Skin cancer is on the rise in general, but it’s especially a problem for minorities. One CNN report says that “many people of color often mistakenly believe skin cancer is not something they should be worried about.” However, dermatologists across the country have seen an increase in the amount of skin cancer rates in minorities.

It’s not that darker skinned people don’t have some protection from the sun’s rays. Studies have estimated that “for the darkest skin tones, pigmentation cells provide a natural sun protection factor, or SPF, of about 13.” As we’ve learned, however, 13 sun …read more