Sunscreen should have a SPF rating of at least 15. Sunscreen should be reapplied every two hours, and after swimming or excessive sweating. Melanoma skin cancer is rising at a rate second only to lung cancer in women. About 6700 Americans die each year from melanoma. One million Americans are diagnosed with new cases of skin cancer every year, as estimated by the American Cancer Society.
Skin cancer is the most prevalent of all cancers.
What you need to know about skin cancer, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Ohio State University. For Every Child Under the Sun, from the Skin Cancer Foundation and American Academy of Pediatrics. As with other good health practice, this self exam should start of 18-20 years of age. An efficient means of doing this is described in the following five steps. Examine your body front and back in the mirror, then right and left sides with arms raised.