SUN Awareness week is underway! SKIN Cancer could be next!
It’s a hot and very dry summer. SUNSHINE Reigns across our province and we should all be very aware. It’s Sunshine Awareness week and the SUN can result in Skin Cancer , called “ The Sleeping Giant”.!! SKIN Cancer is the most common Cancer but can be treated as long as it is detected early!
Be aware of these factors before spending time in the SUN. Do you have a FAIR Complexion; Do you have a tendency to FRECKLE; Are you exposed to coal tar , pitch , creosote arsenic compounds or radium ; Do you take immuno-suppressants ; Is there family history for cancers of the skin ; Do you have multiple or atypical moles ; Did you suffer severe sunburns as a child??
The Save your Skin Foundation has produced this timely video for Sun Awareness Week. Watching this for the next three minutes may save your life!