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May is skin-cancer awareness month, and here are stats to keep in mind as you apply your morning sunscreen, from Shape magazine:
1 in 5
Number of Americans who will get some form of skin cancer in their lifetimes. For Caucasians, the risk increases to 1 in 3.
1 in 63
Your lifetime risk of developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
2
Average lifespan, in years, of sunscreen. Check expiration dates of bottles at the start of the season.
2-4
Equivalent SPF you get from having a “base” tan.
5
Number of sunburns it takes to double your odds of skin cancer.
33 Percent
of skin cancers that occur on the nose.
63 Percent
of melanoma deaths that could be prevented if everyone did a monthly self-exam.
75 Percent
Chance of developing melanoma if you used a tanning bed in your 20s.
