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Swimwear comes in many styles and fabrics nowadays. You can find bikinis, one-piece suits, swim trunks, and more made from nylon, polyester, spandex, and other materials. With so many options to choose from, how do you know what is best?If you plan to spend time outdoors swimming, be it at the pool or beach, ultraviolet (UV) protection swimwear is something to consider over regular swimsuits. Read …

Do you practice water sports? Scuba diving, windsurfing or maybe swimming? Then you must probably already know about the benefits of UV protective swimwear. Nowadays, the leading clothing manufacturers offer consumers a broad range of UPF rated clothes, from UV shorts and shirts to UV hats and dive t-shirts. Their large selection of sun-protective clothing products can keep their skin safe and hel …

What is melanoma situ? Melanoma in situ is the early stage of a skin cancer called melanoma. Melanoma is thus a type of skin cancer that begins in cells called melanocytes. The term in situ, which means “in place“ in Latin means that the cancer cells have not had the opportunity to spread to anywhere else in the body. This cancer cells start at the top layer of the skin (the epidermis) but th …

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. (http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/index.htm) Alarmingly, the rate of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, has tripled since the 1970s. The death rate from melanoma has increased from 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 1975 to 4.6 deaths per 100,000 in 2011. Though anyone can get skin cancer, those with fair skin are at an in …