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Sun Safety: Save Your Skin!

Source: www.fda.gov
Topic: Sun Damage
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Sort Desciption: Sun safety is never out of season. Summer's arrival means it's time for picnics, trips to the pool and beach ... and a spike in sunburns. ...

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Sun safety is never out of season. Summer's arrival means it's time for picnics, trips to the pool and beach ... and a spike in sunburns. But winter skiers and fall hikers need to be as wary of the sun's rays as swimmers do. People who work outdoors need to take precautions as well.

The need for sun safety has become clear over the past 20 years, with studies showing that excessive exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer. Harmful rays from the sunâ and from sunlamps and tanning bedsâ may also cause eye problems, weaken your immune system, and give you unsightly skin spots and wrinkles, or "leathery" skin.

Sun damage to the body is caused by invisible ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which reaches us as long wavelengths known as UVA and short wavelengths known as UVB. UVB radiation can cause sunburn. But the longer wavelength UVA is dangerous too, as it can penetrate the skin and damage tissue at deeper levels.

Tanning is a sign of the skin reacting to potentially damaging UV radiation by producing additional pigmentation that provides it with someâ but not nearly enoughâ protection against sunburn.No matter what our skin color, we're all potential victims of sunburn and the other detrimental effects of excessive exposure to UV radiation. Although we all need to take precautions to protect our skin, people who need to be especially careful in the sun are those who have
* pale skin.
* blonde, red or light brown hair.
* been treated for skin cancer.
* a family member who's had skin cancer.

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