Sun
Damage And The Risk Of Skin Cancer
By Eric Timmy
Skin cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the skin cells
and accounts for more than 55 percent of all cancers. In the US alone, more than
1.3 million Americans will be diagnosed in 2006 with non-melanoma skin cancer,
and 89,500 will be diagnosed with melanoma, according to the American Cancer
Society.
A danger element is anything that may increase an individual's opportunity
of developing a disease. It may be an action, such as smoking, diet, household
story, or many new things. Different diseases, including cancers, have distinct
danger factors. Although these factors can increase an individual's danger, they
do not inevitably induce the disease. Some folk with one or much danger factors
never produce the disease, while others produce disease and have no known danger
factors. But, knowing your danger factors to any disease can assist to steer you
into the proper actions, including changing behaviors and being clinically
monitored for the disease.
Reduce Your Skin Cancer Risk:
Avoid the sun at peak times during the day
Seek shade whenever possible
Wear sunglasses and sun-protective clothing
Wear a wide-brimmed hat
Wear sunscreen
A suntan means your skin has been damaged by the sun. Most non melanoma skin
cancers are caused by long term exposure to the sun. And if you burn easily you
are at more than average risk from another type of skin cancer called malignant
melanoma. You can't get a suntan without increasing your risk of developing skin
cancer. It is the ultraviolet light in sunlight that damages skin cells. The
sun’s rays contain different types of ultraviolet light.
UVA makes up most of our natural sunlight
UVB is the main cause of non melanoma skin cancer – it’s what makes the sun
burn the skin
UVC is mostly filtered out by the atmosphere of the earth
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