May is Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month

Safe SUN Care

It is that time of the year in which we recognize and bring AWARENESS to SKIN CANCER DETECTION and PREVENTION.

Here in the Sunshine State, we have already been experiencing the summer-like temperatures! Skin cancer is a very serious and dangerous disease that can be fatal. Routine checkups and preventative measures are crucial to keeping you and your loved ones safe.

Here are some general (and startling) skin cancer facts from the Skin Cancer Foundation:

• Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than 3.5 million skin cancers in over two million people are diagnosed annually.
   
• Each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon.
   
• Treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers increased by nearly 77 percent between 1992 and 2006.
   
• Over the past three decades, more people have had skin cancer than all other cancers combined.
   
• One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime.
    
• Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer; an estimated 2.8 million are diagnosed annually in the US. BCCs are rarely fatal, but can be highly disfiguring if allowed to grow.
   
• Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer. An estimated 700,000 cases of SCC are diagnosed each year in the US.
    
• Between 40 and 50 percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have either BCC or SCC at least once.
   
• Actinic keratosis is the most common precancer; it affects more than 58 million Americans.
    
• About 90 percent of non-melanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.
   
• Half of all adults report at least one sunburn in the past 12 months.

• Every blistering sunburn doubles the likelihood of skin cancer formation.

•  One person dies of melanoma every hour (every 57 minutes).

  

As part of a prevention plan, the Skin Cancer Foundation recommends using a broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher every day. Exposure to the sun (rays) without protection not only contributes to the cause of skin disease, but more than 90 percent of the visible changes commonly attributed skin aging – sagging, wrinkling, are caused by the sun.

So how can you protect your skin but still get that desired sun-kissed glow? With our Sundressed Self Tanner. This sunless tanner is an alternative to harmful rays and rapidly aging skin combining a tanner and moisturizer to create a natural looking glow – without the sun! And all month long you can purchase Sundressed Self Tanner for only $17!

Be Sunsmart and practice safe sun care this summer!

Deborah


To find out more about our Sundressed Self Tanner or ALL our products visit us at: http://www.karavita.com