Interesting short article in Investors Business Daily today...

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/540899/201007201810/Sun...

Brooke Hopkins of Rumson Fair Haven High School, explores the topic of Melanoma in her application for the Kate's Foundation for Melanoma Scholarship.

The Center for Disease Control conducted a survey recently. They wanted to see how many people knew about melanoma. The results showed that 50 percent of older adults had little to no knowledge on the subject. Even worse, the number for young adults was up to 74 percent. I hate to admit it, but before I stumbled across this scholarship, I was one of those young adults.

When I first saw that this scholarship was geared toward those who were about to embark on the pre-medical path, I was ecstatic. “This is perfect for me!” I thought to myself. In the fall, I will be a pre-med student at Boston College. I hope to one day become an oncologist. My interest in oncology was sparked when a close family friend was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer.

From now through July 31st, men's clothier J. Hilburn will donate $20.00 to Kate's Foundation for each new order placed. We encourage anyone who is in the market for some snazzy men's attire to consider this opportunity to benefit Kate's Foundation.

We are big fans of Bruce Springsteen - Always - and now he has joined the fight against melanoma.

There has been much talk over the past few weeks about the benefits of the sun. One thing to remember about sunscreen is that it does in fact block out any of the benefits of the sun's rays... such as Vitamin D. The WSJ had a decent article yesterday talking about the issue and Michael Holick's take on "sensible sun exposure." It's well worth a read...

Sun-Kissed or Sunburned?

In this YouTube video, Dr. Susan Swetter of Stanford describes the technique of examining high risk patients for signs of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.

Check it out on Johnson & Johnson's health channel...

UVA rays are often referred to as the "aging rays" because of its unique characteristics:

• pass through glass (office & cars)
• penetrate deep into the skin layers
• are present ALL 365 calendar days regardless of weather or altitude
• are 20 times more abundant than UVB

UVB rays are considered burning rays because they cause sunburn and tanning; and vary with seasons, i.e., stronger in the summer

Choose sun block with "broad spectrum protection"- (which provides protection form BOTH UVA and UVB rays)