With proper prevention, up to four of the five cases of skin cancer can be prevented. Experts in particular appeal to the daily use of creams to protect the skin with high SPF. On the occasion of the month of awareness of skin cancer, the league against cancer was pointed out.
“The skin protection cream from sunlight should become a common part of daily skin care. It not only protects against cancer, but also slows premature skin aging. Many women want to be beautifully tanned, but they forget that their skin is much faster due to sunlight without protection, which can mean wrinkles and age spots, ”said Eva Kováčová, Executive Director of the League.
In prevention on sunny days, experts recommend avoiding the sun between 10:00 and 16:00, when UV radiation is the strongest. We should also be forgotten to wear protective clothing, headgear and sunglasses. “When buying a parasol or shading sheet to choose those with SPF at least 30,” added the league. It also reminds that the sun’s rays are also reflected from the water surface, sand and winter very intensely from the snow. It also appeals to people to monitor the condition of the skin and signs. “Any changes to consult a dermatologist,” She said.
The league warned that Skin cancer is a very common forms of cancer, The occurrence of malignant melanoma and other types of skin cancer has an increasing tendency in Slovakia. “Almost 1,000 cases of malignant melanoma are diagnosed every year in our country, of which approximately half of them are in men. Approximately 200 people die annually,” zoomed.
According to experts, the highest risk of developing skin cancer is threatened with people with light skin, light hair and freckles. Also, people with a high number of signs and those who burn quickly and slowly tan in the sun. Risk groups include persons with a family history of skin cancer, persons who have overcome more serious sunburn in childhood, as well as people often visiting solariums.
“The World Health Organization has included solariums among the proven carcinogens – the factors that cause cancer. This is one of the reasons why the League against Cancer has not recommended their use in the long term, ”they added.
