KEEPING YOU UP-TO-DATE

• The 6th Annual Miles Over Melanoma will be May 11, 2013 at Queeny Park in St. Louis, MO.
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  Thanks to everyone for registering! We welcome walk-ups on Saturday, but we have to close online registration at this time. Please join us on Saturday for a great time for a great cause but understand that t-shirts and lunches cannot be guaranteed for walk-ups.
• NEW THIS YEAR - START YOUR OWN PERSONAL FUNDRAISING PAGE, OR JOIN AN EXISTING TEAM TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MELANOMA RESEARCH. Not only will you make your own, bigger mark on melanoma, there will be prizes for the top individual fundraisers. It's simple, click on Register Online and follow the instructions to set up your page, or join a team and GET STARTED RAISING FUNDS TODAY! Let's get rid of this disease!
• Our M.O.M., Inc. is the winner of the 2012 Exceptional Donor Award from the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. This honor would not be possible without our supporters. Thank you for continuing the fight against this terrible disease.

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Prevent

• Avoid overexposure to ultraviolet rays, including the sunlight and tanning beds
• Wear sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher, especially from 10a-4p
• Put sunscreen on your children
• Make sure sunscreen protects against UVA and UVB rays
• Wear hats, sunglasses, t-shirts, etc. in the sun
• Use lotions, make-up, lip balm, etc. that have SPF in them
• Tanning accelerators are not proven to be safe
• Sunless tanning products, bronzers and extenders, if used properly, are not considered harmful at this time
• Sunless products do not protect against UV rays
• The only FDA-approved color additive for extenders is dihydroxyacetone (DHA)
• Sunless tanning products are to be used externally only, avoiding in the ears, nose, mouth, etc.
• Do self-skin examinations on a monthly basis