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Prevention and Screening

• Other Causes and Risk Factors For Skin Cancer
  

  Detailed information on causes and risk factors for skin cancer, including heredity and environment

• Am I At Risk for nonMelanoma Skin Cancer?
  
• How Can I Prevent or Detect Skin Cancer?
  

  Stay out of the sun when your shadow is shorter than you are (usually 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.). Avoiding excessive sun exposure is important in preventing skin cancers.

• What To Do When You Find a Skin Abnormality
  
• Can I Get Checked for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer?
  
• Preventing Skin Cancer
  

  Detailed information on skin cancer prevention

• How to Do a Skin Self Exam
  
• Skin Self-Examination
  

  Detailed information on skin self-examination, including the importance of skin self-examination in skin cancer prevention and a step-by-step guide

• Sunscreens
  

  Detailed information on the effects of ultraviolet light and the increased risk of skin cancer, including the use of sunscreen as one skin cancer prevention method

• Sunscreen and Skin Cancer
  
• Ultraviolet Radiation
  

  Detailed information on the effects of ultraviolet light and exposure categories according the Ultraviolet (UV) Index

• UV Exposure Categories
  

  Detailed information on the effects of ultraviolet light and exposure categories according the Ultraviolet (UV) Index

• Effects of Ultraviolet (UV) Exposure
  

  Detailed information on the effects of ultraviolet light and the increased risk of skin cancer, premature aging, cataracts, and immune system damage

• Treating Sun-Damaged Skin
  

  Detailed information on treating sun-damaged skin