Prevention
It is important to protect oneself form Ultraviolet radiation year round, UV rays can reach the skin not only on sunny days but cloudy days as well. UV rays are strongest between 10 am and 4 pm during spring summer and fall months. UVA rays can penetrate through glass, to block these rays use a UV protective film on windows. The center for Disease Control and Prevention recommend the following to protect from UV radiation.
Stay in the shade, especially in the middle of the day
Wear protective clothing
Wear sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB rays (SPF 15 or higher)
Sunglasses that wrap around the side of the face to block as many UV rays as possible
Avoid indoor tanning. Indoor tanning can be linked to all three types of skin cancer. Tanning beds can produce doses of UVA 12 times higher than that of the sun. People who expose their skin to indoor tanning beds are 75% more likely to develop skin cancer.
Read more about this topic: Ultraviolet Light And Cancer
Famous quotes containing the word prevention:
“... if this world were anything near what it should be there would be no more need of a Book Week than there would be a of a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.”
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)