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2023-06-12 23:36:08
With the arrival of summer, the CISSS Lanaudière is relaunching prevention messages regarding sunburn, which can result in skin cancer.
We learn that the incidence of skin cancer or melanoma was increasing between 2014-2016 and 2017-2019.
The annual number of new cases fell from 79 for the period 2014-2016 to 112 for that of 2017-2019.
We are talking regarding rates comparable to the rest of Quebec.
Every year, there are between 10 and 14 deaths related to skin cancer.
The CISSS de Lanaudière therefore reiterates the importance of protecting your eyes and your skin once morest the intensity of UV rays by wearing quality sunglasses and applying a blocking screen to the skin.
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