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Raising Awareness about Your Skin
Preview - Protecting Your Skin
Preview - Tanning Beds: Facts and Myths
New Tanning Bed Awareness Brochure
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Preview: Raising Awareness About Your Skin |
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Risk Factors Everyone has a risk factor that is unique. Here are a few of them. Can you think of others?
Self tanners are completely safe but we recommend trying samples first. Visit a department store and try many samples to find the one that works best for you. They are an excellent way to get a ‘prom tan’.
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Background Over the years, pollutants that have escaped into the atmosphere, have cause the ozone layer to thin. This has enabled more sunlight to reach Earth and caused an epidemic of skin cancer.
Appearance and Tip-offs of Skin Cancers Like a basal cell, a squamous cell carcinoma can also look like a sore that is not healing. Suspicious lesions must have a biopsy for a definitive diagnosis.
Skin Protection A waterproof sunscreen lasts for 80 minutes, but a water resistant sunscreen only stays on for 40 minutes. On dry land they should last for 2-3 hours. Apply a sunscreen every two hours and whenever getting out of the water. |
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