Characteristics
Melanoma is an abnormal spot on the skin. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the melanocytes that produce melanin.
Common characteristics of melanoma include growth of or an existing mole.
Causes/ Risk Factors
Melanoma occurs when something goes awry in the melanin producing cells.
Skin cells develop when healthy cells push older cells toward the skin’s surface where they die. But when cells develop DNA damage, new cells grow out of control and forms a mass of cancerous cells.
Melanoma causes include environmental and genetic factors. Doctors believe ultraviolet radiation from the sun and faux tanning is the leading cause of melanoma.
Risk factors include; fair skin, a history of sunburn/ skin …show more content…
With osteoporosis, new bone creation doesn’t keep up with old bone removal. This makes bones weak.
Causes/Risk Factors
Osteoporosis is a silent disease and is not often found until someone has a bone fracture.
Occurs when there is an imbalance between new bone formation and old bone resorption.
Two essential minerals needed for bone function are calcium and phosphate.
Risk factors include aging and calcium deficiency. Osteoporosis can be prevented in childhood.
Sex, body frame, diet, race, age, and family history add to a list of risk factors.
Signs and Symptoms
Pain in body.
Loss of height.
Bone fracture.
Stooped posture.
Diagnosis
Doctors will ask questions and observe your lifestyle to determine if you are at risk for osteoporosis. The doctor will then determine if you need to be scanned or not.
These x rays can determine the proportion of mineral in your bones.
In this test, the hip, wrist, and spine are scanned.
Bone density tests are used whenever a patient is diagnosed with
Melanoma is an abnormal spot on the skin. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the melanocytes that produce melanin.
Common characteristics of melanoma include growth of or an existing mole.
Causes/ Risk Factors
Melanoma occurs when something goes awry in the melanin producing cells.
Skin cells develop when healthy cells push older cells toward the skin’s surface where they die. But when cells develop DNA damage, new cells grow out of control and forms a mass of cancerous cells.
Melanoma causes include environmental and genetic factors. Doctors believe ultraviolet radiation from the sun and faux tanning is the leading cause of melanoma.
Risk factors include; fair skin, a history of sunburn/ skin …show more content…
With osteoporosis, new bone creation doesn’t keep up with old bone removal. This makes bones weak.
Causes/Risk Factors
Osteoporosis is a silent disease and is not often found until someone has a bone fracture.
Occurs when there is an imbalance between new bone formation and old bone resorption.
Two essential minerals needed for bone function are calcium and phosphate.
Risk factors include aging and calcium deficiency. Osteoporosis can be prevented in childhood.
Sex, body frame, diet, race, age, and family history add to a list of risk factors.
Signs and Symptoms
Pain in body.
Loss of height.
Bone fracture.
Stooped posture.
Diagnosis
Doctors will ask questions and observe your lifestyle to determine if you are at risk for osteoporosis. The doctor will then determine if you need to be scanned or not.
These x rays can determine the proportion of mineral in your bones.
In this test, the hip, wrist, and spine are scanned.
Bone density tests are used whenever a patient is diagnosed with