>>CORLEY PEEL: TAKING A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE THROUGH OUR JACKSONVILLE BEACH SKYCAM. YOU
CAN SEE IT’S A BEAUTIFUL START
TO OUR MORNING AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE. WELL, MOST LIKELY BE
HEADING OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND
TO ENJOY THE SAND AND THE
SUNSHINE. BUT IT’S IMPORTANT.
REMEMBER TO PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM THE SUN. AND AS WE’RE
HEADING INTO SUMMER, EVEN IF
YOU’RE NOT PLANNI TO SPEND A
LOT OF TIME OUTSIDE. IN FACT,
STATISTICS SHOW ABOUT 20% OF
ALL AMERICANS WILL DEVELOP
SOME FORM OF SKIN CANCER IN
THEIR LIVES BY AGE 70. WITH
THAT IN MIND, WE’RE TALKING TO
DOCTOR BARBOSA WHO IS A MAYO
CLINIC, DERMATOLOGIST ABOUT
SKIN CANCER RISK AND HOW TO BE
SAFE. GOOD MORNING, DOCTOR
BARBOSA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>>CORLEY PEEL: SO FIRST, CAN
YOU JUST TELL US ARE ALREADY
KNOW THAT I’M ALREADY AT RISK,
BUT WHO IS MOST AT RISK FOR
SKIN CANCER?
>> YES, SO THE YOU KNOW,
ANYONE CAN GET SKIN CANCERS, I
THINK IS REALLY GOOD TO KEEP
THAT IN MIND. REGARDLESS OF
YOUR AGE, THE COLOR OF YOUR
SKIN, YOUR JAM THERE. BUT
OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE FAIR
SKIN. AND IF YOU SPENT A LOT
OF TIME OUTSIDE AND I KNOW IN
FLORIDA, WE’RE VERY LUCKY TO
HAVE SO MUCH SUNSHINE. SO
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME
OUTDOORS HAVING A LOT OF SUN
EXPOSURE CAN ALSO INCREASE
YOUR RISK OF SKIN CANCER, AS
WELL AS USING PENDING BAGS.
AND AS YOU ALREADY MENTIONED,
AS YOU GET OLDER, BECAUSE
YOU’RE ACCUMULATING THAT SOME
DAMAGE, YOU ALSO CAN BE AT
INCREASED RISK.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND WHAT IS THE
EASIEST WAY TO KNOW IF YOU
HAVE SKIN CANCER AND WHAT
TYPES OF TREATMENTS ARE
TYPICALLY AVAILABLE FOR
PATIENTS WITH MELANOMA.
>> YES, SO WHAT WE USUALLY
RECOMMEND IS THAT YOU DO A
SELF SKIN CHECK AND A CAN BE
HARD TO LOOK AT YOUR BACK. BUT
YOU CAN TRY TO USE A MIRROR OR
HAVE A PARTNER HELP. YOU LOOK.
SO THERE ARE 2 MAJOR TYPES OF
SKIN CANCERS, BASAL CELL
CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL
CARCINOMA AND MELANOMA, BASAL
CELL SQUAMOUS CELL. THEY MIGHT
LOOK LIKE A A BUMP, TEMPLE OR
BUT BY THAT IS NOT FEELING SO
SOMETHING THAT IS THERE BUT
NOT BEHAVING APPROPRIATELY. I
HEARD THEY MIGHT BLEED AND
THEY’LL BE GOING OVER TIME. SO
THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT WE GET
CO-STAR AND FOR THE WE USUALLY
USE THE ABC D E CRITERIA. SO
ANY DARK SPOT OR MOLE THAT IS
ASYMMETRICAL B HAS IRREGULAR
BORDERS C CALLERS. SO
ALLEGIANT HAS MULTIPLE CALLERS
SPECIALLY VERY DARKER RED G
THE DIAMETER. SO BIGGER THAN A
PENCIL ERASER. AND E EVOLVING.
SO ANYTHING THAT IS CHANGES.
WE MIGHT HAVE A MALL THAT HAS
BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS, BUT
NOW IS STARTING TO BLEED OR IS
GROWING SIZE. YOU DEFINITELY
HAVE THAT CHECKED. ANY FAIR
DEFINITELY. GO SEE A BOARD
CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND WE ON TO
HEAR ABOUT A PROCEDURE CALLED
MOHS SURGERY FOR SKIN CANCER
PATIENTS. WHAT IS THAT?
>> SURGERY IS A TECHNIQUE THAT
WE USE TO REMOVE SKIN CANCERS
AND IS USED FOR SKIN CANCERS
THAT ARE CLOSE THEIR HIGHER
RISK, WHICH ARE USUALLY SKIN
CANCERS ON YOUR FACE OR THE
TOP OF YOUR HEAD ON YOUR
YEARS. THOSE ARE ALSO COSMETIC
A SENSITIVE AREAS. SO WITH
MOST URGENT, THAT’S WHAT I I
ACTUALLY THE MOST OF MY TIME
WE’RE REMOVING THE CANCER. BUT
WE’RE ABLE REALLY MINIMIZE HOW
MUCH HEALTHY SKIN WE’RE
REMOVING, SO WE CAN. YOU HAD
THE HIGHEST SECURITY AT THE
SAME TIME MINIMIZING YOUR
SCAR. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO
CHECK THE MARGIN IS DURING THE
PROCEDURE AND IT IS AN
OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE, WHICH
MEANS YOU’RE AWAKE. THINK OUR
TIME, WHICH WE JUST SEE US,
LOCAL ANESTHETIC AND WE CAN
GIVE YOU THE HIGH SECURITY AND
THE OUTCOME.
>>CORLEY PEEL: ALL RIGHT. AND
CAN YOU JUST TELL US REAL
QUICK ABOUT WHAT AGE AND HOW
OFTEN SHOULD YOU GO AND SEE A
DERMATOLOGIST?
>> YES, SO WE DON’T HAVE A
SPECIFIC GUIDELINES. WHAT I
USUALLY TELL PEOPLE SO IS
EASY. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A
SKIN CANCERS, IF YOU HAVE A
HISTORY OF SKIN CANCER, WE
RECOMMEND THAT YOU SEE
APOLOGIST EVERY 6 OR 12 MONTHS
FOR A FULL BODY SKIN. CHECK.
ALSO, IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY
HISTORY OF SKIN CANCER, SO
RELATIVE LIKE YOUR PARENTS,
YOUR SIBLINGS, YOUR KIDS HAVE
A HISTORY OF SKIN CANCER YOU
MIGHT WANT TO HAVE THAT
CHECKED AS WELL. OTHERWISE,
IT’S REALLY BASED ON YOUR
PULSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE LIKE TO
HAVE A BASELINE SKIN CHECKS,
ALI, FEEL GOOD. AND THEY’RE
LIKE, YOU THINGS ARE OK AND I
CAN JUST DO IT EVERY FEW
YEARS. BUT OBVIOUSLY LOT OF
SOMETHING CALLED STARTING
AGAIN, JUST APOLOGIZE TO HAVE
THAT CHECKED. ALL RIGHT. AND
OF COURSE, NEVER FORGET TO
WEAR SUNSCREEN. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, DOCTOR BARBOSA FOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING. THANK