Sun exposure can result in a variety of skin cancers. A person's risk for developing a sun-related skin cancer can be predicted from certain findings.
|
Parameter |
Finding |
Points |
|
hair color |
blond or red |
4 |
|
|
brown |
3 |
|
|
black |
1 |
|
eye color |
blue or green |
4 |
|
|
hazel |
3 |
|
|
brown |
2 |
|
result of one hour of summer sun exposure |
burn and sometimes blister |
4 |
|
|
burn then tan |
3 |
|
|
tan |
1 |
|
freckles |
many |
5 |
|
|
some |
3 |
|
|
none |
1 |
|
job location |
indoors |
2 |
|
|
indoors and outdoors |
3 |
|
|
outdoors |
4 |
|
family history of skin cancer |
present |
5 |
|
|
absent |
1 |
|
location spent most time before 18 years of age |
North |
2 |
|
|
Midwest |
3 |
|
|
South |
4 |
(from a quiz recommended by Dr Darrell Rigel, JAMA 1997)
score =
= (points for hair color) + (points for eye color) + (points for sun exposure) + (points for freckles) + (points for job location) + (points for family history) + (points for US location)
Interpretation:
• minimum score 10
• maximum score 30
• score 10-15: below average risk
• score 16-22: average risk
• score 23-25: high risk
• score 26-30: very high risk
Specialty: Dermatology
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