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Overview: Skin
For this discussion, you will reflect meaningfully on our assigned readings and answer the prompts below.

1. What are the 3 most common forms of skin cancer?
2. Why is melanoma the most potentially serious skin cancer?
3. What reasons can you think of to explain the increase in melanoma?
4. What is the ABCDE of melanoma?
5. What are the important aspects of a complete skin exam? Explain how you would perform a skin examination on a patient, being as specific and thorough as possible.
6. Have you ever treated anyone with metastatic melanoma? What was your experience like if so?
7. Skin cancer is also one of the few malignancies that is largely preventable. How do you counsel patients about the dangers of skin cancer? What measures would you recommend?
8. What is Mohs surgery and how is it performed? (Hint: it is commonly done for squamous cell/basal cell cancers of the head and neck.)