{"id":1550,"date":"2023-02-11T14:01:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T14:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/students\/?page_id=1550"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:27:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:27:15","slug":"skin-cancer-in-people-of-color","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/students\/student-wellness-resources\/sun-safety-and-skin-cancer-prevention\/skin-cancer-in-people-of-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Skin Cancer in People of Color"},"content":{"rendered":"

What You Need to Know<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

-Courtesy of the Skin Cancer Foundation\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a fact: Skin cancer affects people of all colors. Even if you have a\u00a0darker skin tone,<\/a>\u00a0always tan or rarely burn, you can still develop the disease. What\u2019s more, for people of color, skin cancer is often diagnosed later, when it is harder to treat. This includes people of African, Asian, Latino, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Native American descent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Simply put, if you have skin, you can get skin cancers. These include the non melanoma skin cancers like basal cell carcinoma<\/a>\u00a0(BCC),\u00a0squamous cell carcinoma<\/a>\u00a0(SCC) as well as\u00a0melanoma<\/a>. Furthermore, ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun can cause dangerous, lasting damage to your skin.<\/span><\/p>\n

What People of Color Can Do<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

The most important thing to do is get to\u00a0know your skin type<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0protect your skin<\/a>\u00a0from the sun. Also,\u00a0check yourself monthly<\/a>\u00a0and see a dermatologist once a year for a\u00a0full body exam<\/a>. No matter what, if you notice anything NEW, CHANGING or UNUSUAL on your skin, contact a dermatologist.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Skin of Color Stats<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n