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Sun Sensitivity Test

Take the Test

Your risk of skin cancer is related to your skin type and the amount of time you spend in the sun.  How vulnerable are you?

Questions:

   Give yourself 10 points each time you answer YES

   YES

    NO

   I have red or blonde hair

   I have light colored eyes (blue, green or grey)

   I always burn before I tan

   I freckle easily

   I have many moles

   I had two or more blistering sunburns before I turned 18

   I lived or had long vacations in a tropical climate as a child

   There is a family history of skin cancer

   I work outdoors

   I spend a lot of time doing outdoor activities

   I am an indoor worker but I like to get out in the sun as much as possible when I am
   able

   I use tanning devices, tanning booths or sun lamps

Tally up your score.  Skin cancer is a HIGHLY PREVENTABLE DISEASE.  That means that with small lifestyle changes, even the most high-risk person can lower their chances of getting skin cancer.

 80 - 100     You are in the HIGH-RISK ZONE

 40 - 70       You are in the INCREASED RISK ZONE 

10 - 30        You are still at risk, though you are in the LOWER RISK ZONE
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