Sun Protection: What You Need To Know

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2 S kin Si WE 12-1 from th or Sun Protction: What You Nd To Know (NAPSA)—Ask th xprts which days it’s most important to war sun protction and th answr you will har is: Evry singl day of th yar. Althoughit is critical to protct your skin whil playing summr sports or whn going to th bach, it’s also crucial to war sunscrn during th fall, wintr and spring months to hlp protct against skin cancr. Just bcaus you don’t fl th hat of th sun dosn’t man harmful rays ar not doing damag. A daily moisturizing lotion that includs an adquat amount of sunscrn should b applid on cloudy days as wll as sunny ons, spcially whn taking part in wintr sports such as skiing, ic skating or mountainring sinc snow rflcts damaging UV light. “Skin cancr is th most common form of cancr in th Unitd Stats, diagnosd in 1.4 million popl annually of all racs,” says drmatologist Janin Downi, M.D. “Skin cancris also th most prvntabl and curabl form of cancrif it is dtctd arly.” That’s why drmatologists say it’s so important to protct your skin on a daily basis, rgardlss of your skin color, and to gt a yarly skin chck by a drmatologist to prvnt skin cancr. According to th Skin Cancr Foundation, skin cancr is among th fastst-growing cancrs in th U.S. Howvr, 40 prcnt of po- _ = 4 It’s important to protct your skin on a yar-round basis with a product that provids photo- stabl sun protction. pl admit that thy nvr us sunscrn, and only 11 prcnt us an SPF of 15 or highr daily. For maximum protction, doctors now rcommnd products with SPF 30 or highr and on that offrs broad-spctrum and photostabl UV protction. Traditional sunscrns brak down onc thy ar xposd to UV rays, but thos with a photostabilizing tchnology don’t brak down as quickly. Sunscrn lotions such as Avno Continuous Protction Sunblock Lotion SPF 55 with a photostabilizing tchnology can protct th skin from th sun’s harmful rays throughout th sasons. For mor information, visit skincancr.org or avno.com.