June 13th is the Day for Prevention of skin cancer

June 13th is the Day for Prevention of skin cancer, a malignant tumor that will face one in five Spanish throughout his life and whose incidence has increased "significantly" in recent years, say dermatologists, to display "concerned" about the situation.

Skin cancer in Spain has increased "substantially", especially in the last 15 or 20 years, so "concerned" to specialists who have worked to reverse this increase and have gotten better diagnostic techniques, told Servimedia Miguel Aizpún, spokesman for the Spanish Academy of Dermatology.

The specialist pointed out, however, that early detection of skin cancer is more or less, healing 95% of cases, therefore emphasized the importance of sensibilizazión campaigns and, above all, to go specialist at the slightest shift of skin.

In this respect, he said to watch for moles and consult your doctor if you change color, size, itch or bleed, and that such change can lead to melanoma, skin cancer "more worried" to dermatologists.

But melanoma, whose incidence is about 4,000 new cases per year in Spain, can also arise spontaneously, ie not from the alteration of any mole, making it necessary to visit a dermatologist if there are spots or injuries skin previously unavailable.

Another aspect that experts insist on the occasion of European Day for the Prevention of Skin Cancer and the arrival of summer is the correct exposure to the sun, and take it inappropriately can also cause cancer.

In this sense, dermatologists remember that they are "more likely" to suffer from malignant tumors of this type who have a family history, those who spend much time in the sun, the white-skinned blondes and people with many moles, so recommends that all show the utmost precaution against the sun.

In this regard, Dr. Aizpún wanted to make clear that dermatologists are not against taking the sun as it is a necessary source of vitamin D, essential for healthy bones, but do not control.

So advise against exposure to sunlight in the middle of the day, always do it with sunscreen, head covering and sunglasses.

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