Blog 13: Senior Project 2 hour House Meeting 1

What is the best way to treat skin cancer?

ANSWER:

Identify how the skin cancer formed

EVIDENCE

Overexposure to the sun or UV radiation

DNA damage

Over-producing cells

SOURCE

Schofield, Jill R., and William A. Robinson. What You Really Need to Know about Moles and Melanoma.

Blog 12: Service Learning

1. Where are you working for service learning?

I am working at El Monte Hospital.

2.  Who is your contact?

My contact is Pam. She is the lead in the volunteer office.

3. Summarize the services you have performed

I have been mainly involved in patient support and in the front area helping.   Here is my log.   I have also put it next to working bibliography on the blog.

4.  How many hours have you worked?

I have met the requirement. I currently have completed 16 hours.

Science Fair Update

I finally found all the materials I need to complete my science fair experiment.  

1/5 Going to service learning at El Monte Hospital

Blog 11: Third Interview Questions

I will be interviewing a radiologist at El Monte Hospital.

My 10 questions:

What is most important to being a successful radiologist oncologist who specializes in skin cancer?
What services or what does this hospital do to help someone with skin cancer?
Who should I talk to at El Monte who can also help me with radiology?
What should I talk to at El Monte who can also help me with skin cancer?
What experiences have you had related to patients with cancer or skin cancer?
What will my duties be for my volunteer job at the hospital? What difficulties to volunteers typically have?
Do you have volunteers who have been hired at El Monte after so many hours of volunteering?   What are they doing?  How did they move from volunteering to employment?  Can I talk to them?
What experiences have employees at El Monte Hospital had with skin cancer?  What is most common experience?
What treatments are out their for skin cancer?
What is the common procedure when a patient comes into the emergency room with something that could be skin cancer?

I also plan to interview Dr. Alas at Cal Poly Pomona. I plan to ask him:

1.  What courses do you teach at Cal Poly and can you tell me a little about each one?

2.  What current project are you working in your lab? 

3.  What work or other work have you done with cancer or patients with cancer?   

4.  What other responsibilities do you have at Cal Poly?

5.  What is most important to becoming a successful radiologist oncologist who specializes in skin cancer?

6.  What is the best way to treat melanoma skin cancer?

7.  What would you suggest I study with regard to skin cancer?  

8.  What did you think of the new law banning minors from tanning?  Is there other cancer related issues do you see the federal or state governments getting involved in banning or discouraging?

9.  What suggestions do you have to prevent skin cancer?

10.  Do you have any suggestions regarding what I could read or who I could talk to on the Cal Poly Pomona campus?