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Cancer Quest: Skin Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains detailed information on skin cancer: types, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and more.
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute: Skin Cancer (Including Melanoma) Patient Version

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource discusses a wide variety of topics related to skin cancer including types, prevention symptoms, and treatment.
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute: Skin Cancer (Pdq): Prevention

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Cancer Institute provides detailed information about skin cancer and the prevention of skin cancer. Also provides information about other organizations to contact regarding skin cancer and cancer prevention.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Skin Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent overview of skin cancer to include, types, diagnosis, treatment and other related information.
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Macmillan Cancer Support

Cancerbackup: Skin Cancer Information Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Ultraviolet light, sunlamps, and sunbeds have all contributed to the increase of skin cancer. This thorough site examines the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of this form of cancer.
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Med News: Skin Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a description of skin cancer, an explanation of the stages of skin cancer, and discusses treatment options.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Skin Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an excellent overview of skin cancer to include, types, diagnosis, treatment, and other related information.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Skin Cancer Awareness Month: Protect Your Skin

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on skin cancer: risk factors, the different types of skin cancer, and how to protect one's skin when exposed to the sun.
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Womenshealth.gov: Skin Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Health Center Institute provides this site. It is detailed information about all aspects of skin cancer.
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The Skin Cancer Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about skin cancer, including prevention and treatment. It provides links to other resources.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Skin Cancer Prevention

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about skin cancer prevention and answer the follow-up questions.
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Cancer.gov: Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent site provides a good overview of Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma. Also provides links to more detailed information about treatment, prevention, genetics, causes, stages and screening for skin cancer.
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American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society: Stay Healthy

For Students 9th - 10th
This large site from the American Cancer Society offers comprehensive information on many kinds of cancer. From the left navigation bar, click to Prevention, Early Detection, Nutrition and Prevention, or Environmental Risks.
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American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society: Basal and Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Cancer Society site provides a wealth of information regarding skin cancer - nonmelanoma. Content includes a general overview, a detailed guide, and links to other information sources. This site is a starting point to learn...
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Skin Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive, self-paced lesson on the body's largest organ, the skin. Students learn information and watch descriptive animations to aid in understanding, answering review questions throughout the activity. A self-check quiz follows...
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Emory University: Cancer Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an in-depth look at the biology of cancer, including a detailed description of the disease process from the basics of cells to the diagnosis and treatment of various types of cancers. Includes videos, animations, and interactive...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Diseases, Disorders, and Injuries of the Integumentary System

For Students 9th - 10th
The integumentary system is susceptible to a variety of diseases, disorders, and injuries. These range from annoying but relatively benign bacterial or fungal infections that are categorized as disorders, to skin cancer and severe burns,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Keeping Skin Healthy

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Your skin is your largest organ and constantly protects you from infections, so keeping your skin healthy is a good idea. Learn more about keeping skin healthy in...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: The Whole Story on Skin

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website offers a simple, yet detailed explanation on the structure and function of skin.
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Remedy Health Media

Health Central: Cancer Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides many links on information about cancer.
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Other

Cancer Index: Index Home

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Cancer Index provides a long list of links to sites on every imaginable type of cancer, genes related to cancer, treatments, and resources for cancer patients and their families. The index can be viewed alphabetically,...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Sun Smarts

For Students 9th - 10th
Sunburn isn't just painful, it's dangerous. Learn about the connection between sun exposure and skin cancer, and learn how treat sunburn. Also, learn how to prevent getting sunburn with three simple tips. Use the links on this page to...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Health Effects of Overexposure of the Sun [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the major health problems linked to overexposure to UV radiation: skin cancer (melanoma and nonmelanoma), premature aging of the skin and other skin problems, cataracts and other eye damage,...
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University of Texas Libraries

University of Texas: Ray and the Sunbeatables

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center created and developed Ray and the Sunbeatables: A Sun Safety Curriculum. The evidence-based curriculum educates children, parents and teachers about sun protection and promotes sun safety...

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