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Good looking people tanning on beach |
(Music) |
Aileen Cavanaugh speaking |
Oh, I think society wants everyone to be golden, tanned. |
Good looking people in the sun |
(Music) |
Jeri Wayneck speaking |
It’s in style for people to have tans and be very dark complected during the summer. |
People tanning in the sun; fades out |
But being in style can come at a very high price. |
Drusilla Hufford speaking, seal of US EPA in background |
Unfortunately, one American dies every hour from skin cancer. |
Marty Birnbaum facing camera |
Marty Birnbaum thought he might be one of them, when he learned he had melanoma. |
Marty Birnbaum speaking |
I was frightened beyond any kind of – I can’t express that kind of fear. Yeah, I thought I had bought it. |
People at sunny beach and jogging |
Popular opinion is that tanning makes people look good.... |
Person with skin graft scar |
But what your appearance gains now, it might have to give back with a vengeance later in life. |
Dr. Harold Brody, dermatological surgeon, speaking |
If we had to pick the thing that causes skin cancer the most it would be sunlight—you fry now and pay later. |
Dr. Cynthia Jorgensen, Doctor of Public Health, of the Centers for Disease Control, speaking |
Even a few sunburns can increase your chance of skin cancer. |
Pictures of basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers |
Most people don’t realize it, but skin cancer is the number one cancer in America. The most common forms are called basal cell and squamous cell. |
Doctor examining patient's skin with medical instrument |
While generally not life threatening, the disfiguring surgery to remove them is a high price to pay for a suntan. |
Picture of malignant melanoma skin cancer |
Less common, less known, but infinitely more deadly, is malignant melanoma. |
Dr. Mona Saraiya speaking |
The increase in skin cancer we’re seeing has been in melanomas since the 1970's. |
Marty Birnbaum speaking |
Melanoma kills; it’s serious stuff. |
People on sunny deck of house, cooking and eating Man wearing no shirt on sunny day, while fishing |
So what’s your risk of getting skin cancer? A big clue is how your skin reacts to the sun. |
Dr. Cynthia Jorgensen speaking |
One of the best ways to tell your risk factor is how quickly your burn. |
Dark-skinned man standing in sun Dark-skinned woman applying lotion to leg Two women applying lotion |
But even dark-skinned people get skin cancer... and they have a harder time seeing the warning signs. |
Dr. Harold Brody speaking |
All skin skin cancers can be cured early on if caught early enough. |
Man checking his skin in mirror Hand and arm with scaly skin Man on table being treated by doctor |
So check your body often. Look for irregular moles, new moles, sores that don’t heal, scaly skin. And remember... you're not powerless. |
Dr. Cynthia Jorgensen speaking |
Skin cancer is one of the most preventable cancers. |
Screen divides with each addition: the sun shines through trees, |
Here’s how:
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People in grassy park, in sun and shade |
... And spare yourself a future shock. |
Margaret Ehrlich, skin cancer patient, speaking |
You always have this fear one day you’ll get one – and when I finally get the call I’m in shock because I’m thinking, oh my god. |
Logos of EPA and The Weather Channel over background of blue sky and mountains |
For the weather channel, I’m Nick Walker. |