Reapply after swimming or perspiring. Wear clothing that covers the body and shades the face. Hats should provide shade for both the face and back of the neck. Wearing sunglasses will reduce the amount of rays reaching the eye by filtering as much as 80 percent of the rays, and protect the lids of our eyes as well as the lens. Avoid exposure to UV radiation from sunlamps or tanning parlors.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States.
It affects over 600,000 individuals annually. Although there are many contributing factors that can result in skin cancer such as heredity, elevation, and arsenic, sunburn and UV rays are still the principal causes. Hereditary factors play an important role as well. People of Northern European descent with fair-skin and a family history of skin cancer, are more susceptible. Melanoma is a malignant tumor which originates in the cells called melanocytes.