Skin Cancer

What is Skin Cancer?Skin Cancer is a disease that youCan get from staying in the sunfor to long. Skin Cancer occursWhen skin cells are damagede.g. by over exposure to ultra-

violet (UV) radiation from the sun

What does it do to my body?Skin Cancer often looks like

an unusual mole or a skin soreThat does not heal. In fact aChange in a existing mole,

Most with a black or blue area,Is the most usually first sign of

Skin cancer.

How can I stop it?.No.1 Sunscreen

In the sun, have fun,But sunscreen is number 1

.No.2 Coffee a dayKeeps skin cancer away (adults)

.No.3 SLIP SLOP SLAP!.......

Slip Slop Slap!One of the most successful

Health campaigns in AustraliaHistory was launched in 1981

When a cheerful seagull namedSid in board shorts T-shirt andA hat danced across the screen

singing…

“Slip, Slop, Slap”It sounds like a breeze when

You say it like that“Slip, Slop, Slap”

In the sun we always say“Slip, Slop, Slap”“Slip, Slop, Slap”

Slip on a shirt,Slop on some sun sunscreen,

And slap on a hat,“Slip, Slop, Slap”

You can stop skin cancer-say: Slip, Slop, Slap

GlossaryUltra violet- light is electro- magnetic with a wavelengthshorter than that of visible

lightRadiation- is a process in whichenergetic particles or energeticwaves travel through medium

or space

Bibliographyhttp://www.cancer.org.au

/cancersmartlifestyle/SunSmart/Aboutskincancer.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_cancer

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