| The word cancer brings fear to all of us. We've all | | | | melanoma cancer. Contact your doctor and/or medical |
| spent time in the sun as children, and never gave a | | | | schools in your area to see if such research may |
| second thought to it's effect on our bodies during that | | | | exist. If not, learn the signs of different types of skin |
| period in our active lives. As we mature and become | | | | cancer and notify your doctor as soon as possible. |
| adults, we are faced with the fact that all of those | | | | Early detection can prevent noticeable scarring, and |
| childhood hours in the sun can't be erased. Many of us | | | | the risk of future problems associated with skin |
| will hear the words, "You have skin cancer," spoken to | | | | cancer. |
| us by a doctor in the future. | | | | Now, for a word of wisdom from all of the wonderful |
| Your doctor or another medical professional can give | | | | professionals I've had the unfortunate opportunity to |
| you a list skin cancer signs to look for on your body. | | | | have to speak with over the past few years. |
| Some of the larger medical schools and cancer | | | | ALWAYS USE SUNSCREEN! Check with your family |
| institutions in the United States are now providing free | | | | doctor for the recommended types of sunscreen they |
| skin cancer screening programs to the public in order | | | | feel are best for your family. If you are the parent of |
| to do research in this field with their students. In our | | | | an infant, toddler or underage child, make sure they |
| large metropolis, there is such a school that has saved | | | | have sunscreen on before playing in the sun. Now, a |
| untold numbers of people from horrible scarring and | | | | few further words of wisdom for all of us adults who |
| even death by such screenings. If left undetected, | | | | still do, play in the sun...ALWAYS USE SUNSCREEN! |
| some skin cancers may mutate and turn into deadly | | | | |