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MEDIA ADVISORY: Solstice Alert: Risk of Skin Cancer from Winter
Sun; Yale Physician Offers Free Skin Care Book
Online
New Haven, Conn. - Are you planning a holiday ski trip? How
about a quick getaway to the Caribbean? Think you can leave the
sunscreen at home because it's winter? Here's a warning from
Yale School of Medicine physician Dr. David J. Leffell: "Just
because the calendar says December or January doesn't mean
you're free from the risk of skin cancer." Exposure to the
sun's ultraviolet rays is the leading cause of skin cancer th
the most common form of cancer. But what many people do not
realize is that exposure in winter can be as dangerous as in
summer if you do not protect yourself.
New Haven, Conn., January 2009 -
Are you planning a holiday ski trip? How about a quick
getaway to the Caribbean? Think you can leave the sunscreen at
home because it’s winter? Here’s a warning from Yale School of
Medicine physician Dr. David J. Leffell: “Just because the
calendar says December or January doesn’t mean you’re free from
the risk of skin cancer.”
Exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays is the leading cause of
skin cancer - the most common form of cancer. But what many
people do not realize is that exposure in winter can be as
dangerous as in summer if you do not protect yourself.
“Ultraviolet radiation is increased at high altitudes, so if
you are planning on a ski trip in the mountains, be aware that
you remain at risk for the harmful effects of the sun,” said
Leffell. And don’t think that haze or clouds will fully protect
you, either. “About 90 percent of UV rays can penetrate haze
and clouds, so skiers and vacationers should not have a false
sense of security,” added the skin care expert.
David Leffell is an internationally recognized expert in skin
health, skin cancer and reconstructive surgery, and author of
the nationally known book Total Skin: The Definitive Guide to
Whole Skin Care For Life. As a public service, in keeping with
the holidays, he is making his book available online, at no
cost, at
http://dermatology.yale.edu/patient/total_skin.html.
Leffell is a professor of dermatology and surgery and chief of
the Dermatologic Surgery and Laser Unit at the Yale School of
Medicine. He is also deputy dean for clinical affairs at the
Yale School of Medicine and CEO of the Yale Medical Group,
which is comprised of more than 800 Yale faculty physicians in
over 100 medical specialties.
Dr. Leffell is available for an interview on the dangers of
winter sun exposure and how best to protect yoursel
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