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I know most (if not all) of us are well aware of these statistics to some degree. And I know most of us do what we can to minimize our risk. Whether it be wearing hats/ sunscreen, or sun protective clothing or avoiding the sun's rays during the worse part of the day. But I just thought it worth repeating here given this new report that came out yesterday. This is a very personal cause for me due to my dh's experience with melanoma and we are now forever vigilant and pray there is no recurrence. It is near and dear to my heart to prevent others from going through this. Please be safe everyone.
1 person dies every hour from melanoma.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/07/29/why-the-acting-surgeon-general-thinks-skin-cancer-is-a-major-public-health-problem/
Please wear sunscreen and protect yourself from the sun's rays with hats, sunglasses and protective clothing when necessary. I know we all know this but just thought it worth repeating. Even if you are not convinced that UV rays cause melanoma is it worth the risk? There has been a tripling in melanomas over the last 30 years happening mainly with our young people. Please do what you can to help slow this increase down and decrease it in future generations...
1 person dies every hour from melanoma.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/07/29/why-the-acting-surgeon-general-thinks-skin-cancer-is-a-major-public-health-problem/
Each year we have 63,000-plus cases diagnosed, nearly 9,000 people die. That’s one person every single hour that’s dying from melanoma. I mentioned the increase over the past 30 years. But also, it’s one of the most common types of cancer amongst U.S. teens and young adults. So when we’re looking at impact, the term in epidemiology that we use is “years of potential life lost.” We’re really talking about a tragic disease here, something that really affects the young.
We’re encouraging people to enjoy the outdoors. But as you’re out there exercising, doing all those nice outdoor activities, protect yourselves. It’s the concept of the floppy hat, the sunglasses, the sunscreen, protective clothing and seeking shade when possible.
Ultraviolet radiation is a known carcinogen, period
According to research…we’re looking at about 400,000 cases of skin cancer, about 6,000 of them melanomas, that are estimated to be related to indoor tanning in the United States each year.
Please wear sunscreen and protect yourself from the sun's rays with hats, sunglasses and protective clothing when necessary. I know we all know this but just thought it worth repeating. Even if you are not convinced that UV rays cause melanoma is it worth the risk? There has been a tripling in melanomas over the last 30 years happening mainly with our young people. Please do what you can to help slow this increase down and decrease it in future generations...