I'm a doctor - these are the four body parts people forget to apply sunscreen which puts them at risk of skin cancer READ MORE: Six early warning signs of skin cancer revealed By Maiya Focht Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:30 EDT, 11 July 2024 | Updated: 19:31 EDT, 11 July 2024 e-mail View comments If you're just applying sunscreen like most people, you might not be doing enough. Dermatologists have taken to social media to warn that many people are forgetting to apply lotion to four key body parts that are prone to skin cancer.
These are the backs of hands, ears, scalp and neck. Dr Neera Nathan, a Harvard-trained skin cancer surgeon, shared a TikTok with over 680,000 views, saying she removes cancers from these areas daily. Many people who apply sunscreen regularly forget areas that are directly exposed to the sun, like the ears, neck, scalp and hands, experts say Since these areas are often exposed directly to sunlight they're particularly dangerous places to overlook.
'Most people apply sunscreen to their face but don't realize these, and these are often in direct sunlight,' Dr Nathan told Newsweek . Dr David Kim , a New York City based dermatologist who was trained at Stanford, agreed, saying the number one place people forget to apply sunscreen is on the ears - followed closely by the scalp and hands. He said while completing his medical degree, he regularly found skin cancers on the ears of outdoor athletes who practiced without sunscreen.
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