Welcome to AMF's cause of the Month section. Each month, AMF will be taking a National cause and broadcasting it here to further your awareness. We hope to choose causes that are revelant and may be unknown to you.
May's Cause of the Month is Skin Cancer Awareness! Special thanks to Nikolla for the main banner to the left!
- Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than 1 million skin cancers are diagnosed annually.
- Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer. More than 250,000 cases are diagnosed each year, resulting in approximately 2,500 deaths each year.
- One in 5 Americans and one in 3 Caucasians will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime.
- More than 90 percent of all skin cancers are caused by sun exposure.
- A person's risk for skin cancer doubles if he or she has had five or more sunburns.
Source for all information: From the Skin Cancer Foundation.