Natural Ways to Protect Against Skin Cancer

After decades of heightened sun-risk awareness, skin cancer is still the most common malignancy in the United States.¹ In fact, one in every three diagnosed cancers is a skin malignancy.²

About 87,000 new cases of melanoma of the skin are predicted to be diagnosed in the US in 2017. Nearly 10,000 Americans will die from metastatic melanoma.³

And according to the latest report by the Environmental Working Group,⁴ almost 75% of sunscreens contain “worrisome ingredients” and offer inferior sun protection. For example, about 70% still contain a compound that, when applied to the skin and exposed to sunlight,generates reactive oxygen species^4-6 …read more