Keeping a Lookout for Skin Cancer
05 July 2010
A mother applies sunscreen on her child as protection from the sun's harmful U.V. rays
DOUG JOHNSON: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Doug Johnson.
FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about skin cancer.
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DOUG JOHNSON: Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer. It is also the most deadly. America's National Cancer Institute reports that more than one million people in the United States developed skin cancer last year. Skin cancer is one of the easiest cancers to cure if found and treated early. When left untreated, however, it can lead to changes in a person's physical appearance and even death.
Skin cancer can affect anyone at any age. Former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush all received treatment for skin cancer or pre-cancerous lesions. Doctors also treated Elizabeth Taylor, Cybill Shepherd and Melanie Griffith for skin cancer or early signs of it. All three performers survived.
Not everyone is so lucky. Musician Bob Marley died in nineteen eighty-one after melanoma spread in his body. Melanoma is the most severe form of skin cancer.
FAITH LAPIDUS: The main cause of skin cancer is ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Light and heat from the sun can change chemicals in the skin. Ultraviolet, also called U-V, rays cause the skin to burn. Over time, cancer could develop.
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