Never burn
Burning can double your risk of skin cancer

Know your skin
People with fair skin that burns easily, lots of freckles, moles, a history of sunburn and family/personal history of skin cancer are more at risk of skin cancer and need take extra care

Seek shade
In the UK, the sun is strongest between 11am and 3pm. Abroad, the sun is strongest when your shadow is shorter than your height – seek shade during this time.

Cover up
Protect your skin with clothing such as sunglasses, hat and t-shirt

Sunscreen – know how to use it

• Use at least SPF15
• Use a ‘broad-spectrum’ (UVA and UVB protection) sunscreen with a 4* rating
• Reapply regularly and generously
• Most sunscreens expire after 1-2 years so make sure yours is in date
• Cheaper sunscreens can be just as effective as the expensive ones
• Don’t rely on sunscreen as your only form of protection
• No sunscreen gives 100% protection so don’t be tempted to stay out longer 

Never binge-tan
Intense intermittent exposure or ‘binge-tanning’, whether on Devon beaches or on holiday abroad, increases your risk of malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.

Click the link to navigate to the Devon Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy 2011-14 page and further information about skin cancer prevention.