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Sunscreen, Skin Cancer, and Other Sun Safety Tips

Published July 5, 2012 at 5:00 AM PDT

With temperatures cracking 100 every summer, how do we protect our skin?  We talk to experts about how to choose the best sunscreens, and what steps that you (and your kids) can take to protect yourself from sunburn and the risk of skin cancer.  Send us your questions.

 

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Nneka Leiba, Sr Analyst, Environmental Working Group Tom McCoy, State Dir Govt Relations, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Dr. Wolf Samlowski, medical oncologist and skin cancer specialist, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada

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