Sophie Schroeder English 1102 Presnell 8 May 2012 Evaluative Work Cited: Melanoma Kornusky, Jennifer .

"Melanoma: Genetic Risk ." Skin Cancer 2.5 (2011): 9. UNC Charlotte . Web. 9 Mar 2012. The most popular site for Melanoma is on the skin. Men and women get Melanoma in different places that are more common to each sex. Getting Melanoma through genes is very rare and skeptical but some believe it can happen. If someone has a history of skin cancer in their family, it does put them at a higher risk of getting it too. This does not mean that genes or DNA gave it to that particular person though. Mutations can come from a relative but most come out to be negative. Even a mole or birthmark on your skin that is in a funny shape or is a tone of reddish brown can have characteristics of being Melanoma or developing into it. Familial Cutaneous Melanoma is diagnosed at a younger age and is more common through heredity. Genetic testing is very controversial because sometimes test results are difficult to interpret and might not give valuable information. But the plus sides are that it can detect early signs of Melanoma. Genetics are always a shady topic when it comes to skin cancer and especially Melanoma. But researchers do say that if a relative or close family member had some type of skin cancer, it does put you at a little higher risk then with people who dont have any connection to it. This article gives facts and a lot of percentages about Melanoma, which will help in my paper. It compares and contrasts if Melanoma can be genetic or not. It states that some testing can examine if certain cells are from relatives or not. But then other researchers state that the results from the testing arent always accurate and can give someone false diagnoses. The most interesting thing to me about this article is that there are a lot of pros and cons for each side, but either side can actually say they are right. The conclusion is very hazy and researchers are still arguing over the topic. This article is credible because Jennifer Kornusky is an author and also a RN and MS. She specializes in skin cancer and has written many books. She paired up with the American Cancer Society to help write Quick Facts on Skin Cancer, and Skin Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment: a Guidebook for Patients & Their Families. All of her publications and articles were reviewed by an Nursing Practice Council thats main focus is skin cancer. Lastly her main editor Diane Pravikoff has her PhD in the medical field and specializes in Melanoma.

Ori , Ryan . "Rise of Melanoma in Young People had Doctor concerned ." Melanoma Detections . 1.2 (2009): 3. Web. 12 Mar. 2012. Melanoma is the most dangerous skin cancer there is. The rates of this type of skin cancer are growing rapidly in young people. Young people always think that bad things cant happen to them. That they are invincible, and things like melanoma would never be anything they would have to worry about. They dont pay attention to how badly they are getting burned and they dont see the sun as a threat, but sadly it is. Early detection is the most important part when it comes to melanoma. If you see something out of normal on your body, it wouldnt hurt to go check it out. Once it spreads and gets down into the deeper levels of the skin there is no cure. Lastly there is a social norm that being tan makes you look better in some sort. Teenagers are going to tanning beds to get darker and not realizing what its doing to their skin. This article is useful to me because it is mostly based on teenagers and skin cancer. It explains that teens are nave with their skin and the sun. They dont protect it like they should, which means they are getting burned and just hoping they stay tan after their bodies peal. The article states that one blistering sunburn in childhood/teen years can more than double a persons melanoma risk. One of the most important things in this article that will be very useful to my paper will be the social aspect of tanning. Teens are obsessed with looking tan and claim that they look better when they are a shade of golden brown. Some even say that going to the tanning bed helps their skin in the long run when they lay our in the real sun. All the main points in this article will contribute many paragraphs and facts to my paper. I was unable to find any main credentials about Ryan Ori, but when I Googled his name I found that he attended Vanderbilt University and worked closely with the Medical Center that did/does extensive research on all kinds of Melanoma. Ryan wrote many reports that were published in the Skin Cancer Awareness Journal, which is a publication through Vanderbilt that is sent out to the public. He also paired up with SkinCancer.org and traveled to many states to high schools were he spoke about protection from the sun and the risks of Melanoma. That foundation later presented him with an award that makes him a lifetime partner with the organization. Otrompke, John . "Melanoma: Why Older Patients May Fare Better ." Skin and Aging . SkinCancer.org, 17 September 2010. Web. 9 Mar 2012. Most Melanoma found in older people is forming at a lot slower rate then found in younger people. Everyone thinks that if you get it when your older that it will be more harmful and will have worse effects, but in this case its not true. It is a lot more common in older people because they have had more experience with the

