May is Brain And Skin and Melanoma Cancer Awareness Month

ICRF Scientist Spotlight: Ittai Ben-Porath, PhD

ICRF International Collaboration Grant recipient Ittai Ben-Porath, PhD of the Hebrew University discusses his research on skin lesions in the epidermis and how to prevent the formation of cancer.

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Melanoma Cancer Statistics

• One in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.
• More than two people die of skin cancer in the U.S. every hour.
• Having five or more sunburns doubles your risk for melanoma. With early detection, the five-year survival rate is 99 percent.
• Ultraviolet tanning devices can emit UV radiation ten to 15 times higher than the sun at its peak.
• About 90 percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers—basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma– in the U.S. are associated with UV radiation from the sun.

Source: Skin Cancer Foundation

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