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Dr. Leslie Baumann, M.D.:
One general guideline is sunscreen everyday no matter what even if your going to be indoors- because ultra violet A the light that gives you skin cancer and causes wrinkles goes through glass, most people don't realize that.

Dermatologist, Dr. Leslie Baumann, author of the book, The Skin Type Solution…

For everyday use you need an SPF of 15 if you're going to be out longer than 30 minutes you should use a higher SPF.

The worst type of skin cancer is melanoma, it can show up anywhere even on skin not exposed to the sun.

The skin types who are most likely to get melanoma are the really light freckled redheads because they actually have a gene that gives them the red hair and the freckles and melanoma.

You should see a dermatologist if you see anything on your skin that looks suspicious, but what does melanoma look like?

Some signs of melanoma, we call it the ABC's. A it's asymmetrical so it's not perfectly round the one side doesn't match the other. B is the borders, you can't really tell where it stops and starts. C is the color if it's really black or it has strange colors like reds and blues. And D is the diameter if it's bigger than your pinky finger. Those are bad signs and you should go today to your dermatologist if you have those signs.

At somethingyoushouldknow.net I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.