The Skin Facts
The skin is the largest organ of our body and yet we often mistreat
it. We continue to abuse our skin by ignoring the warnings of
premature aging and to pursue a love affair with the sun. Doing this
without realizing that the skin provides us with vital protection and
insight on our state of wellbeing.
According to some research from the American Academy of Dermatology
and the Skin Cancer Foundation estimated that in 1983 there were
300,000 new cancer cases and by 1995 more than 1,000,000 new cancer
cases were also anticipated.
Despite all the warnings some alarming statistics shown by the AAD that:
1 out of 5 people alive today will get skin cancer
1 out of 3 people by the 2000 will be diagnosed with skin cancer
A huge number of skin cancer cases alone had been reported for
1998 than all the other cancers combined.
It is believed that skin cancer kills one American an hour. To help
prove that, notice that the Melanoma case rates has increased:
1 in 1500 people in the year 1938
1 in 105 people in the year 1991
1 in 84 people in the year1997 (an 1800% from 1930)
and 1 in 75 people in the year 2000
There were 40,000 new cases of melanoma reported in 1997, up 5% from 1996.
Making Melanoma the most common cancer in women aged 25-29; the second
most frequent in women aged 30-34.
Annually, 7,000 people will die of melanoma: 2,000 women, 5,000 men.
If a melanoma is detected when it is still thin,
the survival rate is 90% (up from 80% in 1992 and 50% in 1950).
According to the National Cancer Institute, the incidence of skin
cancer is already increasing each year,
and melanoma, the most serious form, is increasing by 3 percent
Annually. In fact, statistics indicate that 1 out of 7 people in the
United States will develop some form of skin cancer during their
lifetimes, with the rate increasing as the population ages.
Skin Types and Their Reactions
In 1995, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, the National
Weather Service created a standardized system to measure ultraviolet
rays. The program is called the UV Index, and was developed to enhance
public awareness of the
harmful effects of overexposure to the sun and to provide the public
with specific actions they can take to reduce the likelihood of these
harmful effects, which may include skin cancer, cataracts, and immune
system suppression.
People with pale skin, red hair and freckles are at the highest risk
for skin cancer.
The National Weather Service has chosen UV effects on different types
of skin. In that way we can easily tell what type we are and prevent
ourselves from getting brunt.
The skin is the largest organ of our body and yet we often mistreat
it. We continue to abuse our skin by ignoring the warnings of
premature aging and to pursue a love affair with the sun. Doing this
without realizing that the skin provides us with vital protection and
insight on our state of wellbeing.
According to some research from the American Academy of Dermatology
and the Skin Cancer Foundation estimated that in 1983 there were
300,000 new cancer cases and by 1995 more than 1,000,000 new cancer
cases were also anticipated.
Despite all the warnings some alarming statistics shown by the AAD that:
1 out of 5 people alive today will get skin cancer
1 out of 3 people by the 2000 will be diagnosed with skin cancer
A huge number of skin cancer cases alone had been reported for
1998 than all the other cancers combined.
It is believed that skin cancer kills one American an hour. To help
prove that, notice that the Melanoma case rates has increased:
1 in 1500 people in the year 1938
1 in 105 people in the year 1991
1 in 84 people in the year1997 (an 1800% from 1930)
and 1 in 75 people in the year 2000
There were 40,000 new cases of melanoma reported in 1997, up 5% from 1996.
Making Melanoma the most common cancer in women aged 25-29; the second
most frequent in women aged 30-34.
Annually, 7,000 people will die of melanoma: 2,000 women, 5,000 men.
If a melanoma is detected when it is still thin,
the survival rate is 90% (up from 80% in 1992 and 50% in 1950).
According to the National Cancer Institute, the incidence of skin
cancer is already increasing each year,
and melanoma, the most serious form, is increasing by 3 percent
Annually. In fact, statistics indicate that 1 out of 7 people in the
United States will develop some form of skin cancer during their
lifetimes, with the rate increasing as the population ages.
Skin Types and Their Reactions
In 1995, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, the National
Weather Service created a standardized system to measure ultraviolet
rays. The program is called the UV Index, and was developed to enhance
public awareness of the
harmful effects of overexposure to the sun and to provide the public
with specific actions they can take to reduce the likelihood of these
harmful effects, which may include skin cancer, cataracts, and immune
system suppression.
People with pale skin, red hair and freckles are at the highest risk
for skin cancer.
The National Weather Service has chosen UV effects on different types
of skin. In that way we can easily tell what type we are and prevent
ourselves from getting brunt.
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