More than skin deep [videorecording] skin cancer in America / A Z film production; produced by Joseph Costa; directed and photographed by Stanley Kozma.
Subtitle from container. Narrated by Mark Winston.
Contents:
What is cancer? -- Melanoma -- Evolution of human skin color -- Human migration from low UV to high UV exposure -- Challenges of melanoma -- UV rays -- Moles and melanoma -- Warning signs of melanoma -- Cumulative nature of exposure to UV light -- Melanoma - deadly foe -- Awareness raising -- Public health and children's health -- Children's ad for sun awareness -- Melanoma and ethnic groups -- Melanoma: misdiagnosis -- White skin: cultural idea -- Social transformation from pale to tanned skin -- Human immune system and cancer -- National cancer insitute: immunotherapy -- Experimental treatment -- Dangers of tanning beds -- Melanoma from tanning machines -- Melanoma: medical and social issue.
Summary:
"The deep tan was accidentally popularized by Coco Chanel, yet even when Bob Marley died of melanoma decades later, the general public was still not fully aware of the dangers of UV radiation. This program examines not only the medical and scientific aspects of skin cancer, but its cultural, historical, and social facets as well. Using nationally known experts and dramatic personal testimony, it describes symptoms and risk factors, including indiscriminate use of tanning beds, mole assessment, and the pioneering medical trials for melanoma that may revolutionize cancer treatment."- Container.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)773610717
Locations:
PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.