{"id":1189,"date":"2020-05-01T07:10:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T07:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2020-05-01T07:10:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T07:10:34","slug":"lets-celebrate-skin-cancer-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/lets-celebrate-skin-cancer-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Celebrate Skin Cancer Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May\nis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/medical\/skin-cancer.html\">Skin\nCancer Awareness Month. In Florida<\/a>, there is good reason to be aware of the\ndangers that can lurk in the skin. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the\nUnited States and the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We kick off the\nmonth with Melanoma Monday, which spotlights the most aggressive and deadliest\nform of skin cancer, which accounts for 4 percent of cases in the United States.\nOn average, one person dies from melanoma every\nhour! Melanomas often resemble moles (most are black or brown) and can\ndevelop on their own or from a changing, pre-existing mole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 95 percent\nof skin cancers in the United States are\nnon-melanoma skin cancers: basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas. These\ncancers take on various appearances and degrees of aggressiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skin\ncancer, when recognized early, is almost always curable. If left untreated, skin\ncancers can rapidly grow in size, spread to other areas of the body, and become\nfatal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nend the month with Don\u2019t Fry Day (Friday before Memorial Day), a day to raise\nawareness about sun safety. Most skin cancers are caused by excessive intense\nultraviolet sun exposure. Below are some important tips for sun safety and skin\ncancer prevention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Seek\nthe shade,\nespecially between the peak hours of sun exposure (10 a.m. and 4 p.m.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Cover\nup&nbsp;with clothing, a wide-brimmed hat, and UV-blocking sunglasses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Use a\nbroad-spectrum (UVA\/UVB) sunscreen&nbsp;with an SPF of 30 or higher\nevery day! For extended outdoor activity, use a water-resistant sunscreen with\nan SPF of 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Apply\n1 ounce&nbsp;(2 tablespoons) of sunscreen to your entire body 30 minutes\nbefore going outside. Reapply every two hours&nbsp;or immediately after swimming\nor excessive sweating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Avoid tanning beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Do\na self skin scan (and scan your partner) every month to assess for new or\nchanging lesions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 See\nyour dermatologist every year&nbsp;for a skin exam or more frequently if\nyou have a history of skin cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get\nmore skin cancer prevention tips from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/\">Skin\nWellness Physicians<\/a>. Call us (239) 732-0044 or send a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/contact-us\/contact-us.html\">message online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. In Florida, there is good reason to be aware of the dangers that can lurk in the skin. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and the world. We kick off the month with Melanoma Monday, which spotlights the most aggressive and deadliest form of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/lets-celebrate-skin-cancer-awareness\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Let\u2019s Celebrate Skin Cancer Awareness&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,68],"tags":[19,16,17],"class_list":["post-1189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florida","category-skin-cancer","tag-melanoma","tag-skin-cancer","tag-skin-cancer-awareness-month"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1189"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1190,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1189\/revisions\/1190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}