TIPS FOR SUN PROTECTION

In order to protect yourself from skin cancer, you need to know some basic sunscreen facts and sun protection tips.

1. Apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15.
2. Reapply sunscreen every 2 hours when outdoors, even on cloudy days.
3. Wear a broad-brimmed hat and sunglasses.
4. Sit or stand in the shade whenever possible.
5. Wear protective, tightly-woven clothing such as long-sleeved shirt and pants.
6. Avoid reflective surfaces, which can reflect up to 85 percent of the sun's damaging rays.
7. Protect children. Minimize sun exposure and apply sunscreen to children aged 6 months and older.
8. No shadow . . . seek the shade! If your shadow is shorter than you are, you're likely to sunburn.
9. Avoid tanning beds.
10. The sun's rays are strongest between 10am and 4pm.

 

SUNSCREEN FACTS

• Sunlight contains ultraviolet (UV) rays, which causes premature aging of the skin, wrinkles, cataracts and skin cancer.
• The amount of damage from UV exposure depends on the strength of the light, the length of exposure and whether the skin is protected.
• Skin Cancer is the #1 cancer in the US, and the incidence of the disease is growing at an epidemic rate.
• More than 1,000,000 new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the US this year.
• A person dies from skin cancer on average of once an hour.
• More than half of all new cancers are skin cancers.

 

 

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