Facts about Skin Cancer:

• It is the fastest growing cancer in the US
• More cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year than breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer combined
• More than 1.5 million skin cancers are diagnosed yearly
• One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime
• One person dies every hour from skin cancer
• One blistering sunburn in childhood more than doubles a person's chances of developing melanoma later in life
• There has been a 100% increase in pediatric melanoma cases in the past 20 years
• In the past 30 years, skin cancer has tripled in women under age 40
• Regular sun protection could reduce the risk of skin cancer by 80%
• Less than half of all teenagers use sunscreen
• The vast majority of lifetime sun exposure, as much as 80%,
  occurs by age 18
• Children average three times more sun exposure than adults