Skin cancers: awareness day

As summer approaches and good weather approaches, learn how to enjoy the sun safely! Come meet the dermatology and medical oncology and ask all your questions about skin cancer.

Goals

Inform the general public, patients with skin cancer, people at risk, and their loved ones on various aspects of these pathologies: risk factors, prevention, therapeutic management, clinical research, supportive care, etc. ;
Meet other patients and healthcare teams to discuss freely;
Take stock of treatments and treatment strategies;
Discover the latest research advances.

With the support of the Cutaneous Cancer Group , Pierre Fabre and MSD

What is skin cancer?

There are two main types of skin cancer: carcinomas and melanomas.

The skin is considered the largest human organ in terms of surface area. It protects the body from infections and ultraviolet (UV) radiation. It facilitates the control of body temperature and the elimination of organic waste through perspiration. It also serves to synthesize vitamin D and store water and fat reserves.

It can also be affected by cancer.

This can be explained by the evolution of exposure habits to UV radiation over the last 40 years. These exposures constitute the most important risk factor for developing this type of cancer.

70 to 90% of skin cancers are linked to the sun;
Sun exposure has been classified as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer ( WHO ) since 1992;
Exposure to artificial UV rays (UVB and UVA) has been classified as carcinogenic for humans since 2009.

Source: National Cancer Institute