in the know
How To SKIN HEALTH
Spot
KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR BY NORA HESTON TARTE
S
kin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. In fact, numbers indicate that 1 in 5 Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, or AAD, 9,500 people are diagnosed with skin cancer in the U.S. every day.
22
Skin Cancer
|
2022 SJ HEALTH AND MEDICAL GUIDE
RISK FACTORS Living in sunny states and spending a lot of time outside exposed to harmful UV rays make people more susceptible to skin cancer. Living in California encourages this type of lifestyle, so residents in the sunshine state may be more at risk than others. Surprisingly, however, California falls in the middle when it comes to states with the highest occurrence of skin cancer. Christian Jones, MD, from Golden State Dermatology, says a lot of the reason is diversity, and the characteristics that make someone more susceptible to skin cancer in the first place. For example, fair-skinned, natural
