Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than 1 million skin cancers are diagnosed annually

• One in 5 Americans and one in 3 Caucasians will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime
• More than 90% of all skin cancers are caused by sun exposure
• A person's risk for skin cancer doubles if he or she has had five or more sunburns
• More than 20 people die each day from skin cancer, primarily melanoma
• One blistering sunburn in childhood more than doubles a person's chances of developing melanoma later in life
• Exposure to tanning beds before age 35 increases melanoma risk by 75%
• People who use tanning beds are 2.5 times more likely to develop squamous cell carcinoma and 1.5 times more likely to develop basal cell carcinoma
• Up to 90% of the visible skin changes commonly attributed to aging are caused by the sun. These changes can be seen as early as in one's 20's
• The majority of people diagnosed with melanoma are white men over age 50
• Melanoma is the third most common cancer in women aged 20-39 (The Skin Cancer Foundation)