As We Enter Summer, How to Avoid Skin Cancer

Skin cancer is the number one cancer in the United States. Everybody knows that the number one cause of skin cancer is sun exposure: the highest rate of skin cancer in the world is among fair-skinned people of Scottish descent who live in Australia. However, not everybody knows what provides the best sun protection.

If you want to be outdoors, but you do not want skin cancer, try to avoid the sun between the hours of 10 and 2, especially in the summer. If you do go out during this time, wear sun-blocking clothes…

Please continue reading the rest of the article here at the Brooklyn Eagle, as written by Cynthia MacKay Keegan, M.D.