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“Risky 6” Amplify Your Likelihood of Deadly Skin Cancer

What you can do: Limit your sun exposure now, especially if you have one or more of the risky 6. Doing so will mitigate your risk of the most deadly skin cancer type.

Deadly Skin Cancer Strikes Older Men More

What you can do: Be pushy: Ask your doctor to check your hard-to-see places for melanoma lesions.

Tanning Booths Listed among Deadliest Cancer-Causers

What you can do: Don’t be tempted to tan—indoors or out. Wear the safest sunscreen you can find, along with SPF clothing, wide-brimmed hats, and sunglasses.

Indoor Tanning Salons Put Kids at Risk

What you can do: Deny consent (parental consent is required in many states) for indoor tanning to your kids. No amount of indoor tanning is safe or healthy.

New Study Links Pesticides to Skin Cancer

What you can do: Find ways to go organic in your lawn and garden this spring, and leave the pesticides at the store.

Your Car May Give You Skin Cancer

What you can do: Dress for sun protection, even when you're driving.

Sun Protection Clothing Guide: Shield Your Skin without Sunscreen

What you can do: Don a hat with at least a 2-inch brim, and invest in a piece or two of well-made sun protection clothing as a first line of sun defense.

Tanning Salons Named as Major Threat to Kids' Health

What you can do: Don't allowed your children to visit tanning salons, and use persuasive arguments to point out the dangers of tanning.

Why Sunscreens Can't Keep You Safe

What you can do: Use hats, long sleeves, and long pants as your first line of defense, and save sunscreens for those times when sun exposure is unavoidable.

Bye-Bye, SPF 90: FDA Cracks Down on Sunscreen Label Claims

What you can do: Use sun-protective hats and clothing; avoid the sun during peak times; use broad-spectrum sunscreens with at least SPF 15.