- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:, Jun. 12, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reminds South Carolinians to take extra precautions to help prevent skin cancer while enjoying the outdoors this summer and beyond. Every time you go outside your skin is exposed to damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays. This exposure increases your risk of getting skin cancer. Skin cancer can affect people at any age,…, said Dr. Vinita Leedom, Director of DPH’s Cancer Section, . “It is important to practice sun safety and to avoid tanning beds to lower your risk.” The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Melanoma, the third most common type of skin cancer, is the deadliest because it can spread quickly to other parts of the body, including the lymph nodes, lungs, liver and brain. In 2023 in South Carolina, 1,639 people…, said Hallie Heffner, DPH’s Cancer Prevention Coordinator, . “Making sun protection part of your family’s daily routine is one way to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. As a mom to a toddler, I always make sure we carry a sun hat and sunscreen with us during the warmer months!”, DPH encourages everyone to practice the following sun-safety steps to help prevent skin cancer: , For both children and adults, apply a water-resistant broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher. Remember to reapply sunscreen every 2 hours, or after swimming or sweating. Seek shade between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. If your shadow appears shorter than you, seek shade. You can check the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s UV Index every day to see how strong UV rays are a particular…, Follow these easy steps every six months to detect new spots or growths and monitor changes in existing moles or discolorations: , Examine your body front and back in the mirror, then look at the right and left sides with your arms raised. Bend your elbows and look carefully at forearms, back of upper underarms and palms. Look at the backs of your legs and feet, the spaces between your toes and on the soles of your feet. Examine the back of your neck and scalp with a hand mirror or have your partner examine those areas. Part…
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