Protect all the skin you’re in

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
• Description:
  Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, yet most skin cancers can be prevented. ; Every year, there are 63,000 new cases of and 9,000 deaths from melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer. ; Ultraviolet (UV) exposure is the most common cause of skin cancer. A new CDC study shows that the majority of Americans are not using sunscreen regularly to protect themselves from the sun’s harmful UV rays. ; In fact, fewer than 15% of men and fewer than 30% of women reported using sunscreen regularly on their face and other exposed skin when outside for more than 1 hour. ; Many women report that they regularly use sunscreen on their faces but not on other exposed skin. ; Choose sun protection strategies that work: ; • Use broad spectrum sunscreen with SPF 15+ to protect any exposed skin. ; • Seek shade, especially during midday hours. ; • Wear a hat, sunglasses and other clothes to protect skin. ; Sunscreen works best when used with shade or clothes, and it must be re-applied every two hours and after swimming, sweating, and toweling off. ; CS255931
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• Subjects:
  • Skin Neoplasms/preventin & control
  • Sunburn
  • Ultraviolet Rays/adverse effects
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Pages in Document:
  1 infographic
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/31807/cdc_31807_DS1.jpeg
• File Type:
  [JPEG - 162.56 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bc6e9db16dc8f2fb9672868878b90d6ae5445ac8c463850814bbcae4b95f786f