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Intro: Every year, one-million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas. Skin cancer. These non-melanoma skin cancers usually don't kill, but they can destroy tissue if they're not removed. Most people who get the disease are over the age of 60. But a Mayo Clinic study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that the number of young people with skin cancer is on the rise. Let's go to Mayo Clinic to find out why and how to protect yourself.
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Total running time 1:35 |
WORKING WITH OLD ZIPPER OUTSIDE IN THE FRESH AIR IS WHAT LYNNETE LACEY CALLS GOOD MEDICINE. |
Lynnette Lacey (27:00) Had Skin Cancer |
"IT'S SUCH A GOOD SPORT FOR YOUR SOUL." |
VO: Lynnette riding |
GOOD FOR THE SOUL, BUT POTENTIALLY BAD FOR YOUR SKIN IF YOU SPEND HOURS IN THE SADDLE WITHOUT SUN PROTECTION. |
| Lynnette Lacey (21:49) | "I'VE BECOME A REAL ADVOCATE FOR SUNSCREEN." |
| VO: Lynnette applying sun screen | LYNETTE SLATHERS IT ON BEFORE SADDLING UP BECAUSE ... |
| Lynnette Lacey (19:00/19:12) | "I'VE HAD MANY SEVERE BURNS. I BLISTERED SO BAD I HAD BLISTERS FROM MY ANKLES ALL THE WAY UP TO MY FACE." |
VO: Lynnette outside Lynnette's scars |
AND LYNNETTE, WHO'S NOW 34, HAS HAD 26 NON-MELANOMA, OR BASAL CELL SKIN CANCERS REMOVED SINCE THE AGE OF 19. |
| Lynnette Lacey (21:17) | "I HAVE MANY, MANY SCARS." |
VO: from Lynnette to Dr. Christenson TO shots of journal article |
LYNNETTE'S DOCTOR IS LESLIE CHRISTENSON. SHE AND COLLEGUES AT MAYO CLINIC PUBLISHED A STUDY IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION THAT SHOWS BASAL CELL SKIN CANCER, WHICH USUALLY STRIKES PEOPLE OVER 60, IS ON THE RISE IN YOUNG PEOPLE. |
Leslie Christenson, M.D. (00:46) Mayo Clinic Dermatologist |
"THE INCIDENCE OF BASAL CELL CARCINOMA IN YOUNG WOMEN LESS THAN 40 IS THREE TIMES THAT OF WHAT IT WAS IN THE 1976-1979 TIME FRAME." |
VO: To Viv stand up To graphics: At Risk
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WHY THE RISE IN CASES? DR.CHRISTENSON SAYS NON-MELANOMA CANCERS, WHICH LOOK LIKE RED OPEN SORES OR RED SCALY BUMPS, ARE ALMOST ALWAYS CAUSED BY SUN EXPOSURE. YOU'RE AT INCREASED RISK IF YOU HAVE LIGHT SKIN, BLUE EYES, FRECKLES, HAVE HAD SEVERE SUNBURNS, OR HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF THE DISEASE. |
| "GOOD BOY." | |
| BUT YOU CAN PREVENT YOUR RISK OF SKIN CANCER BY FOLLOWING LYNNETE'S LEAD. USE SUNSCREEN AND WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. | |
| FOR MEDICAL EDGE, I'M VIVIEN WILLIAMS. |
Tag: Again, Dr. Christenson says basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer, which is also on the rise, usually don't kill, but they can destroy skin tissue. They can be removed several ways including surgery, liquid nitrogen and chemo cream.
Basal and squamous cell cancers are non-melanoma skin cancers. Melanomas are fast growing and can be very deadly. If you're concerned about a new mole or spot on your skin, see a doctor. For more information, log onto our Web site at ...
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