Skin Cancer Prevention

“Because aging skin is more prone to sun damage
(including skin cancer),
use of a good sunscreen is essential”.1

Umbrella
What may the Skin Cancer Prevention Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Be Safe In the Sun
  • How To Be Safe In the Sun
  • Protect Your Skin From the Sun
  • Skin Cancer Protection
  • Sun Safety
  • Sun Smart
  • UV and Sun Protection

Protection

What are easy options for protection from UV radiation?

In What Can I Do To Reduce My Risk of Skin Cancer? the (United States) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) elaborate on:

Skin Cancer Prevention

“CDC recommends easy options for protection from UV radiation when the UV index is 3 or higher—

  • Stay in the shade
  • Wear clothing that covers your arms and legs
  • Wear a hat with a wide brim to shade your face, head, ears, and neck
  • Wear sunglasses that wrap around and block both UVA and UVB rays
  • Use a broad spectrum sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher”.2

In Skin Cancer: Preventing Skin Cancer – Protect Your Skin the Cancer Council Australia elaborate on:

“For best protection, when the UV level is 3 or above, we recommend a combination of sun protection measures:

  • Slip on some sun-protective clothing – that covers as much skin as possible
  • Slop on broad spectrum, water resistant SPF30 sunscreen. Put it on 20 minutes before you go outdoors and every two hours afterwards. Sunscreen should never be used to extend the time you spend in the sun
  • Slap on a hat – that protects your face, head, neck and ears
  • Seek shade
  • Slide on some sunglasses – make sure they meet Australian standards.

Be extra cautious in the middle of the day when UV levels are most intense”.3

Sunscreen

Is sunscreen essential?

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) note:

“Because aging skin is more prone to sun damage (including skin cancer), use of a good sunscreen is essential”.4

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  1. 5 Things You Need To Know To Stay Safe and Healthy This Summer Beat the Burn
  2. 7 Tips for Staying Safe In the Sun
  3. Am I At Risk of Sunburn?
  4. American Academy of Dermatologists
  5. Anyone Can Get Skin Cancer
  6. Are Sunbeds Safe?
  7. Are Tanning Beds Safer Than Natural Sunlight?
  8. Be Safe In the Sun
  9. Best Sunscreen: Understand Sunscreen Options
  10. British Skin Foundation
  11. Can You Spot Skin Cancer?
  12. Can You Spot Skin Cancer? Can You Spot Skin Cancer [Video]
  13. Checking Moles for Cancer
  14. Consumer Health: Summer Sun Safety
  15. Consumer Health: The Importance of Sunscreen, Sunglasses and Protective Clothing for Adults and Children
  16. Consumer Health: Understand Sunscreen Options
  17. Cosmetic Tanning Products
  18. Detect Skin Cancer: How To Preform A Skin Self-Exam – How To Check Your Skin for Skin Cancer [Video]
  19. Fake Tan and Melanotan Injections
  20. Healthy Body: How To Get Vitamin D From Sunlight
  21. Healthy Body: Look After Your Skin
  22. Healthy Body: Sunscreen and Sun Safety
  23. How Do I Protect Myself From Ultraviolet (UV) Rays?
  24. How Do Sunbeds Cause Skin Cancer?
  25. How Does the Sun and UV Cause Skin Cancer? What Is Sunburn? [+ Video: What Is Sunburn?]
  26. How Safe Is Your Sunscreen?
  27. How The Sun and UV Cause Cancer
  28. How To Do A Skin Self-Exam
  29. How To Spot Skin Cancer
  30. Indoor Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays
  31. Is Sunscreen From Last Year Still Good? When Does Sunscreen Expire?
  32. Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 Things You Might Not Know About Sunscreen
  33. Mayo Clinic Minute: The A, B, C, D and Es of Skin Cancer [+ Video]
  34. Mayo Clinic Q and A: The Importance of A Skin Cancer Check
  35. Melanoma
  36. Moles
  37. Prevent Skin Cancer
  38. Risk Factors for Skin Cancer
  39. Skin Cancer
  40. Skin Cancer (Melanoma)
  41. Skin Cancer 101
  42. Skin Cancer Awareness [+ Video: What You Need To Know About Sun Safety]
  43. Skin Cancer Awareness: SPOT Skin Cancer
  44. Skin Cancer Prevention
  45. Skin Cancer Prevention (PDQ)–Patient Version
  46. Skin Cancer Videos
  47. Skin Care and Aging: Skin Cancer
  48. Skincancer.org [Skin Cancer Foundation, United States]
  49. Skincancerprevention.org [National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, United States]
  50. Sun Safety
  51. Sun Screen and Sun Safety
  52. Sun, UV and Cancer
  53. Sunless Tanning: What You Need To Know
  54. Sunscreen
  55. Sunscreen FAQs
  56. Sunscreen: How To Help Protect Your Skin From the Sun
  57. Sunsmart.com.au
  58. Take Steps To Prevent Skin Cancer
  59. Tanning Pills and Other Products
  60. Tips to Stay Safe in the Sun: From Sunscreen To Sunglasses
  61. Top Health Checks for Women
  62. UV Radiation
  63. Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation
  64. Vitamin D and Sun Safety
  65. Ways To Enjoy the Sun Safely
  66. What Are the Risk Factors for Skin Cancer?
  67. What Are the Symptoms of Skin Cancer?
  68. What Can I Do To Reduce My Risk of Skin Cancer?
  69. What Does A Mole Look Like? [+ Photos of Moles]
  70. What Does Melanoma Look Like? [+ Photos of Melanoma]
  71. Why Preventing Skin Cancer Matters

Sources

Where may I find the Sources quoted?

You may find the Sources quoted at:

Sources

  1. North American Menopause Society. Menopause Guidebook: 5 Midlife Body Changes: Skin, Hair, and Oral Health – Skin. 8th Edition 2015:40
  2. Skin Cancer: What Can I Do To Reduce My Risk of Skin Cancer? Page Last Reviewed: 28 April 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/prevention.htm Accessed: 02 July 2021
  3. Skin Cancer: Preventing Skin Cancer – Protect Your Skin. Cancer Council Australia https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/skin-cancer Accessed: 25 May 2021
  4. North American Menopause Society. Menopause Guidebook: 5 Midlife Body Changes: Skin, Hair, and Oral Health – Skin. 8th Edition 2015:40

Topic Last Updated: 07 August 2021 – Topic Last Reviewed: 25 May 2021
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