In this short video from DermTV, Dr. Neal Schultz discusses important skin cancer facts.:
Important Skin Cancer Facts:
- 1,000,000 cases of skin cancer diagnosed every year
- 1 American dies every hour from melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer
- A single blistering sunburn in childhood or in adolescence more than doubles your chance of getting melanoma as an adult.
- All Caucasians who live to age 65 in the US, will have a 40-50% chance of developing skin cancer
- The UVA rays, which are the rays that cause skin cancer, are the same everywhere, all day, all the time. They are the same all seasons and all times of the day. Wear sunscreen all the time, every day.
Tomorrow, we make our way to sunny Miami, Florida for the Handcrafted Soapmaker's Guild Annual Conference. If you are attending, look for me and introduce yourself so I can put a face with your name! And remember to wear your sunscreen every single day, not just in Miami!!
Allison B. Kontur
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