Dr. Jennifer Malin is the chief medical officer at Optum. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Dr. Jennifer Malin
OptumWith summer officially here, you may be rushing outside to enjoy the sunshine and warm weather. You may also be thinking about how to best protect your skin.More people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer each year than all other cancers combined, and most skin cancer is associated with sun exposure. Knowing how to help protect your skin from the sun may have a lasting impact.To help set the record straight, here is some useful information on some common sun protection myths.True or false? Your sunscreen should have UVA and UVB protection.True. When walking down the sunscreen aisle, the choices can be overwhelming. Start by looking for a sunscreen that provides broad spectrum protection, which means it filters both types of ultraviolet
