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 is the new tan
Love,Pale is the New Tan.
My fave quote is “pale is the new tan”
love it ! pale is the new Tan!
Pale is the New Tan
Ok, I am a breast cancer survivor and had a scare with melanoma over 10 years ago . . . yes, pale is the new tan, but my favorite quote is from Goethe: “Whatever does not kill me makes me stronger!”
I like “Pale is the New Tan”
Yay! Pale IS the new tan! For sure.
Ban tanning bed use for minors
i like the pale is the new tan especially since i’m pale, EVERYONE has to remember enough sunscreen outdoors where you get real tans! those sun spot freckles have been popping up on my skin from burns from when i was younger and it’s a constant reminder to be more careful!
Pale Is The New Tan!
I love “Pale is the new tan.” 🙂
I love “Pale is the New Tan”. If it is true, then I am very tan:)
Sure do support Pale is the new tan! Battling melanoma right now.
Pale is the new tan!
I like “Pale is the New Tan”. It is unhealthy and causes premature aging. We use SPF all throughout the year, even on cloudy days because you can still get sun damage even then.
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Pale is the new tan. I should know – I have red hair.
Pale is the new tan
interesting. vermont and california are the only states that ban minors from using tanning booths.
I fav is: Pale is the new tan!