May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Summer is right around the corner so it’s no surprise that May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. The focus of the campaign is to highlight prevention, early detection, and treatment of skin cancer. In the US, each year, two million people are diagnosed with nonmelanoma skin cancers (mostly basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas). These cancers, while highly treatable, can lead to disfigurement when left untreated. The most deadly form of skin cancer is Malignant melanoma with 57,000 diagnosed and 9000 deaths from the disease in 2008. This figure continues to rise.
RePin to Stop Skin Cancer
Each year, a blogger I try to post about the Skin Cancer Awareness cause in May. As Blog readers and Bloggers, I am asking you to do your part to Stop Skin Cancer. You can protect yourself by avoiding prolonged exposure to the sun and staying out of tanning beds. When you must be in the sun, cover up, wear and reapply sunscreen, and don’t forget your hat. You can help protect others by Repinning (to Pinterest) any or ALL of the following Skin Cancer Quotes to increase awareness as we roll into the summer months.
If you need a Pinterest invite just leave your email in the comments below. We’ll get you one right away. If you are a blogger and would like me to design a Skin Cancer Awareness Pin/Quote for your blog, just send me the quote and I will gladly put you one together so you can increase awareness from your blog!!
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Pale has always been my tan.
Banning tan booths for minors, I guess they have their reasons but I think it should be 16, I haven’t gave it much thought, but that was my first thought that came to mind.
pale is the new tan!!
I love the “Pale is the New Tan” quote!
It is scary how much danger we put ourselves in to “look good”. I use to tan when I was in college but not anymore. They are great quotes but even better if people follow it!
pale is best
I agree: ban tanning beds for minors!
Love “pale is the new tan” I want a healthy is beautiful movement!
I’d like to repin, but dunno how. I always try to avoid the sun…I don’t like leather skin.
I dont go tanning and i tell my niece not to go either.
I like “Pale is the new tan”.
i like the thing you psot here and have posted them on my pin
I like the ban tanning bed use for miners
Jessica cox
I like “the hours between 10am and 4pm are the most hazardous for UV exposure”. I live in FL and I have had skin cancer. It is amazing how many people/under 18 yr olds use tanning beds in this state!
I like “Pale is the New Tan” I have never believed in tanning anyway
I am very light skinned so I love the “Pale is the new Tan”
Pale is the new tan! I have always been pale so I love this! Not only is it smart but pale is HOT! :)Mattandcolleen Fuller on FB
i like pale is the new tan. i am so white! i never go tanning
ok figured it out re-pinned, thanks!
skin cancer runs in my family, love the ‘pale is the new tan’ how can I re-pin it?