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Protect Your Largest




An Australian Poster advising Sun-Protectives

The largest organ of our body is of course the skin, if you were thinking of something else, you're wrong. The two most common kinds of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. The third common form of skin cancer is the melanoma. Exposure to the cell damaging ultraviolet rays of the sun is a known causative factor of skin cancers, so there is a need for sun-protectives for those who are in the sun frequently for one reason or another.

Skin cancers are found mainly on areas of the skin that are exposed to the sun--the head, face, neck, hands, and arms. Other areas of the skin can be involved but are not so common. Prevention involves the use of sunblocks and sun-protective clothings when in the sun to prevent excessive sun exposure.