The best way to prevent skin cancer is to defend your skin from the sun.

1. Stay in the shade as much as probable between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
2. Apply sunscreen with SPF 15 or higher.
3. Cover up with lengthy sleeves and a hat.

Protect your skin from the sun today to help avoid skin cancer later in life. Most skin cancer appears after age 50, but spoil from the sun can start during childhood.



Staying out of the sun and by sunscreen can also help prevent:

1. Wrinkles
2. Blotchy or spotty skin
3. Other damage caused by the sun

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the major cause of skin cancer. UV radiation can also arrive from tanning booths or sunlamps.

Anyone can get skin cancer. The risk is main for people with:

1. White or light-colored skin with freckles
2. Blond or red hair.
3. Blue or green eyes

You are at higher risk for the most unsafe kind of skin cancer if you have:

1. Unusual moles
2. Large number of moles

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