Reduce Your Risk
Easy Ways to Protect Your Skin

Even though we live in the melanoma capital of the world, the good news is there are simple ways to reduce your risk of skin cancer by protecting your skin from damaging ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and checking your body regularly for changes in moles.

Find out what your skin type is and what you can do to better protect it while still enjoying the outdoors.

Prevention
Know your skin type
Check the UV Index
Protect your skin in five ways

Early Detection
Check your skin for changes regularly
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HOW DOES SKIN CANCER DEVELOP?
Over exposure
to the sun can cause irreversible damage to the structure of your skin cells which can in turn trigger the growth of a deadly melanoma.

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