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5 Myths About Protecting Yourself from Skin Cancer

Sara spends much of her summer near theyou're not at the beach. Of course, you are
beach.  She  lives  in  ausually  less  attired
mild climate and is very athletic. She lovesat the beach and so covering up is
to  swim,  bike  andrecommended  even  when  wearing
play games outdoors. Sara knows the dangerssunscreen. Sunscreen also wears off with
of  the  sun  and  so  shesweat  and  water  and
opts for tanning salons to get her 'goldenshould always be applied every two hours or
glow'  while  being  sureafter getting wet.MYTH THREE: Taking Care Of
Your Skin Now Will Protect YouSadly, skin
to apply sunscreen every day before headingcancer can take 20 or more years to develop.
out.Joseph lives in a cooler, northernThe  Skin
climate.  The  summers  can  be
Cancer Foundation states that most people
very humid, but most of the year is mild orreceive  about  80
even  below  freezing
percent of their lifetime sun exposure
during the harshest winter months. The beachbefore  the  age  of  18.
has  never  been  much
Just one blistering sunburn in childhood is
of a draw for him and he spends most of hisestimated  to  double
time  doing  indoor
the risk of melanoma later in life. Taking
activities or at his job. Joseph doesn'tbetter  care  now  will
worry  about  sunscreen
reduce the risk, but not eliminate the
and only had one sunburn that he candamage already done.MYTH FOUR: Having a Tan
remember  and  that  was  whenMeans You're More ProtectedDark skinned
individuals are less likely to develop
he was a child.--------------------Which ofcancer,  but
these examples do you most associate yourself
with?  Didtanned skin is actually damaged skin.
Repeated  tanning  injures
you know that Sara and Joseph are both at
risk  of  developing  skinthe skin and increases the risk of skin
cancer.MYTH FIVE: You Can't get Burned on
cancer? We have all heard the warnings aboutOvercast DaysJust because the sun is hidden
the  dangers  of  sunby  some  cloud  does  not  mean  that
exposure. We know all about the importanceyou don't need protection from the harmful
of  wearing  sunscreeneffects of the suns rays.So how do you plan
to  protect  your  family  this  year?  Some
and hats. But are YOU protected from skin
cancer?  Consider  thesesuggestions are to limit exposure to the sun
-  especially  for
myths and facts:MYTH ONE: Tanning Beds are
Safer than the Sun20 minutes of exposure in ainfants. Examine your skin for early signs
tanning  bed  is  roughly  equivalent  toof  damage.  Use  a
four hours in the sun. Although sun beds usesunscreen of SPF 15 or higher and apply it
UVA  rather  than  UVBat  least  30  minutes
rays, 'The Skin Cancer Answer' states thatbefore exposure and every two hours after
"UV-A  penetrates  morethat.  Teach  your
deeply into the skin than UV-B, can causechildren good safety habits and be sure you
skin  cancer,  and  mayand  they  are  covered
suppress the immune system."MYTH TWO:up when outdoors. Have fun and be safe.The
Wearing Sunscreen at the Beach isinformation contained in this article is for
Protection85 percent of UV rays can even makeeducational  purposes
it  through  on  cloudy  days.
only and is not intended to medically
That means you are equally at risk in thediagnose,  treat  or  cure  any
car,  walking  the  dog  or
disease. Consult a health care practitioner
letting your children out to play at anybefore  beginning  any
time  of  year  -  even  when
health care program.



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