Protect your skin; May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Feeling pale? You may think that a golden tan looks healthy and attractive but sun worshippers beware: you could be causing skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the United States.

The disease can result from long-term exposure to sunlight, which emits ultraviolet radiation (UV rays) that damage skin cells and can lead to one of three types of skin cancer: basal cell carinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma. While people should take precautions from sun exposure all year-round, protection is especially important during the summer months, when the sun is directly overhead for a lo...