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Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer, and these cancerous growths
develop when unrepaired DNA damage to skin cells caused by UV radiation from the
sun triggers mutations that lead to skin cells multiplying rapidly and forming tumors.
These tumors produce melanocytes in the epidermis. Melanoma can be shown in a
variety of different colors. Melanoma is caused by extreme or occasional UV exposure.
Melanoma kills approximately 10,130 people in the U.S. yearly. More information is
presented in Figure 6 (Case Study).
Figure 1 - Skin Histology Picture & Labels
Figure 2
The graph presented below is the Eccrine Sweat Gland Density on different parts of my
body.
Figure 3
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Figure 6
APA Citations
Autier, P., for Epimel, D., & Eortc Melanoma Cooperative Group, J. (1998). Influence of
sun exposures during childhood and during adulthood on melanoma risk. International
Journal of Cancer, 77(4), 533-537.
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