Hi everyone. Today I want to talk about some simple statistics about skin cancer so you can see how it affects so many lives. This is especially important for younger people who seem to feel they are invincible and cannot imagine that their behavior (such as using a tanning bed) will affect their health and their lives years down the road. Although skin cancer may not be completely preventable, we can certainly decrease the number of cases for the future.
The first number is one million;...
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Source: Breastcancer.org
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