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1

Wear

Broad-

Spectrum

SPF 30—

Every Day

Make it SPF 50

when you’re in

direct sun. And

remember: Shade

is not sunscreen.

Due to scattered

and reflected

light, “you can still

get up to 84

percent of the

sun’s rays when

you’re in the

shade,” warns Dr.

Marmur. So

reapply every two

hours, regardless

of the weather

(if you don’t, it’s

like wearing

hardly any SPF at

all). “Look for

sunscreen that’s

light in texture,”

adds Henry W.

Lim, MD,

president of the

American

Academy of

Dermatology. “If

it’s too greasy,

you won’t use it.”

BETTER LATE

THAN NEVER

Spent your younger years

splayed out on a beach towel?

Forgive yourself and move

on. You can still start warding

off skin cancer now.

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Eat for

Immunity

Munching regu-

larly on Mediter-

ranean diet–style

foods, like fish,

citrus fruit,

and fresh herbs,

may slash your

melanoma risk,

per the Inter­

national Journal

of Epidemiol­

ogy. And even if

you’ve already

had a skin-can-

cer scare, eating

foods rich in

vitamin B3,

including turkey,

peanuts, and

mushrooms, may

help prevent a

recurrence.

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Cover Up

Wear UV-

protective

clothing (it’ll be

marked UPF) and

a wide-brim hat

to cover your

scalp, nose, and

ears. “While hair

does help protect

the scalp, your

part line can still

be vulnerable,”

says Carolyn

Jacob, MD. Head

indoors for an AC

break between

the hours of 10

a.m. and 4 p.m.,

when the sun’s

rays are

strongest. ■

MELANOMA

It’s the deadliest type of

skin cancer and the

second most common

cancer in women

ages 15 to 29.

SOURCE: REVIEW, 1975 TO 2013SEER CANCER STATISTICS , NATIONAL

CANCER INSTITUTE

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