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May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

May 5, 2010
by dermelect

Sunscreen is the simple step of prevention that unfortunately 40% of all Americans admit that they never use.

Serious Fact: 1 American dies almost every hour from skin cancer, but with early detection melanoma has nearly a 100%, five year survival rate.

It may change your life- check out this important, year-round survival guideline provided by the  Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF).

Dangerous misconceptions about the sun and the effects of UV rays persist:

  • 65 percent of Americans still believe there are “safe types of UV rays”
  • 50 percent of Americans are unconcerned about sun exposure
  • One out of four young Americans have used tanning beds in the past year

For the entire month of May, dermelect.com will donate 25% of it’s SUN PROTECTION sales to the MRF. Do your part- protect yourself from the sun’s harmful UVA & UVB rays!


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