Reader phone: How do I protect myself against skin cancer?

Too much sun damages the skin, which is generally known. Nevertheless, the number of people who develop melanoma skin cancer or Actinic keratoses increases steadily. The latter is the early form of the second most common malignant skin tumor, the squamous cell carcinoma. Since the typical for the disease first part of the skin changes cause little discomfort, often it takes a lot of time, until the Affected go to the doctor. How to recognize Actinic keratosis, how it can be treated and how you can protect yourself, these experts will provide information on Thursday, 4. July, on free reader phone.

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Thursday, 4. July 2019 from 8 to 17 o’clock 0800 – 2 811 811

The call is out to all German networks free of charge.

Every hour that we spend in the sun or under a Solarium, is stored as the lifetime dose of UV radiation. Who are radiation-exposed, so over the years, direct sunlight, increasing his personal risk for Actinic keratoses and thus for the emergence of a squamous cell carcinoma. In the case of the 60-year-old men, approximately 20 percent are affected, in the case of the 70-year-old men are already over 50 percent. Still higher is the risk for people with a high or very high lifetime dose of UV radiation. Who was on business or leisure especially long and intense direct sunlight, should therefore be particularly attentive. In some Occupations, Actinic keratoses are now a recognised occupational disease.

Typical early signs of Actinic keratoses, reddish, reddish-brown or skin-coloured with whitish scaling or keratinization are. Usually their diameter is between five millimeters and one centimeter, the stains can be close but also to flat skin lesions of several centimeters in size.

Not all of these skin changes are visible – it can also be visible changes in the skin exist, the risk of a malignant Mutation. The Transition of Actinic keratoses to a malignant Tumor is fluid. According to the German Dermatological society (DDG) may emerge at about ten percent of patients of Actinic keratoses, a squamous cell carcinoma, the underlying skin and tissue structures to destroy, and even secondary growths may form. What is my personal risk for Actinic keratosis is? Can I reduce even after years of high exposure to UV my disease risk? How do I recognize Actinic keratoses at an early stage? What are the treatment options?

These and other questions experts will answer at the Thursday, 4. July, 2019, on free reader phone.

On the phone 0800 – 2 811 811

• Dr. med. Christina Skin; Established a specialist for skin and venereal diseases, additional names Drug-based tumour therapy, Allergology, skin doctor practice, Rheda-Wiedenbrück
• Dr. med. Dagmar Richter-Hintz; Established specialist in dermatology, Erftstadt
• Dr. med. Roland Aschoff; Consultant dermatologist, senior physician and Deputy clinic Director, Director of the polyclinic for dermatology, University hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden

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