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Cover Your Entire Body
Sunscreen is certainly important, but experts insist you need to physically cover up with sun-protective clothing, too. Darker colors and tightly-woven fabrics are a good start, but you can also go one step further and invest in specialty clothing that blocks out everything. The fabric is powerful but light, so it’s still comfortable to wear in hot weather.
Most people aren’t at all interested in wearing gloves on a hot summer’s day, and the same goes for socks. Pay extra attention to your exposed feet and hands, which see lots of sun and tend to lose their protective layer of sunscreen rather quickly. Use a high SPF, broad-spectrum lotion on these areas, and be sure to reapply frequently.
Resources
NCBI (Green tea prevents non-melanoma skin cancer by enhancing DNA repair)Mayo Clinic (Melanoma/Prevention)American Cancer Society (Can melanoma skin cancer be prevented?)WebMD (12 Ways to Protect Your Skin and Prevent Skin Cancer)Melanoma Institute Australia (How do I protect my skin?)
By performing a self breast exam regularly, you'll be able to familiarize how your breasts normally look and feel, and when to act if there is a change.
