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Abby's Magazine - Volume 6 Issue 5 | Page 19 pigmented skin. For men, it generally shows up first on your head, neck, or between your shoulders and hips. Women tend to get it on their arms and legs. You may also find it on the palm of your hand, on the sole of your foot, under a fingernail or toenail, in mucus linings (in your mouth, vagina, or anus, for example), and even in your eye. Melanoma is not that hard to find and usually curable if treated early. But it grows faster than other types of skin cancer, and it can spread beyond your skin to other parts of the body, including your bones and brain. Then it's very hard to treat and can't be cured. Causes Spending too much time in the sun is the main cause of skin cancer. Sunlight has ultraviolet (UV) rays that can change the DNA in skin cells in ways that lead to cancer. Sunlamps, tanning booths, and X-rays also make these UV rays that damage skin. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma have been linked to ongoing sun exposure, typically in fair-skinned people who spend a lot of time outside. Melanoma has been linked with blistering sunburns; just one during childhood seems to double your risk for melanoma later in life. Regularly working around certain chemicals and other things known to cause cancer may raise the odds of getting a nonmelanoma skin cancer, including: • Coal tar • Radium • Insecticides with inorganic arsenic compounds Protecting your skin from the sun and ultraviolet rays can prevent most types. OMEGA-3s ARE ESSENTIAL. T H E R I G H T B R A N D I S T O O . We all need omega-3s to stay healthy. But most of us don't get enough. Fish oil is a great source of these essential fats. So get the omega-3s you need from the #1 fish oil in the U.S.† † Based on SPINS Scan Data ON SALE S e l e ct N O R D I C N AT U RA L S P RO D U C TS O m ega-3 F is h o il until Nov. 15, 2018