Skin Cancer

Many young Americans get annual sunburns

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 11th, 2002

The annual sunburn is still a tradition for many Americans, with nearly 60% of young adults reporting at least one sunburn in the past year, according to a new study

Sun damage is the leading preventable cause of both the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma, and of the most common forms, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer, occurring in more than 1 million Americans annually. Sunburn represents severe skin damage and has been linked to an increased risk of skin cancer.

In fact, states that had high rates of sunburn in this study correlated with high rates of melanoma deaths based on data...

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