During the summer girls want to be tan. They will bake in the sun all
day in order to get darker. They think the darker the better. I can admit I
like to be tan as well; however, I do it safely. I apply sun tan lotion every
couple of hours while I am out in the sun. Some teens would never
think to use sun screen. Later in life this could catch up with them.
Skin cancer is becoming more and more common and you can help
prevent it by using sun screen. My grandmom has had numerous
skin cancers because she was not careful when she was a kid. She
always reminds me to use sun screen so I will not have to go through
what she has later in her life. My dad also had skin cancer removed
on his nose. Since I have had to watch my family deal with skin
cancer, it makes me more cautious than others would be while being
out in the sun.
