May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. For the occasion, the Foggia Local Health Authority organized Melanoma day to raise awareness among the population of the risks of lack of prevention and incorrect exposure to the sun.
Tomorrow May 24ththerefore, it will be possible to undergo free visit for mole control in these clinics: Foggia, at the clinic in Piazza della Libertà, from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm, with the dermatologist Antonia Trotta; Lucera: at the Polyclinic of the Social and Health District (c/o Lastaria Hospital Complex), second floor, from 3 pm to 5 pm, with the dermatologist Dario Basta; San Severo: at the Polyclinic of the Social and Health District (via Teresa Masselli Mascia), first floor, from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm, with the General Practitioner and dermatologist Fernando Carafa.
From the AGENAS guidelines
What is melanoma
Melanoma is a malignant tumor that originates from melanocytes of the skin and mucous membranes.
Until a few years ago, it was considered a rare neoplasm, even very rare until adolescence, while currently it represents a neoplasm with a continuously growing incidence throughout the world. Melanoma mainly affects people between the ages of 30 and 60.
Recommendations (suggestions)
• Avoid sunburn, especially in children and use sunscreens
• Use sunscreens to supplement, but not replace, physical methods of protection from UV radiation (clothing, hat, glasses, etc.)
• Brief sun exposures are necessary to maintain adequate vitamin D levels.
A routine check-up by a specialist is appropriate if there are risk factors that contribute to the development of melanoma in an independent and statistically significant manner: number of moles, phototype and skin pigmentation, episodes of sunburn during childhood and family or personal history of melanoma.
