Melanoma is usually, but not always, a cancer of the skin. It begins in melanocytes, the cells that produce the pigment melanin that colors the skin, hair, and eyes, as well as forms moles. Since most of these pigment cells are found in the skin, melanoma of the skin is the most common type of melanoma. Skin cancers can be divided into two types: melanoma and non-melanoma. Non-melanoma skin cancers are usually referred to as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. These skin cancers are most often treated with surgery since they do not normally spread to other parts of the body. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. When Melanoma was first discovered people thought it was a joke. They didn’t pay any attention to what can cause melanoma skin cancer, or what to look for on their bodies to see if they should get checked by a doctor. No one believed in melanoma until they got it, or someone they knew had it. That’s when the all got their self-checked. They were all on alert. They never spent too much time in the sun, and If they did they had an umbrella. A prospective study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital observed an association between risk of second primary cancer and history of non-melanoma skin cancer in white men and women. The researchers found that people with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer had a modestly increased risk of getting cancer in the future, specifically breast and lung cancer in women and melanoma in both men and women. Non-melanoma skin cancer, which includes basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, is the most common form of cancer in the United States. People in my Community are on high alert over the talk about Melanoma skin cancer. People in my community are doing all they can to stay out of the sunlight. Also they are also avoiding ultraviolet lights. Ultraviolet lights are electromagnetic radiation. These lights are used in tanning beds and to dry gel nails. Kids in my community are also wearing sun screen when the want to go out when it sunny. S-subjective- “I feel this irritation on my skin” O-objective- “I see you have a black patch on your right leg” A-analysis- “You will have to undergo surgery” P-plan- “stay out of the sun as most as possible, but if you need to go in the sun, take an umbrella” What environmental features can cause melanoma skin cancer? An environmental feature that can cause melanoma skin cancer would be the sunlight the sun gives. The sun is the most powerful light there is no matter that it’s so far away. The sun is the leading cause of melanoma skin cancer. They are some ways to avoiding melanoma skin cancer. For example walk around with an umbrella, when it’s really sunny out so you can get shade. Another example would be to where sun screen so the sun doesn’t harm your body as bad. Everyone should try their best to avoid ultraviolet lights and the sun as most as possible. Where lots of sun screen walk around with an umbrella and were clothes to cover your skin when using ultraviolet lights.