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Creating awareness about skin cancer

Submitted on 22 June 2016 - 12:07pm

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With the summer already here, this article offers tips about how to protect ourselves from the sun to prevent skin cancer.

This article is modified from this entry on our blog Conocimiento: A Tu Salud.

Raising awareness of skin cancer and how to protect ourselves

Submitted by Doriann González Rodríguez on 9 May 2016 - 6:48pm

We live on a tropical island where it’s summer year around. We go to the beach in December and in July. When we go to the beach or play sports outdoors, we are aware that we are exposed to sunlight. But there are times when we are exposed to sunlight and are not always aware of it. For example, when we drive, work in the garden and every time we go out, especially at midday, between 10 am-3pm, we are exposed to sunlight too. Therefore,it is important that you educate yourself about the most common type of cancer, skin cancer, which is one of the most important consequences of exposure to sunlight.