This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Science Report. Health experts say that spending too much time in the sun can lead to skin cancer. It is a serious problem all over the world.
More people have skin cancer than all other cancers combined.
Some kinds of skin cancer are deadly. Melanoma skin cancer can kill. Melanoma is a cancer of the pigment cells of the skin. It can spread to the lungs, brain, liver and bones if left untreated. It can be cured if it is found before it grows and spreads.