| Term | Definition |
| Keratoacanthoma | Family of squamous cell carcinoma |
| Protective clothing | Best protection against malignant melanoma |
| SPF 15-30 | Protects against basal and sqamous skin cancers |
| Excision biopsy with narrow margins | Preferred study for malignant melanoma |
| Excision biopsy with wide margins | Not preferred study for malignant melanoma |
| Depth <.76mm, can be excised with this distance tumor free margin and have a 99% 5 year survival rate? | 1cm |
| Superficial spreading melanoma | Most common subtype (70%) |
| Acral lentiginous | Least common subtype |
| Avoidance of the sun in the middle of the day (10am - 4pm) | Best way to protect fair skin individuals |
| It metastasis years later to here | Brain |