The sun and your skin

Skin Cancer Awareness
(courtesy Skin Cancer Foundation)

• One of every five people gets skin cancer
• The most common types of skin cancer include: Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Malignant Melanoma
• 50% of people who live to be 65 will have either a Basal, or Squamous Cell, Carcinoma
• 2,500 people die every year from Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• The cost to treat non-melanoma skin cancer is greater than 1 billion dollars/ year
• Malignant melanoma is the most common cancer for young adults (25-29) and the second most common cancer for adolescents, and adults aged 15-29
• Regular use of a tanning bed increases risk of melanoma by 74%
• One blistering sunburn in childhood, or adolescence, more than doubles the risk of Malignant melanoma

You can learn more facts at http://skincancer.org/skin-cancer-facts