IT'S SUMMER! TIME to shed a few layers of clothing. But while sunshine feels good on bare skin, be cautious about going unprotected outdoors for too long. Skin cancer is on the rise, now accounting for one in every three cancers diagnosed worldwide.
But how can that be, when we are seeing more safe-sun campaigns and public education around skin cancer?
It's mainly down to better detection strategies and the fact that we are living longer than ever. "The longer you live, the higher your chances are of eventually developing a skin cancer," says Dr. Deborah S. Sarnoff, a New York City dermatologist and president of the Skin Cancer Foundation. The good news is that when caught early, it's highly treatable.
Skin cancer is typically grouped into two categories: non-melanoma and malignant melanoma. Non-melanoma types, which include basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), are the most common and account for the vast majority of cases. The main risk factor is cumulative ultraviolet (UV) exposure, so skin cancer can appear as we age, typically on the areas that are most often exposed to the sun.
"That includes the face, ears, scalp and neck," says Dr. Clare Tait, a dermatologist based in Perth, Australia-the country with the world's highest rate of melanoma, according to World Cancer Research Fund International.
Melanoma accounts for just one percent of skin cancers but it is by far the deadliest. It, too, is caused by UV exposure-and if you've had five or more sunburns, your risk is doubled-but it can also be the result of an inherited gene mutation. Melanoma usually shows up on the chest, back, lower legs, head and neck, but it can also occur on areas of the body that are rarely exposed to the sun, such as the soles of your feet or under your nails.
It's so dangerous because it can spread deeper into the skin or to other organs, so treatment is more difficult.
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