sun. For some elderly patients with Melanoma, it might not be necessary to do treatment because it could be toxic. In some cases when elderly people dont get treatment, even though it could be toxic, it can be harmful either way. Most doctors just tend to stay away from treatment in those cases because it could get worse in the long run. Uveal Melanoma is a rare form of skin cancer that mostly affects people between 60 and 70 years old. Also malignant Melanoma of the face is often found in older people too. This article gives me the opposite facts and information than my first one because this article is on elderly people. They explain that the older you are, that the cancer is not as aggressive as it is found in younger people. It also states that Melanoma is much slower growing when diagnosed at an older age. Which means if someone elderly suspects anything, they can stop it much quicker than they can in younger people. I like to compare and contrast this article with the first one because it gives you two different perspectives. I can use each side in my articles and compare and contrast them in many different ways. This article also states different types of Melanoma that are more commonly found in the elderly and where they are mostly spotted. This article is credible because John Otrompke is a main publisher and writer for Skin Caner Magazine. He has written approximately over 130 articles and has publishes two books. One of his books was about the lifespan of a girl/women named Lisa Beddingfield. She was diagnosed with Melanoma at the age of 14 and had to live with it until she died at the age of 34. All of Johns articles that he wrote were revised by Joanna M. Nicolay who is a professor at Colorado State University and teaches a class specifically on skin cancer. Weir, Hannah . "Melanoma in Adolescents and Young Adults (ages 15-39 years):United States, 1999-2006." American Academy of Dermatology 65.5 (2011): S38-S49. UNC Charlotte . Web. 9 Mar 2012. This case study looked at incidence data from the period 1999 through 2006 for individulas aged 15 to 39 years and covering 67.2% of the US population were obtained from 38 statewide cancer registries. The data was collected and reported by use of standards established by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. As the results a total of 361,394 invasive cancers were diagnosed among adolescents and young adults. Melanoma was the third most common cancer diagnosed behind lymphoma and breast cancer. In table one of the 41,715 invasive Melanomas reported 15,677 were diagnosed in males and 26,036 in females. The most common place of diagnosis was trunk of the body for both males and females (46.7% and 36.8%) and also the upper body in males and the lower body in famales.

This article is helpful to me because it is an actual case study which will back up evidence in my paper. It will help me compare adolescents and young adults to the elderly because this case study deals with the ages of 15-39. It clearly states that Melanoma is mainly from UV rays but other factors include family history, tendency to develop freckles, and light hair color. Melanoma is also rare among dark pigmented ethnic groups. Whites have the highest rates of Melanoma regardless of age which means race is a huge factor. Hannah Weir is a journal writer for the Melanoma Research Foundation. She has her PhD in the health field and did major research at Tennessee State University on Melanoma and the affects it has on the young. Her partners that helped her write the case study such as Loraine Marrett and Eric Tai both have their PhD and MD in Health Studies and have all done research on Melanoma at the colleges they attended. Lastly all of Hannahs articles such as Melanoma: The Social Aspect, have all been reviewed or edited by people who have experience in research with Melanoma. Kulkarni , Mayuri. "Malignant Melanoma Prognosis." Skin Cancer . Skin Cancer Foundation , 28 October 2011. Web. 9 Mar 2012. The main way to treat Melanoma is to catch it early. If not caught early then the chances of curing it are cut in half and then almost to none if time is still standing. When the cancer spreads to the lungs, liver and the body organs the chances are slim to none. The survival rate for stage 0 Melanoma is more than 90%, which is the best time to catch it at. Even gender affects the Melanoma prognosis. It has been observed that survival rate of women is greater than men. The only cause for Melanoma that is a fact is sun exposure. The other causes such as genetics are still unclear but a lot of medical doctors are 99% positive it runs in the family. This article is important to my paper because it gives general information and background on Melanoma. It gives basic facts that I might have over looked when reading other articles. It also describes some of the stages in Melanoma, which I can also explain in my paper as well. Overall this article will help with a basic understanding of what Melanoma is and it breaks down the ways in which you can possibly get Melanoma excluding the sun. This article is credible because Mayuri Kulkarni is a professor at the University of Florida, which she teaches a class on Skin cancer. She also has written a few articles for SkinCancer.org such as Protecting Your Skin and Freckles are not a Friend. She obviously knows a lot about skin cancer, which makes this article reliable.