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1
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What is the fastest increasing cancer in Scotland?

A

melanoma

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2
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Are thinner melanomas easier to cure?

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Yes

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3
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What does ABCDE stand for to help you diagnose a melanoma?

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A – Asymmetry
B – Border
C – Colour
D – Diameter
E – Evolution
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4
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Name a sign which helps to identify melanomas.

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Ugly Duckling Sign

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5
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Most common skin cancer?

A

basal cell

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6
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What is a rodent ulcer?

A

basal cell

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7
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Do basal cell carcinomas metastasise?

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rarely

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Actinic keratoses and Bowen’s disease are precurors for what?

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squamous cell carcinomas

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9
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What does hyperkeratotic mean?

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crusted

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10
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Which is more likely to cause pain, squamous or basal cell carcinoma?

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squamous

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11
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What are Actinic Keratoses?

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precancerous lesions

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12
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What is Field Cancerisation?

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large areas of cells at a tissue surface or within an organ are affected by a carcinogenic alteration(s)

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13
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What tends to have a central crater?

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Keratoacanthoma

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14
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Who do freckles occur in?

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those who cannot tan sufficiently to protect their skin from sun

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15
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How much sun damage occurs during first 18 years of life?

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80%

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16
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How much does childhood sunburn increase melanoma risk by?

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4 fold

17
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What is Xeroderma Pigmentosum?

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inherited condition characterized by an extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet (UV) rays from sunlight

18
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What is Naevoid basal cell carcinoma (Gorlin’s) syndrome?

A

autosomal dominant familial cancer syndrome

wide range of developmental abnormalities and a predisposition to neoplasms.

19
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What is butterfly disease?

A

Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB)

inherited connective tissue disease causing blisters in the skin and mucosal membranes

20
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Who need regular skin suveillance?

A

organ transplant patients

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