Skin Cancer Can Attack Children

Skin cancer was not familiar with discrimination. This disease can also affect children. This warning expressed by experts, following the discovery of cases of children under five are to have an operation because of suffering from melanoma.

At the age of 2 years, Frankie Prebble skin actually has not been exposed to the sun, when doctors diagnose Frankie has been suffering from skin cancer.

Frankie parents find there are pink spots that continued to grow and began to bleed. Australia has long been recognized as a region with the highest cases of melanoma in the world, but not all cases of skin cancer caused by sun exposure.

Doctoral Mark Lee who operated Frankie said, this is the strangest case that had ever worked, and according to him, the sun is not the only reason behind skin tumors in Frankie.

"Frankie is still very young and have not been frequently exposed to sunlight, so it seems there are a lot of other originator in case he suffered melanoma, such as genetics and biology of the tumor," said Dr. Lee.
 
"Skin Cancer or Melanoma can indeed be very different in each person,"
 
Melanoma cases suffered by Frankie, thought to only occur in 1 in 5 million people. Although cases of cancer by Frankie 99.9% can be cured, but doctors assess lifetime Frankie must remain alert.

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Diagnosis of Skin Cancer

Because skin cancer growing on the surface of the skin, the first step is a diagnostic examination performed by a dermatologist. A dermatologist is experienced enough to observe, to know if there are bumps on the skin that are benign or not. If the doctor suspects a skin cancer, the doctor will cut a small proportion of network to perform histopathology examination, to ascertain whether there has been a canceration or no

Treatment for Skin Cancer

1. Surgery Treatment: Treatment of surgery is the primary method of treatment of skin cancer, surgical removal may be appropriate to achieve good results.

2. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy is also one method of treatment of skin cancer.

3. Radiotherapy: Most skin cancer patients are elderly and weak, not suitable for the treatment of surgery, radiotherapy generally choose the method, at the time of treatment should pay attention to the protection of the surrounding tissue.

4. Minimally invasive treatment: minimally invasive treatment technique complements the shortcomings of conventional surgery and radiotherapy, chemotherapy, at the time of killing tumor cells, can regulate and restore immune function, can efficiently prevent tumor recurrence and metastasis, has the advantage with no need to dissect, minimal bleeding and so forth.


What are the steps to skin cancer treatment through food ?

1. Food consumed after surgery: After skin cancer surgery, labor and weakened the patient's blood, preferably many foods that can improve strength and nourishes the blood, the patient can choose rice, peas, mushrooms, carrots, yam, lotus root powder porridge , food nuts, and so forth.

2. Food consumed during radiotherapy: At the time of radiotherapy, the patient will be a lot of body fluids drained, preferably many foods that increase and maintain body fluids, the patient can choose fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, water cabbage, lotus root, white pear, banana , wine, and so forth.

3. Food consumed during chemotherapy: At the time of chemotherapy, the patient's blood and power will weaken, you should consume lots of foods that maintain power, the patient can choose walnuts, white mushroom, mushrooms, water chestnuts, pureed, and so forth.

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Skin Cancer

Skin cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the skin epidermis. Skin cancer often occurs on exposed parts of the body, such as the head, face, neck, back of hands and other places, occupying approximately 81.1% of total incidents

Skin cancer is more common in the elderly, with a peak incidence between the ages of 51 years ~ 60 years, more men than women, with a ratio of as much as 2 to 1, among the whites (Europeans) have the highest incidence rates.

What are the symptoms of skin cancer?

Symptoms of Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are very similar, in the early period may only be a few small spots with a rough surface, compared with the surrounding skin color is a little bit of red or white; also the possibility of a very small lump or a small wound that bleeds easily, the process of recovery is slow or unable to rehabilitation.

Check for signs of skin cancer

1. Checking the palm of the hand, fingers, between the fingers, forearm, upper arm, then raised both arms, bending your elbows, forearms thoroughly check the inside and the joints.

2. Checking the front of the body: abdomen Regional and pubic mound area and upper thighs are also lower thigh, the face, the neck, the chest area.

3. Examine the body side: Hand raised, first check the left side of the body, then check the right side of the body.

4. Back to the mirror, our hands carry a small mirror to look behind the mirror, look at the back of the neck, the back, the hips and the second base of the arm. If difficult, may request assistance from the husband / wife or a good friend to check.

5. Ask for help from others to split the hair with a comb, in order to facilitate the examination of suspicious there any part of the scalp. For men, while short hair can still slowly fingering themselves.

6. Sitting, check the rear (back) foot, ankle, toes and soles of the feet, then take a mirror positioned toward the inner thighs and endlessly driven, observe there signs of a lesion on the back of the thighs. If an abnormality is found, please see a doctor quickly.

What people are at risk of skin cancer?

1. People who frequently engage in activities outside the home;

2. In the family history there are more than 2 people in the family who suffer from skin cancer;

3. Color younger eyeballs;

4. Somewhat reddish colored hair, golden;

5. Easy skin spots appear;

6. In childhood ever seriously injured drying;

7. People who are in frequent contact with the work of asphalt, tar, mineral oil.

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