skin-cancerThe statistics on skin cancer should make you grab the sun screen - ideally, the mineral sunscreen to block the ultraviolet radiation exposure.

Mayo Clinic Health Letter has some ugly facts to make you think twice when you make an appointment at tanning salon:

  • Half of all new cancers in the United States are skin cancers.
  • One in five Americans will develop skin cancer. Your chances of getting skin cancer double if you have had five or more sunburns.
  • The American Academy of Dermatology has labeled skin cancer an unrecognized epidemic. Read more of this post