{"id":1308,"date":"2021-05-03T01:33:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T01:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:08:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T15:08:51","slug":"illuminating-skin-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/illuminating-skin-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Illuminating Skin Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May\nis Skin Cancer Awareness Month, an ideal time to review the basics of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/medical\/skin-cancer.html\">skin cancer\nwith our Florida<\/a>-based team. You have heard me say this all before, but\nrepetition is key! Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States\nand 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 that accounts for 4 percent of cases in the U.S. On average, one person dies from melanoma every hour! Melanomas\noften resemble moles (most are black or brown) and can develop on their own or\nfrom a changing existing mole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 95\npercent of skin cancers in the U.S. 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 right after swimming or\nexcessive 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>For\nmore advice and information, contact us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/\">Skin\nWellness Physicians<\/a> by calling (239) 732-0044 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/contact-us\/contact-us.html\">filling out a contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, an ideal time to review the basics of skin cancer with our Florida-based team. You have heard me say this all before, but repetition is key! Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and the world. We kick off the month with Melanoma Monday, which &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/illuminating-skin-cancer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Illuminating Skin Cancer&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[16,17],"class_list":["post-1308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-skin-cancer","tag-skin-cancer","tag-skin-cancer-awareness-month"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1308","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=1308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1309,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1308\/revisions\/1309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skinwellnessflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}