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Sun and Cancer
Many Virginians and others who play, live or work in the sun are unknowingly risking skin cancer, says Dr. Robert J. Faulconer of Norfolk, president of the American Cancer Society’s Virginia Division.
About 85,000 Americans will develop skin cancer this year and much of it will be attributable to over-exposure to sunshine, he said. The So ciety hopes that these people will see their doctors early and receive prompt treatment.
During the summer months, the Society’s Virginia Division is focusing attention upon skin cancer, which is mostly preventable and highly curable in its early stages, as part of a nation-wide program to raise the cure rate for vari ous sites of cancer.
Dr. Faulconer said that a new color film, “Sense In The Sun," and an educational leaflet by the same name have been produced as weapons in this campaign. With showings of the film on Virginia television stations this summer and wide distribution of the leaflet throughout the state, the Virginia Division hopes to increase the public’s awareness of the causes and preven tion of skin cancer.
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