Welcome
Welcome to the Sun Safety & Skin Cancer Awareness student site. While being outside and having some exposure to sunlight can be enjoyable, too much exposure can be dangerous. Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation including UV-A and UV-B rays can cause serious health effects including skin cancer. Currently, one in five Americans develops skin cancer during their lifetime. Every hour one person dies from this disease.
You can make a difference! It is important to learn about skin cancer and increasing your sun safety because you can receive up to 80 percent of your lifetime sun exposure by age 18. Through education about effects from the sun and the steps for sun protection, we can work toward a healthy future.
The website was designed by Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Source credits for statistics, data and information include the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Funding for the project was provided by the Blumenthal Cancer Center’s Melanoma Fund of Carolinas HealthCare Foundation.