It's Never
A dangerous type of skin cancer called
melanoma is becoming more common in the
United States. In fact, one person dies from
melanoma every 67 minutes.* Fortunately,
you can help protect yourself and your loved
ones by taking certain actions:
• Seek shade and limit time in the
midday sun.
• Cover up. Wear a wide-brimmed hat and
'-!% - sunglasses, ^ *
• Apply SPF 15+ sunscreen.
• Check your skin regularly for suspicious
moles. Inform your doctor of any
' changes in your skin.
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f.:.
www.epa.
[Administration on Agingj
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Recycled/Recyclable—Printed with vegetable oil based inks on 100% postconsumer, process chlorine free
* Source: American Cancer Society
EPA-430-H-06-002
June 2006
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