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Protect Your Kids From the Sun

MomLogic
Published July 3, 2008

Guest blogger JJ Levenstein, MD, president of MD Moms, offers easy ways to protect kids under the bright summer sun. While summer is the time for relaxation and fun, it's also time to think about sun safety. The most common type of skin cancer in the U.S. is caused by unprotected sun exposure; in fact, the majority of lifetime sun damage occurs before the age of 18. Did you know that just two or three blistering sunburns during childhood can double the risk of skin cancer later in life? Click here to read this post.
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