AL HR202

Recognizes March 2022 as Skin Cancer Awareness Month in the State of Alabama.

Cites that 3 million American citizens are diagnosed with skin cancer annually according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

Notes that skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and worldwide per the Skin Cancer Foundation.

States melanoma and other skin cancers are approximately 90 percent caused by ultraviolet light and sunlight exposure, with one blistering sunburn in youth potentially doubling melanoma risk later in life.

Emphasizes that awareness, education, early detection, and prevention of skin cancer can save lives.