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(A) Explain what the advertisement is attempting to get across to the consumer?

It is telling you that skin cancer is more than a mole and that sunscreen is not enough to prevent skin cancer or Melanoma. They just want you to prevent skin cancer by doing five simple things by wearing a hat, clothing, seeking shade, wearing sunglasses and wearing SPF30+ sunscreen.

(B) Evaluate the effectiveness of the advertisement using the scaffold provided by your teacher.

I think the effectiveness of the scaffolds effective by visibly showing you the end result of uncheck skin cancers, which shows you the importance of the slip slop slap seek slide campaign.

(C) Identify three types of skin cancer found in Australia and outline the characteristics of each form of skin cancer.

Melanoma:
Are there the least common but most aggressive form of skin cancer
Grow and spread rapidly
Can start by looking like normal skin or as a freckle or mole
Grow anywhere on the body

Nodular melanoma:

Grows quickly, in some cases can become life threatening in 6-8 weeks
Usually appears as a new small lump on the skin, which may be black, brown, pink or red in colour.

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC):

Account for about one-third of skin cancers
Can grow quickly over several months
Are usually scaly red areas that may bleed, ulcers or healing sores that may be painful

(D) Investigate skin cancer and sun protection and identify:

Groups most at risk
Ways to protect yourself in the sun
What individuals can do to decrease their risk of sun damage and skin cancer
What communities can do to decrease their risk of sun damage and skin cancer

Skin Cancer:
Groups most at risk:
Researchers have identified a number of risk factors associated with melanoma. These risk factors are grouped into four categories: environmental, genetic, immunosuppressive, and previous melanoma. The most common

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