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Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. (http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/index.htm) Alarmingly, the rate of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, has tripled since the 1970s. The death rate from melanoma has increased from 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 1975 to 4.6 deaths per 100,000 in 2011. Though anyone can get skin cancer, those with fair skin are at an in …

Proper protective clothing is the main line of protection against the harmful UV rays from the sun. Clothing blocks or absorbs the sun’s radiation so that they do not land on your skin. To increase your protection levels, you need to cover more skin. Shirts with long sleeves are able to cover more skin as opposed to short-sleeved shirts or T-shirts for that matter. Similarly, shirts that have high …

Sun protection swimwear is special type of swim wear designed specifically to protect your skin from the harmful Ultraviolet radiation. If over exposed, the sun UV radiation can cause damage to the skin tissues and may lead to skin cancer. Wearing sun protective swimwear with UPF50+ sunblock can provide effective protection against the sun UV rays. Different types of Skin protective swimwe …

Skin, especially the face is affected by external environment constantly and other intrinsic factors such as the health of an individual and his/her lifestyle. The damage of the skin is evident as characterized by tightness, dullness, wrinkles, roughness, lost of elasticity as well as becoming red among other signs. Skin protection is therefore very imperative.The following are factors that cause …