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Totally Baked

by WiredBerries Editors — March 20, 2008

Heading to the beach for a week or two this month? Finally taking that ski vacation? Don't forget to pack the sunscreen! The Sun Safety Alliance offers the bare facts about getting too much sun:

  • You can sunburn even on a cloudy day.
  • On average, children get 3 times more exposure than adults.
  • The vast majority, perhaps as much as 80% of a person's lifetime sun exposure is estimated to occur by age 18.
  • Concrete, sand, water, and snow reflect 85% to 90% of the sun's UV rays.
  • Depletion of Earth's ozone continues to increase your exposure to UV rays.
  • In some parts of the world, melanoma is increasing at rates faster than any other cancer.
  • More than 1.2 million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the US.
  • Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, kills one person every hour.
  • One blistering sunburn can double a child's lifetime risk of developing skin cancer.

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