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With AZ's Intense Summer Rays, It's Time to Slop on the Sunscreen

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010   

PHOENIX - As the sun's intensity reaches its peak this month of midsummer, The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention reminds Arizonans to protect themselves while working or playing outdoors. Matt Flory of the American Cancer Society says Arizonans can use the phrase "slip, slop, slap and wrap" to remember sun safety.

"We use these quick words to help people remember to slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat and wrap on sun glasses, basically to protect their skin against ultraviolet rays by covering up or using suntan lotion, especially SPF 15 or higher."

He says skin cancer is very common, but entirely preventable with precautions. Those who have a family history of skin cancer, plenty of moles or freckles, or a history of severe sunburns early in life, are at a higher risk.

As a young girl growing up in the Midwest, Mara Mayberry loved every chance she had to get outdoors, but admits that her generation didn't have much awareness of skin cancer.

"There was no such thing as sunscreen back then, and as a red-headed, freckled girl, I had several bad burns along the way, which you recover from and only realize later what impact it has on your skin."

Mayberry had her first run-in with skin cancer in the 1990s with a mole removal. She underwent more serious surgery to remove squamous cell skin cancer in 2004, and says it was a real wake-up call.

"Since that point, I've returned to the dermatologist twice a year for a full body check, and invariably they find something. So, I've had several treatments to prevent further damage."

Luckily, nothing her doctors have discovered has turned out to be melanoma, the more life-threatening form of skin cancer. But Mayberry is on a mission to prevent other young women from going through her experience, and touts her new mantra: "Porcelain is pretty."

"The impact of skin cancer on your looks far exceeds the beauty of a bronzed body. Your skin is the biggest organ of your body and you really have to protect it."

Meanwhile, Matt Flory of the American Cancer Societysays skin protection should be a year-round, life-long practice. He says the best way to detect skin cancer early is to recognize changes in moles and skin growths, and have a physician check out anything that looks odd.





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