Sun Screen
Question Sheet:
Before reading:
1.
How careful are you about protecting your skin when you go
outdoors?
2.
Do you think that you are at risk for skin cancer? Why or why not?
During reading:
1.
What is the most rapidly growing cause of cancer death in the United
States? Why?
2.
How do ultraviolet rays affect skin?
3.
What is a tumor?
4.
What is the difference between melanoma and a nonmelanoma
tumor?
5.
Describe several ways in which scientists are working to prevent
skin cancer.
6.
What recommendations does the American Academy of
Dermatology have for preventing skin cancer?
After reading:
1.
(Pick ONE)
Did this article make you more or less concerned about getting skin
cancer? Why?
2.
What is the American Academy of Dermatology? Why does this
group create recommendations for preventing skin cancer? See
www.aad.org/ (American Academy of Dermatology).
3.
Do you think that people nowadays spend more or less time in the
sun than they did when your parents were kids? Why?
4.
What is Earth's ozone layer? How might the hole in the ozone layer
above polar regions affect skin cancer rates? See
www.epa.gov/Ozone/science/sc_fact.html and
www.epa.gov/ozone/science/effects.html (U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency).
5.
Why is skin considered an organ of the body? Would thinking of skin
as an organ affect the way that you treat your skin? See
kidshealth.org/kid/body/skin_noSW.html (KidsHealth for Kids).
6.
Why do you think many doctors don't warn kids about the dangers of
tanning?