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Before sunbathing this summer, take a look at the story we have for you...
You can evade one of the most frightful illnesses...
Now that we are in the height of summer...
Andres Brender has the following story...
Summer is here, and along him the beach, the ocean, the sun...
And the battle to get the best tan!
But also the risk of getting skin cancer!
It's broken down in two parts:
The skin cancer that is the benign melanoma and the malignant...
This last one is the one that worries us because melanoma can kill...
There are different ways to get skin cancer...
The first one is when you are exposed to the sun without wearing proper clothes...
and the recommended sunscreen...
And the second one...
There is also genetic predisposition...
If you parents had or have skin cancer...
You are prone to get it more easily...
Phil Fusca is a social worker in the cancer building of Aventura Hospital...
...and also a survivor...
I thought it was a pimple, but it never went away...
So I went to the doctor, and through a biopsy, the determined it was skin cancer...
A recent study from the American Dermatology Association...
Revealed that residents of Miami spend 6 hours a week tanning...
More than a fourth of the people do not use sunscreen...
Approximately 4,3800 new cases of melanoma will be diagnosed here...
And 10,850 people will die from skin cancer in the country...
To protect yourself, be aware of the A, B, C, D, E of melanoma...
A is Asymmetry, where one half of the mole is different than the other...
B is the Border, which is irregular...
C is for the Color, which varies...
D is for Diameter, usually bigger the a pencil's eraser...
And E is for Evolution... quick changes...
And if you think that going to a tanning salon...
...including those which do not have UVB rays are better... think twice!
That is the easiest and best way to get melanoma...
...and die, because part of that light messes up your DNA...
Not everything is bad... Science will help us getting a healthy tan...
The are sprays that gives the skin the same tan as if you would've been 5 days under the sun...
and without getting those lethal UV Rays...
Moreover there is a pill that helps to revert the effects of the rays...
...like Heliocare...
And soon, a vaccine...
But prevention is the best weapon...
It doesn't matter the color of your skin...
We are all prone on getting it...
Now you know... take care of yourself because every 65 minutes, a person dies because of skin cancer...
And follow Dr. Barry's recommendations...
Don't go to the beach to tan...
Don't go to a tanning booth... use sunscreen on-time and often...
And do regular check-ups with your dermatologist...
Life is more important than a tan...
Life is more important than a tan...
For Quiereme Descalzi, Andres Brender...
Andresito Brender, thank you...