Which of the following puts you at greater risk for skin cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?Ģ. Let’s try a short quiz in preparation for warm, sunny days to see what you remember about sun safety.ġ. In North Dakota, for example, 26,000 farmers and ranchers work primarily outdoors. However, we all need to take precautions, especially if we are among the people who work primarily in the sun. On the bright side, you can have fun in the sun while fishing, hiking, biking and gardening. I really do not want to be the spoilsport for sunnier days. Two Americans die of the disease every hour. Every day, 9,500 Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer. May is melanoma and skin cancer awareness month. We do not want to go overboard with sun exposure, though. In cold wintery months, most of us need a vitamin D supplement. Building our body’s vitamin D levels takes as little as 10 minutes of daily unprotected sun exposure (without sunscreen). We need vitamin D to maintain our bones, immune system and reduce our risk for several diseases. On the bright side, exposure to sunshine can replenish our vitamin D stores from the sun’s action on our skin. I am hoping we are finally reaching warmer, sunnier days. I returned to Fargo to a thick blanket of snow, and I needed a warmer coat. At least, I was not wearing my full-length “super coat” that holds back blizzard-level winds. Granted, flowers were blooming outside and people were wearing spring clothes, even shorts. I was wearing a sweater because a person has to be prepared for cold conference rooms. I removed my light winter coat and settled into my seat. Being from the north, I often receive some references to temperature. I think he was just giving me a bad time. In my defense, I was pulling a suitcase, holding a purse and carrying a large bag. Yes, wearing a coat into the hotel conference room was a bit odd. “Are you cold?” someone asked me as I walked into a conference room.
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