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Follow these tips to protect your skin from the
damaging effects of sun exposure and reduce your risk of skin cancer.
Apply sunscreen every day.
Skin that will not be covered by clothing needs
sunscreen when you go outside, even on cloudy days.
Reapply approximately every two hours, or after swimming or sweating.
Use a broad spectrum sunscreen which protects the skin
against both UVA and UVB rays and that has an SPF of at least 30.
Use one ounce of sunscreen, an amount which is about equal
to the size of your palm.
Thoroughly rub the product into the skin.
Don’t forget the top of your feet, your neck, ears, and the top of your head.
Seek shade. Remember that the sun’s rays are strongest
between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
If your shadow is shorter than you are, seek shade.
Protect your skin with clothing.
When going outside wear a long‐sleeved shirt, pants,
a wide‐brimmed hat and sunglasses.
Use extra caution near water, sand or snow as they reflect and
intensify the damaging rays of the sun, which can
increase your chances of sunburn.
Get vitamin D safely.
Eat a healthy diet that includes foods naturally rich
in vitamin D, or take vitamin D supplements.
Do not seek the sun.
If you want to look tan, consider using a self-tanning product,
but continue to use sunscreen with it.
Don’t use tanning beds.
Just like the sun, UV light from tanning beds can cause
wrinkling and age spots and can lead to skin cancer.
Check your skin for signs of skin cancer.
Your birthday is a great time to check your birthday suit.
Checking your skin and knowing your moles are key
to detecting skin cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages.
If you spot anything changing, growing or bleeding, see your dermatologist.
To find a dermatologist in your area, visit aad.org. �