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Danielle Espinel examines a patient jointly in the North Riograndense League, Natal
In addition to counseling, testing and diagnosis, doctors also perform less complex surgeries. "In the most severe cases, the patient is referred for treatment," said Leonardo Ribeiro, dermatologist and vice president of SBD-RN.
The Rio Grande do Norte is the second state where the incidence of skin cancer is highest.
"We need to know how to use the sun in our favor, it helps to synthesize vitamin D, for example, but it also generates free radicals that age the skin by breaking down collagen." Said Danielle Espinel, dermatologist and President of SBD-RN
Skin cancer has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world, accounting for 30% of cases. "The demand for skin cancer patients is increasing every year, and with this action we can solve in a single day the signs and symptoms of the disease," Danielle said.
The group "C" focuses on the treatment and diagnosis of three types of skin cancer, which account for 95% of the events: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma the most common (70% of cases) and less aggressive ( 20% to 25% of cases), usually caused by solar lesions with little risk of metastasis and can be treated with simple surgery when diagnosed early, and melanoma (5% of cases), which is more serious and can lead to death if it is not treated in time.
"One must keep in mind the warning signs: changing color and shape, signs that easily bleed or itchy, they can develop quickly or come in the form a skin wound ", explains the president of the SBD-RN.
The engineer in production and occupational safety Ney Maia, 50, came for help. the appearance of a simple greyish stain on my back that has bothered me lately. It changed color, became rough and raised. He also scratches a lot.
According to data from the National Cancer Institute (Inca), more than 165,000 cases were diagnosed this year in Brazil. skin is the most common type of cancer in the country.
The Brazilian Society of Dermatology has created a booklet intended to facilitate self-examination.The "ABDCE Rule" highlights five points to observe in men, signs and spots on the skin: Asymmetry, tumors are generally not asymmetrical, curbs have protrusions and / or hollows, color, tone variation, diameter, suspicion of signs greater than 5 mm in diameter, and evolution as a change in appearance and / or size
Risk factors
Cases of skin cancer in the family
Who had more than six sunburns during life
You have several blemishes freckle or more than 50 pints in body
Very pale skin, which burns in the sun in tans;
wound that does not heal;
spots on the change of color or size of body and shape;
More than 65 years old
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