Your assignment is to create a brochure, pamphlet, or infographic on one of the three types of skin cancer: squamous, basal or melanoma. You will focus your data on the US state assigned to your below. Your assignment should be designed to be displayed in a doctor’s office, hospital or school to educate the public about the causes, symptoms and treatments of the condition. Your assignment should include graphics/images, related statistics and be visually appealing. .
Your submission must address the following topics in a 1-2 page assignment submission. Remember to focus your data as you will have limited space on the brochure. Remember to always use your own words and don’t copy directly from your references.
Description: a brief description of the type of cancer- either basal, squamous or melanoma.
Risk factors: list the major factors that can lead to this type of skin cancer.
Signs and symptoms: include a list of major signs or symptoms, you may want to include an image as well.
Prevalence: the number of people affected by the state assigned to you in the list below (based on last name).
Skin Structures: include some skin structures/tissue/cells that are impacted by your chosen skin cancer and how homeostasis is disrupted in these areas.
Treatments: briefly discuss 1 or 2 common treatments.
Interesting facts: include 1-2 unique or interesting facts about your chosen skin cancer that pertains specifically to your assigned state.
References: at least 3 quality sources supporting your research that are formatted in APA style. You can find help and examples for APA format in the student resources module.
Cancer type is Melanoma and State is Florida