Prevention : Skin Cancer
If the ozone layer is depleted 50 % more, when people are out in the sun, it will only take seven minutes for your skin to burn. The worse thing is, this increases the risk for skin cancer and secondary tumors. How could we survive day to day, but still maintain your taste and fashion? A anti-sun exposure fashion design can fit into your daily routine. The multi-sun exposure wear can be transformed to protect your skin while commuting. The nylon stretch woven fabric is flexible, comfortable, light wight, and dense. The multi-sun wear provides women a fashionable, protectable, and multi-matchable coat for their commute, work, and leisure time.
The Sun Exposure: Skin Cancer renovation
疾病與日常的生活專題：
紫外線過度危害: 預防皮膚癌的生活方式
（防禦性疾病專題）
溫室氣體不斷上升，而對臭氧層產生過度破壞的排放也並無趨緩，氣候極端劇烈變化的今天，明日，我們的生活會有如何的改變？
The Overview of Skin Cancer
1 out of 7 people will develop some form of skin cancer during their lifetime. And half of all Americans that live to age 65 will develop skin cancer. What's skin cancer? Skin cancer is created by an abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells. Skin cancer can grow and spread to other parts of your body and it may grow and form secondary tumours. This is how cancer cells grow.(see the picture) There are three kinds of skin cancer. The third and most dangerous form of skin cancer is malignant melanoma. It can spread to other organs very rapidly. When did people start to care about this cancer? The cheap package holidays in the 1970s has led to deadly skin cancer. People now in their 60s and 70s are more than five times more likely to get skin cancer."Today the problem threatens to get worse as teenagers continue to crave a tan on the beach and top it up cheaply on sunbeds.
Design for a serious scenario in the Future
In 2020, the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer discovers the mistaken process of recycling the coolant in old refrigerators and air-conditioners which contains tons of CFCs lead to deadly damage of the ozone layer. Once the ozone layer has been depleted by 50%, the danger of physical damage will double. and it take 7 years for CFCs to reach the ozone layer, so people won't discover how serious the issue is until the situation gets really worse.
in 7 min: You will feel pain and burn on your skin. especially if you are Caucasian who has light skin and hair color.
in 7 days: The high attitude's residents can derive some sort of eye Cataracts or temporary blindness and precursors to skin cancer like the increase and deformation of your moles.
in 7 weeks: Animals and Plants die, especially the tropic area where grows and provides most of world food supply. crop production reduces, fisheries fall short. and Material's failure accelerates.
in 7 months: Famine problem envelopes the world, and the changing living habit of avoid going out at day time can upraise mortality rate of depression.
in 7 years: The gas hastened the Global warming which made sea level rises 6 feet, and Island nations, low-lying coastal countries will be flooded including Viet Nam, China, India and Thailand. Millions of climate refugees created by sea level rise in the Philippines, Indonesia and Egypt will be forced to migrate. This will cause the largest-scale of world immigration.
Prototyping and Sketches devoloping
Moreover, the impact will last for 50 years. Therefore, human need to be well prepared for this long-term fight in this risky environment. From the beginning of this very point, people start to change they lives… The first step and most obvious change is their commuting outfits, clothing and dressing habits which is a typical intervention show up on the left top of the diagram. In order to overcome this disaster, I derived five advance preventions. - The first series is to apply human's subconscious gestures to extend their shading with their clothes. - The daily commuters need to always bring their parasols with them and they demand a more comfortable and protected design that they can use at any angle during a long commute. - People need a more efficient way to apply their sunscreen. - The emergency accessories mask series is focus on temporary face protection. - They ought to repeat the action of put on and take off their covers frequently and do it efficient and fast.
Cloud your Sky
According to my observations, public spaces like parks and plazas are typically do not include shelter. In a situation where people are exposed to extreme UV rays, enjoying these public spaces will be very dangerous and challenging. "Cloud Your Sky" is a solar power parasol which is able to protect you while picnicking at parks or in your own garden.Inspired by the clouds that naturally protect us from the sun, it has a pleasing form, in addition to offering safety. You can have your own personal cloud guardian that fits perfectly into the natural environment. Furthermore, it can serve as a public installation in public squares, market places, parks, and tourists' attractions. Conveniently, it includes a battery charging station that supports people's personal devices. "Cloud your Sky" transforms a harsh sun experience into a benefit for our environment by using solar photovoltaic panels.
-Stainless steel rod for stabling the parasol
-USB slot to store the electricity
-Photovoltaic solar panels on the top surface
-Additional metal ring to strengthen the stability -Hollow Aluminum stick
-Light Weight aluminum cover
How to detect skin cancer?
1. Schedule an annual screening appointment with skin doctors.
2. Know your body. At least once a month, searching for any spots or moles that seem to have changed size, color or shape.
You can use equipments to detect it, there is a convenient one, The Factor 61. If you find any mole that have asymmetric borders, uneven borders, different colors, or larger than a eraser, go to see the doctor right away. About the Treatment it is all depend on your situation. There are different kinds of surgery which are for different cases. If surgery isn't possible, you will need the Radiotherapy(radiation therapy). If the cancer has spread, you may be given chemotherapy(cytotoxic and other drugs.).
