Risks of Sun Exposure WisdomCard™

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  1. Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Cosmetic Procedures: Sun Exposure and Skin Cancer webmd.com - Cosmetic Procedures: Sun Exposure and Skin Cancer
  2. Mayo Clinic: Sunburn Causes mayoclinic.com - Sunburn Causes
  3. National Cancer Institute: Sun Exposure riskfactor.cancer.gov - Sun Exposure
  4. Cancer Council Australia: Risks and Benefits of Sun Exposure | Risks and Benefits of Sun Exposure Position Statement cancer.org.au - Risks and Benefits of Sun Exposure Position Statement
  5. National Ag Saftey Database (via Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)): The Dark Side of the Sun: Sun Exposure and Agriculture cdc.gov - The Dark Side of the Sun: Sun Exposure and Agriculture
  6. American Cancer Society (ACS): Detailed Guide: Skin Cancer - Melanoma: Ultraviolet (UV) Light Exposure cancer.org - Detailed Guide: Skin Cancer - Melanoma: Ultraviolet (UV) Light Exposure
  7. YourTotalHealth: Sun Exposure-Potential Risks of Sun Exposure yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com - Sun Exposure-Potential Risks of Sun Exposure
  8. ScienceDaily: Increasing Sun Exposure Is Not The Way To Decrease Breast Cancer Risk, Despite New Data, Warn Cancer Experts (May 18, 2008)sciencedaily.com - Increasing Sun Exposure Is Not The Way To Decrease Breast Cancer Risk, Despite New Data, Warn Cancer Experts
  9. American Academy of Dermatology: Causes of Aging Skin skincarephysicians.com - Causes of Aging Skin
  10. eMedicine: Polymorphous Light Eruption emedicine.medscape.com - Polymorphous Light Eruption


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Research Notes on Risks of Sun Exposure


Excessive sun exposure can cause many different complications.1 Over exposure to the sun can cause a sunburn and permanent damage to the skin. This can lead to the development of skin cancer.2

Fast Facts:

  • Sun exposure can result in wrinkles and premature aging of the skin.1
  • Sunburns damages a person's DNA.3
  • Adolescents and young children are at a greater risk of skin damage due to over exposure of the sun.3
  • Other skin conditions caused by sun exposure include actinic keratoses and liver spots.4

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 YourTotalHealth: Sun Exposure-Potential Risks of Sun Exposure
  2. ↑ Mayo Clinic: Skin Cancer: Risk Factors
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harvard Medical School (via AOL Health): Reducing risk—Limit sun exposure
  4. ↑ Mayo Clinic: Sunburn

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