UV Radiation, Sun Safety, and Skin Cancer

Articles and Information

Skin Cancer

• ABCDs of Melanoma Detection (AAD)
• An Introduction to Skin Cancer (Collection from Maui.net)
• How to Perform a Skin Cancer Self Evaluation (AAD)
• How to Recognize a Melanoma (Warts Information Center)
• Melanoma (National Cancer Institute, Cancer.net)
• Melanoma Monday (AAD)
• Preventing Skin Cancer (CDC)
• Skin Cancer (Collection from AAD)
• Skin Cancer (Collection from Onco-Link, UPenn)
• Skin Cancer Module: Practice Exercises (CDC)
• Skin Cancer Prevention Brochure (CDC)
• Skin Cancer Resource Page (CancerIndex)
• Skin Cancer - The Facts (Jason Thomas)
• What Is Skin Cancer (NE Dermatology Associates)

UV Radiation / Sun Safety

• UV Index Overview (Collection from EPA)
• Health Effects from Increased Exposure to Ultraviolet-B (CIESIN)
• How Sunburns and Suntans Work (How Stuff Works)
• Photoaging (Edith Cowan Univ.)
• Rays Awareness (Weather Channel)
• SPF Resource Guide (SpaBeauty Schools)
• Sun Exposure and Agriculture (NASD)
• Sun Safe Tips (AAD)
• Sun Safety (Melanoma.com)
• Sun Safety (Oklahoma State Univ. EHS)
• Sunlight, UV Radiation, and the Skin (NIH)
• Stay Healthy in the Sun (EPA)
• UV Index (daily index for your city from the EPA)
• UV Index: How to Use It (NOAA)
• UV Index Information (Collection from NOAA)
• UV Light & Vision (AgingEye Times)
• UV and You: Living With Ultraviolet (Environment Canada)
• UV and Ozone (NIWA)
• UV Radiation(EPA)

UV Forecasts

• UV Index Forecast (Weather Channel)
• Australia UV Index
• Canada UV Index

Resources on this website

Sun Safety (online training)
Sun Safety (online PowerPoint)
Be Sunwise This Summer (article)


Other Resources

EPA Ozone Depletion Home Page
NOAA/EPA UV Index Page
Skin Cancer Zone
Stratospheric Ozone and Human Health Project (SEDAC)
USDA UVB Radiation Monitoring Program
Global UV Monitoring Page
World Radiation Data Center



 

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