{"id":546,"date":"2013-11-18T12:03:21","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T12:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/?p=546"},"modified":"2013-11-18T12:03:21","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T12:03:21","slug":"prevention-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/2013\/11\/18\/prevention-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVENTION GUIDELINES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since its inception in 1979, The Skin Cancer Foundation has always recommended using a sunscreen with an SPF 15 or higher as one important part of a complete sun protection regimen. Sunscreen alone is not enough, however. Read our full list of skin cancer prevention tips.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seek the shade<\/strong>, especially between 10 AM and 4 PM.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not burn.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid tanning and UV tanning booths.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cover up<\/strong> with clothing, including a broad-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use a broad spectrum (UVA\/UVB) sunscreen<\/strong> with an SPF of 15 or higher every day. For extended outdoor activity, use a water-resistant, broad spectrum (UVA\/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apply 1 ounce<\/strong> (2 tablespoons) of sunscreen to your entire body 30 minutes before going outside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reapply every two hours <\/strong>or immediately after swimming or excessive sweating.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep newborns out of the sun.<\/strong> Sunscreens should be used on babies over the age of six months.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Examine your skin<\/strong> head-to-toe every month.<\/li>\n<li><strong>See your physician every year<\/strong> for a professional skin exam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more sun saftey guidelines click here <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/prevention\/sun-protection\/prevention-guidelines\">http:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/prevention\/sun-protection\/prevention-guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since its inception in 1979, The Skin Cancer Foundation has always recommended using a sunscreen with an SPF 15 or higher as one important part of a complete sun protection regimen. Sunscreen alone is not enough, however. Read our full list of skin cancer prevention tips. Seek the shade, especially between 10 AM and 4 &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/2013\/11\/18\/prevention-guidelines\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-dzarnosky","4":"post-546","6":"format-standard"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":548,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions\/548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/drlawrence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}