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Introduction to Aging Skin Disorders

Just Another Sign of Aging, or an Underlying Medical Condition?
AgingSkinNet, American Academy of Dermatology - A chart is given with signs and symptoms of lesions or changes to skin and possible medical causes.

Skin Care and Aging
National Institute on Aging, NIH - This article touches on the changes to our skin with age, including dry skin, bruises, wrinkles, age spots and skin cancer. Tips on maintaining healthy skin are included.

What is Skin Cancer?
SkinCancerNet, American Academy of Dermatologists - This page provides a brief discussion of the types of skin cancer, causes and why skin cancer rates are rising.

Skin Cancer and Skin of Color
Skin Cancer Foundation - This is an excellent article stressing the importance of skin cancer prevention and diagnosis in people of color.

Sunlight and Your Eyes
Skin Cancer Foundation - Information is given on skin cancers of the eyelids, conjunctival cancers, intraocular melanoma and other eye disorders caused by sun exposure.

Not All Age-spots are Harmless (Slideshow)
AgingSkinNet, American Academy of Dermatology - The slideshow discusses age spots, actinic keratoses, and seborrheic keratoses.

What Skin Cancer Looks Like
SkinCancerNet, American Academy of Dermatology - Photographs are shown of common types of skin cancer such as squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and melanoma as well as several rare types of skin cancer. Actinic keratoses (AK) which can lead to skin cancer are also shown.

Understanding UVA and UVB
Skin Cancer Foundation - This site presents a good discussion of UVA rays the chief cause of tanning (skin damage) and UVB rays the chief cause of skin reddening and sunburn as well as sun protection factor in sunscreens.

Skin Cancer Facts
Skin Cancer Foundation - Includes statistics on all types of skin cancers, how they affect men and women and different ethnic groups. Also covered are pediatric skin cancer, indoor tanning, and melanoma.

Dysplastic Nevi: Atypical Moles and Risk of Melanoma
Skin Cancer Foundation - This is an excellent discussion with photographs about dysplastic nevi, normal moles and when moles become melanoma.

Actinic Keratosis and Other Pre-cancers
Skin Cancer Institute - This site explains what actinic keratosis is, how to recognize it, treatments and prevention.

What You Need to Know about Melanoma
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health - This online booklet discusses risks and prevention, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, and follow up care.

Melanoma
Mayo Clinic - This article discusses symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for melanoma and stages of melanoma.

Skin Cancer
Mayo Clinic - An overview about common skin cancers.

Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health - A good review of this condition, other types of eczema, what makes it worse, and how it is treated.

Contact Dermatitis
EczemaNet, American Academy of Dermatologists - A good discussion of this common condition including signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

Stasis Dermatitis
EczemaNet, American Academy of Dermatologists - This type of dermatitis usually develops in people who are middle aged or older and affects the lower legs.

Seborrheic Keratoses
American Academy of Dermatology - Lesions known as seborrheic keratoses become more common with age. This site discusses the causes, identification and treatment options as well as what seborrheic keratoses are not.

Itchy Skin (Pruritus)
Mayo Clinic - Itchy skin is a common problem as we age. This site provides a brief discussion of common conditions which causes itchy skin, diagnosis and treatment.

*Information provided in these databases and websites should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.