Urgent Call to Action for Skin Cancer Prevention

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When it comes to skin cancer prevention, completely avoiding the sun is unreasonable. Instead, taking measures to protect the skin and having employers guide workers to protect themselves, paired with regular skin cancer screenings, can lead to a life free from the dangers of skin cancer. Contact your local dermatologist today for an in-office skin cancer screening and get the peace of mind you deserve.

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Does Sunscreen Deprive the Body of Vitamin D?

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The short answer is no. The body does need healthy levels of vitamin D for good reasons. Although some claim that skin protection with sunscreen limits the body’s ability to develop vitamin D naturally, that myth should be dispelled. The body requires vitamin D because: It helps with bone growth, and deficiency in vitamin D…

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Beauty and Beastly UV Rays

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As winter ends and spring is upon us, if you skipped sunscreen through the colder and cloudier days of winter, there is no time like the present to take a proactive approach to caring for your skin this spring and summer. It does not have to be sunny or warm for the sun’s beastly UV rays to cause skin damage. Cloudy days are when visible rays are blocked, but the harmful rays come through whether or not you can see or feel them.

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