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creases as you age. Annual clinical exams are even more important after you reach age 50.
James Spencer, MD, cochair of the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention and vice chair of Dermatology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, offers the following advice: “By creating awareness of sun safety and skin cancer prevention early, parents can truly make a difference. If sun protection becomes a habit early on, years of sun damage can be avoided, significantly reducing skin cancer risk.”
May is Melanoma
Month
May is Melanoma Month — a good time to start a good habit for a lifetime of healthy skin. Whether your family is going for a weekend in Virginia Beach, hiking in the Blue Ridge or an afternoon trip to the neighborhood park; by all means, enjoy the sun. But have a healthy regard for its strength and protect yourself and your family. Sim safety should not be neglected by anyone. If we all take responsibility for ourselves and our children, we can change skin cancer from being the fastest growing cancer to one that is rare in future generations.
Susan Allen, wife of US Senator George Allen, is a member of Congressional Families Action for Cancer Awareness, a program of the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation.
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