Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Protect Yourself


The season for summer fun is here, and that also means it's time for sunscreen.

Paul Kamman, president of Minnesota-based Melanoma Awareness, says protecting your skin means protecting yourself from melanoma, the deadliest of all skin cancers.

He recommends a sunscreen of SPF of 30 or better and staying aware from tanning beds.

Incidences of melanoma has nearly doubled in Minnesota while its the eighth most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in Ontario.