As a member of the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, Cherish Your Skin Organization Encourages Everyone to Protect Your Skin Today and Every Day! Friday May 28, 2010 is Declared “Don’t Fry Day” To Encourage Sun Safety Awareness.
To help reduce rising rates of skin cancer from overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday before Memorial Day, May 28, 2010, as “Don’t Fry Day” to encourage sun safety awareness and to remind everyone to protect their skin while enjoying the outdoors.
The action step the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention emphasized for 2009 was “Slap on a Hat,” encouraging everyone to wear protective clothing like a wide-brimmed hat to provide important protection from too much sun. This year the National Council is emphasizing practicing all of the action steps ---because no single step can fully protect from overexposure to UV radiation, so use as many of the followingactions as possible.- Avoid sun burning, intentional tanning, and using tanning beds.
- Apply sunscreen generously.
- Wear sun-protective clothing, wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses.
- Seek shade.
- Use extra caution near water, snow, and sand.
- Get vitamin D through diet and vitamin D supplements.
The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention is the united voice of 45 groups dedicated to reducing skin cancer morbidity and mortality in the United States. Council members represent some of the nation’s premier researchers, clinicians and advocates for melanoma and skin cancer prevention.
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