The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated that today, the Friday before Memorial Day as “Don’t Fry Day”. The goal of this campaign is to encourage sun safety awareness by reminding everyone to use sun protection while enjoying the outdoors. Start this Memorial weekend off by taking the pledge to not fry today or any day. Millions of Americans will be enjoying the unofficial start to summer this weekend and with all the excitement it is easy to forget to pack the SPF. Did you know that more people will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year than breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer combined? (Source: www.skincancerprevention.org) You can still enjoy the outdoors and stay safe by putting on a shirt, wearing sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher, wearing a hat or sunglasses or hanging out in the shade. You also check the UV index in your area to prevent overexposure to the sun by going to http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html. For this year’s “Don’t Fry Day”, go beyond sunscreen to protect your skin.
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