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The Risks

Senior Portrait

1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.

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Image by Federico Giampieri

Having 5 or more sunburns doubles your risk for melanoma.

Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays is thought to be the major risk factor for most skin cancers.

Image by Jordan Wozniak
tanning booth

​Sunlight is the main source of UV rays. Tanning beds are another source of UV rays.

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