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(1)Welcome to your present
• Editor by
• Nguyen Thi Tu • Nguyen Thi Huyen
(2)Effects of the sun
• The good
(3)Effect of the sun
• The bad effects: The sun can present us with danger as well Many of us not understand the hidden
(4)Factors raise a person’s risk
of getting melanoma (1)
• Hereditary factors are factors you are born
with, your general genetic make up, things like your skin and hair color Dark-skinned Asians and Hispanics are 50 times less
likely than light-skinned and light-eyed
(5)Factors raise a person’s risk
of getting melanoma (2)
• Environmental factor also influence your
chances of contracting the disease,
geography is associated with the incidence of skin cancer The farther north or south of the equator you are, the less likely you are to get skin cancer because the sun’s ray are not directly overhead, but instead hit the
(6)Factors raise a person’s risk
of getting melanoma (3)
• Behavioral factor is the history of the person, the
amount of exposure to the sun that the person has had from birth on We can say that it’s quite clear that getting sunburned frequently and severely
early in our lives can have negative consequences later on This means that parents, especially, are educated about the dangers of this problem so that they can try to keep their children protected It
(7)How to protect ourselves
from the sun
- We can make people more aware of
the danger of too much sunbathing
for skin through radio, TV,
(8)Apply lots of sunscreens
(1)
Use sunscreen on all exposed skin Your sunscreen should
have a sun protection factor (SPF) of at
least 15 your
sunscreen should
protect you from both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B
(9)Apply lots of sunscreens
(2)
• Do not forget to apply sunscreen to your
(10)Apply lots of suncreens (3)
• Also, apply it under bathing suit straps,
necklaces, bracelets, and sunglasses
• You should put on one ounce of sunscreen
every two hours-one ounce is about the size of a ping pong ball
(11)Apply lots of suncreens(4)
•
*Besides protecting you from
sunburn, sun screams help to
(12)Apply lots of
suncreens(5):
Types of Sunscreens
• PABA-free (PABA is a chemical that some people are allergic to – most
sunscreens are now PABA-free.)
• Noncomedogenic or oil-free sunscreens (will not clog pores.)
• Sprays, lotions, gels, etc – sunscreen comes in many different forms to suit
(13)WEAR PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING
(1)
• Clothes: Clothes
designed to cover the most skin provide the most protection Long-sleeved shirts with
collars, long pants, and shoes and socks
(14)WEAR PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING
(2)
• Hats: The most sun protective hats have a wide brim all the way around Other hats, such as baseball caps, can also provide some sun
protection – just
remember to also use sun scream or a gaiter to
(15)WEAR PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING
(3)
(16)Wear sunglasses
• Wearing sunglasses
protects your eyes from harmful UV rays when outdoors
• Choose sunglasses with
99 to 100 percent UVA and UVB protection, to block both forms of
(17)Be careful near water, snow,
and sand
• Water, snow, and sand can reflect the
(18)Sit in the shade
• Remember that the sun’s UV rays are
(19)Get Vitamin D safely
.
• Vitamin D is an important vitamin that our bodies make when we are out in the sun But there are
other ways to get vitamin D without being in the sun You can get vitamin D through fortified milk and orange juice, cheese, butter, cereals, and fish You can also get vitamin D through vitamin
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