Dr. Nancy Snyderman Discusses Melanoma

" Sun safety news Scanlon BC's chief medical editor that doctor Nancy finally is here with a hard facts about melanoma the most serious form of skin cancer Nancy welcome back. Important we talk about this right between 1980 and in 2004 melanoma increase in US can Caucasian women by 50%. Y well you think there may be -- genius from gets turned on estrogen women below the age of fifty. Have seen this great surgeon there's -- very best of it and think about oncology which may turn on cancer cells. It's culled Andy in two and in women who are below the age of fifty who have this genius or fourfold increase so we're not taking away all the environmental issues. But for some women there may be genetic -- so I sunburns can also help. That Sadler is yes sun -- fair skin freckles than normal environmental factors are still at play. And that's a crystal talk about people having to use sunscreen is your -- If there they discover them that there may be genetic trigger is there -- genetic tests and we wanna think about they're there will be a test that's being more widely used in the future but for women who. Have these high risk factors and for whom it may be at risk under the age of fifty you can ask for this new genetic -- others -- look at that list of respect -- little -- because I think it's important in -- and also includes -- if you look on the list short -- a fair -- goes without saying in the history of sudden -- we now in the excessive exposure. Molson family history are very important. -- But -- you're on body and that means taking a mere and I mean knowing from the soles of your feet. Up to your ears know what your body looks more he and the American Cancer Society has been great about putting up the AB CD east. Molds and skin cancer we should take a look at those because -- stands for asymmetry so if you start to see a mole that changes in isn't completely around. That's concerned the border if it's irregular you can see your regular mall and they want that on top that's not. Any irregular border is a is a problem collar. If anything changes from brown to black to -- that's -- concern. That diameter. We talk about five to six millimeters. Anything that suddenly starts to grow and also a concern to you can happen and people of all ages as well it can happen please -- ignored kill an animal that's suddenly starts to bleed. Also -- concerned and just remember. Anything that changes prompts the caller visit your doctor right there's new technology that might help detect is a new technology this has been for really done a lot at -- We can take a laser light and look down into the skin. And it is it's I really cool way to look for Mellon not -- skin cells and early cancer changes frankly but for the skin cells not become. Really important and -- and hard to treat cancers. Only to great medical centers right now have this test so if you again have a family history. If you know you're at risk. Then you can ask your dermatologist. To see if there's you they have laser light -- can do that Nancy their little time left and I'm not sure of as a means coming I didn't tell you can ask you them before and that is. And a trick question no it's not that's not an the president last night that -- talked about there was a lot that of their being a lot of waste yes in the system yes continue. So that is there're a lot of waste experience a lot of ways and so here's what I think -- the medical profession is gonna have to get its act together. We've been telling people for years early screening early testing we'll save lives you know what we're not so sure that that's really true. We know that for cancer the cervix and for colonoscopy. Early detection saves lives even though mom Griffey -- that cut off may not be forty perhaps it should be fifty. So -- worry I think we're gonna have to save everyone especially what people I called the worried well people like you who who are healthy. Really have no concerns but you might -- extra income -- it's all just plopped on the money you don't know who who cares. Sometimes the worried well used a system to just sort of make themselves feel okay me access the system we charge tests. Just so that will feel that. There's no problem. -- do that we gobble up funds. And if you get test and then another doctor orders a test and the third doctor orders -- test which is what the president talked about last night. You have three doctors who may not even talk to each other. There's a lot of points and I think Americans are going to be asked to frankly. -- a little more personal responsibility for him but take care of ourselves and remember that we talk about access to Madison. That doesn't mean that everybody gets everything we're gonna have to self regulate ourselves a little bit and not assume that everybody gets to order ala -- But still paid for the blue plate special to write -- handsome looks like written three of the curve ball back I thank them while facing --"