Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Academic Term
Summer 2015
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 5330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
John D. Chovan, James R. Cacchillo
Keywords
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer, Ultraviolet Radiation, UV Rays
Subject Categories
Medical Pathology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Abstract
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a nonmelanoma skin cancer. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, “BCC is the most frequently occurring form of all skin cancers. More than one out of every three new cancers is a skin cancer, and the vast majority are BCC’s” (www.skincancer.org). Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays is one of the main risk factors in developing a BCC. People with a lighter skin tone are at a higher risk of developing a BCC than those with a darker skin tone.
Recommended Citation
Weaver, Jamie, "Basal Cell Carcinoma—A Preventable Disease" (2015). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 78.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/78