Skin Cancer
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Gone are the days when people sent children outside to play to get a little
color in their cheeks. They know too much about the dangers of unprotected sun
exposure and the threat of . Or do they? Despite the fact that 58%
of parents remembered hearing about the importance of protecting their chi ....
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.... radiation from the sun is the most frequently blamed
source of skin cancer. Due to the reduction of ozone in the earth's atmosphere,
UV radiation is higher today than it was several years ago. Ozone serves as a
filter to screen out and reduce the UV light that reaches the earth's surface
and its people. Very simply, sunburn and UV light can damage the skin and lead
to skin cancer (1., p 1). The American Cancer Society also faulted repeated
exposure to x-rays, artificial forms of UV ra ....
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