc.: traditionally‚ the three primary divisions are Caucasoid‚ Negroid‚ and Mongoloid‚ and the many subdivisions are called races‚ b) blood types‚ c) genetic code patterns‚ d) all their inherited characteristics which are unique to their isolated breeding population. When someone hears the word ‘race’‚ they usually just think of the color of someone’s skin; but race is so much more than that. Your race defines not
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ad was created by anti-skin cancer victoria to fight skin cancer and promote healthy sun without getting cancer. It was aired on tv in 1981 and then went on the become one of Australia’s most successful health ads of all time. The 1980s slip slop ad is a Tv ad and a video about skin cancer. It is a jingle a lot about slip slop slap. The message is to wear sun smart clothing and sunscreen. It appeals to ethos because it instils a fear in the viewer that you could get skin cancer. It has animations
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