What parts of your body are most susceptible to skin cancer?

According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States since one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime. If you live to age 65, you’ll have a 40-50% chance of developing skin cancer at least once.

Since about 90 percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, I thought I’d share this infographic from Vitals about what parts of your body are most susceptible to skin cancer.

How do you protect your skin from the sun?

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