A nurse will be conducting an educational session on preventing skin cancer at a local senior citizens center. Which should the nurse include in the session?
a. Squamous cell cancer may appear similar to a wart.
b. Basal cell carcinoma is more common in women.
c. Actinic keratosis begins as a pearly papule.
d. Melanoma is characterized by rough, scaly patches.
A
Squamous cell lesion may appear like a wart and be hard with defined borders. Basal cell carci-noma is more prevalent in fair-skinned older men and begins as a pearly papule. A multicolored, raised lesion with asymmetrical borders characterizes melanoma.
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