McGraw-Hill Health 2005

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Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Health Grade 7
Grade 7
e-Journal

Health Online
Skin Cancers

Step 1. Questions

Every year, doctors in the United States diagnose over one million new cases of skin cancer. Fortunately, the disease is easy to treat when caught in its early stages. Typically, the cancerous area of skin is removed and the disease does not return. If the cancer has spread over a wide region of the body, however, treatment is much more complex.

For this e-Journal project, you will research and report on skin cancer. Here are some questions to guide your research.
  • What are some common forms of skin cancer? What are they like?
  • What are the significant risk factors for developing skin cancer?
  • How can people prevent skin cancer?
  • What questions do you have about skin cancer?
To research the answers to these questions, visit the Web sites listed in Step 2. You may also use search engines to research other Web sites, or consult encyclopedias or other reference sources at the library. Then, follow Steps 3 and 4 to write your report.

Step 2. Research

Research answers for the questions you were asked in Step 1. Visit these Web sites. Take notes about them on this page, too!

An Introduction to Skin Cancer
Here is a very thorough discussion of skin cancer. Read about the different kinds of cancer and ways to prevent them.
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What is Skin Cancer?
From the American Academy of Dermatology comes this huge resource about skin cancer. Click “Skin Cancer Fact Sheet” for some interesting statistics about skin cancer. Or click the links for pictures of different forms of skin cancer.
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Skin Cancer Foundation
The mission of the Skin Cancer Foundation is to prevent and stop skin cancer! Read how at their Web site. Click the links for sun protection and sun safety. Or read about different forms of skin cancer from the links on the left panel of the screen.
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