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. I f.:. www.epa. [Administration on Agingj /agin 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 ------- |