This reminds me: I’m supposed to see a dermatologist, and I haven’t gotten around to it yet. I’m not only blonde, I had several severe, blistering sunburns in my life so I’m considered high risk:
MELVILLE, N.Y. — The incidence of two forms of skin cancer has tripled among people under 40 — particularly women — an increase scientists attribute to tanning’s continued allure and Earth’s diminishing ozone layer.
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota say rates of basal and squamous cell carcinomas have risen dramatically over the last quarter century, despite repeated public health messages about the importance of sunscreen and protective clothing. The two cancers normally are seen in people over 50. On rare occasions, doctors said Tuesday, the cancers have been diagnosed in teens and preteens.
