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Melanoma: Is Your Skin Safe?

Melanoma: Is Your Skin Safe? It's almost that time of year again: summer. You may be yearning for that chair by the pool and a warm, summer glow, but your skin probably isn't. Every time your skin tans or burns, its cells are damaged – making it more vulnerable to the deadliest form of skin cancer: melanoma. Will you protect it this year? The Sun & Melanoma 86% of melanomas are attributed to exposure to ultraviolet (ÚV) radiation from the sun. UV radiation is a proven human carcinogen. July Average UV Index UV Index 3 10 11 12 Strongest July average UV intensity in the U.S. Hawaii Colorado Arizona New Mexico The monthly average UV index (íntensity of the sun's rays) is highest in... July (Map Shown Ave) 11.7 11.5 11.2 11.2 Melanoma in the Southeastern States Definition of melanoma incidence: The number of people who develop or die from melanoma each year. The Southeastern states have some of WV the highest rates of melanoma incidence in the country (as of 2009, for which the latest data exists). KY NC TN Highest rates of incidence: North Carolina Kentucky SC Second Highest rates of incidence: AL GA South Carolina Alabama Georgia Tennessee West Virginia Melanoma in South Carolina Between 1996 to 2009 there were... South 11,711 new melanoma cases. Carolina i 1,476 melanoma cancer deaths. Seriousness of Melanoma In 2013: Survival rates have increased from 76,690 Americans 49% in 1950-1954 to 92% will be in 1996-2003. diagnosed with melanoma. But... 9,480 People In 2009 there were will die from YYYYwwww 876,344 survivors AAAAAAAAAAA/ melanoma. of melanoma in the U.S. Melanoma Prevention Use Sunscreen. Avoid Tanning Beds. Use sunscreen of 15 1 indoor tanning session increases a person's risk of melanoma by 20%. at least 15 SPF year-round when outside. Seek Shade. After 5 or more sunburns, a person's risk of melanoma doubles. The sun's rays are 2x Risk strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. About MUSC: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center's Jenny Sullivan Sanford Melanoma & Skin Cancer Program is the only one of its kind in South Carolina. The program is committed to enhancing the care of melanoma and skin cancer patients and has been designated a Melanoma Center of Excellence (MCE) by the Melanoma Hope Network - one of the first 15 programs in the United States to receive this designation. MUSChealth.com/melanoma MUSC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA Sources: http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/skin-cancer-facts#melanoma http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvimonth.html http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/statistics/state.htm

Melanoma: Is Your Skin Safe?

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May is Melanoma Awareness Month! Learn important information on how to protect your skin this summer, where the UV radiation is most dangerous, and the seriousness of melanoma.

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