...of cancer, it is also one of the most prevalent because people still perceive a bronzed body as a healthy body. Nothing could be further from the truth, according to Joyce Ayoub, director of public information at the Skin Cancer Foundation. "There is no such thing as a safe tan" she says. "A tan is the skin's response to an injury, and a sign of damage." Not only does tanning increase your risk for skin cancer, says Ayoub, but it causes wrinkling, blotching and sagging--hardly an advertisement for healthy living.

Avoid Exposure

The best prevention, says the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is to avoid long exposure...

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