Skin cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer if you protect your skin from ultraviolet light. Research shows a link between sunburns in childhood and an increased risk of melanoma and skin cancer later in life. Clothing protects what it covers. Take breaks in the shade. More than 400,000 people die every year from smoking-related diseases.
Tobacco is responsible for nearly one in every five deaths in the United States.
Every day, more than 300,000 adolescents in the United States smoke their first cigarette. One third of these new smokers will eventually die of tobacco-related diseases.