STAY SUN SAFE NEWS
Source - Lupus Foundation of America:
- “1.5 million people in the US have Lupus.”
Source - Skin Cancer Foundation:
- "More than a million people will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year."
- "The incidence of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is rising faster than that of any other cancer."
- "One in Five Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetime."
- According to the US Census, as of July 1 2004, there are 293,655,404 people in the US. Of this population, 20% (well over 50 Million) will get skin cancer.
- "More than 90 % of all skin cancers are caused by sun exposure"
- "New research shows that UVA rays cause more genetic damage than UVB rays."Most sunscreens only block UVB rays.
- "In the past 30 years, skin cancer has tripled in women under age 40."
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