summer tips

With summer fast approaching, it's time to talk sun safety! In Kansas, cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, increased significantly from 2008 to 2017. Protection from the sun's rays could prevent about 90% of all skin cancer cases. Since youth are especially at risk for overexposure to the sun with extended times outdoors, KU Cancer Center’s outreach network, the Masonic Cancer Alliance, implemented Pool Cool, a program to educate young people on sun safety behaviors. On this episode of the podcast Ashley Adorante from Pool Cool is taking a break while visiting pools across the state to share her top tips for staying safe in the sun and preventing skin cancer!

After listening to this episode, we invite YOU to be a part of the podcast! We want to hear your thoughts on the conversations we have here, topics you’d like to learn more about and any questions you may have for our guests. Call our Bench to Bedside hotline at 913-588-3880 and leave us a voicemail, or you can email your comments and questions to benchtobedside@kumc.edu. Your comments may be shared on a future episode!

Links from this episode:

• Learn more about the Pool Cool program
• Check your sun safety knowledge with this True or False quiz with Ashley on KU Cancer Center's Instagram
• Learn more about skin cancer risks and prevention

Summer is here and along with it, harsh sun rays have made an entry. From head to toe, you need to be cautious because you must be stepping out after long. So basically you have two things to tackle - Covid-19 and summer. Well, that is why in this episode of Healthy Zindagi, we have got you some really cool tips that will help beat the heat hassle-free.