May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
May 5, 2010
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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