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Kristine: EVERY THURSDAY
WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT A HEALTH
ISSUE OR CONCERN AFFECT MANY
PEOPLE, BREAKING DOWN THE INFO
AND TELLING YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW TO KEEP YOU HEALTHY.
DR. KALANI BRADY FROM THE JOHN
A. BURNS JOINING US WITH THIS
WEEK'S TOPIC, SKIN CANCER.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
SKIN CANCER?
THERE'S THE BAD ONE.
THAT'S MELANOMA.
MELANOMA CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH
SUN EXPOSURE, BUT NOT ALWAYS.
IT CAN BE IN PLACES WHERE THE
SUN NEVER SHINES, AND IT
SPREADS.
AND IT CAN KILL PEOPLE.
IT SPREADS INTERNALLY, AND IT'S
VERY SERIOUS.
Kristine: SOME PEOPLE
THINK, IF I'M NOT IN THE SUN,
I'M SAFE.
BUT AS YOU SAID, THAT'S NOT
ALWAYS TRUE.
NOT TRUE WITH MELANOMA.
NONMELANOMA ARE SUN RELATED AND
THEREFORE THEY'RE IN THE AREAS
THAT GET SUN -- THE HEAD, FACE,
ARMSES, HANDS, THE LEGS.
THOSE AREA ARE PRONE TO
NONMELANOMA SKIN CANCER.
THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT NONMELANOMA
SKIN CANCER, THE PRECANCEROUS
CONDITION, AND ALSO BASIL CELL
CARS MONAS THEY'RE NOT AS
DANGEROUS.
Kristine: CAN YOU DESCRIBE
WHAT THESE MIGHT LOOK LIKE?
SURE.
MELANOMA IS ALMOST ALWAYS A DARK
SPOT, AN IRREGULAR SPARK SPOT
THAT'S GROWING OVER TIME.
SO THAT'S MELANOMA.
THE NONMELANOMA SKIN CANCERS CAN
BE IRREGULAR, WHERE THE SKIN IS
RED OR BLEEDING OR SCALING OR
PINK.
OR THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT ARE
ABNORMAL THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE
SKIN'S SURFACE.
AND THEN LIKE I SAY, THAT
PRECANCEROUS ARE LITTLE NODULAR
SOMETIMES SCALY REGIONS THAT ARE
SKIN RELATED AS WELL.
AND IT'S DUE TO SUN EXPOSURE.
Kristine: WHAT ARE THE
TREATMENTS ONCE A DOCTOR
REALIZES THE SPOTS ARE CANS
SH -- CANCEROUS?
MELANOMA, IT NEEDS TO BE
AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, RADIATION
THERAPY IS USED.
SPECIAL CREAMS THAT ARE
SKINCIDAL THAT KILL SKIN CANCERS
AND LIGHTS ARE USED ON THE
CANCER AREA TO KILL THE SKIN
CANCER.
Kristine: HOW CAN WE
PREVENT IT?
IT IS PREVENTABLE.
ESPECIALLY THE NONMELANOMA SKIN
CANCER.
THE FIRST THING WE SHOULD DO IS
AVOID THE SUN EXPOSURE BETWEEN
THE SUN IS REALLY HIGH.
THE CULPRIT HERE, KRISTINE, IS
UV RADIATION.
UV A AND UV B RADIATION.
SO WE HAVE SUNSCREENS THAT HELP
AS WELL.
BUT THE MORE RADIATION YOU'RE
EXPOSED TO, THE WORSE THE SKIN
CANCER RISK IS.
THE SUNSCREENS ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT.
THEY HAVE AN SPF, SUN PROTECTIVE
FACTOR, AND IT SHOULD BE AT
LEAST 30 WHEN WE USE IT.
AND OF COURSE, YOU'VE JUST HEARD
ABOUT THE BILL THAT GOING
THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE TO
PROTECT OUR REEFS.
THERE ARE CERTAIN SUNSCREENS
THAT ARE BANNED NOW, BUT THE
REMAINING SUNNY'SES SUNNY'S -- SUNSCREENS
ARE VERY EFFECTIVE.
THEY SHOULD BE PUT ON 30 MINUTES
BEFORE USE AND INTERMITTALLY
DURING THE SUN EXPOSURE.
AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE LEFT IN
THE CAR.
THE CAR HEATS UP, AND THE HEAT
CAN DENATURE THE SUNSCREEN SO
IT'S NOT EFFECTIVE.
Kristine: DON'T LEAVE THE
SUNSCREEN IN THE CAR.
A LOT OF USER THAT'S WHERE WE
LEAVE IT.
WE LIVE --
UNTIL I LEARNED ABOUT IT, SO
DID I.
Kristine: WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE
WHO SAY I'M NOT GOING TO BE
OUTDOORS FOR A LONG TIME.
SHOULD THEY STILL PUT SUNSCREEN
ON?
ABSOLUTELY.
BEFORE GOING -- AND THAT'S WHY
HAVING IT IN THE HOUSE IS
BETTER.
YOU PUT IT ON BEFORE GOING OUT