Protection of skin cancer from infancy,

Lead to skin cancer may begin in earnest in the baby's first year, according to a new report on the July Pediatrics.

Avoid the sun is recommended for children under 6 months of age, while older children should avoid the midday sun, sun, wearing protective clothing, wide-rimmed hats and sunglasses.

New York City dermatologist Doris Day, MD, said, "newborns, infants, young children's skin is to continue to develop." "Their skin is still growing and mature, this is really important to protect it," she said .

Infant sun protection recommendations on the ABC most infants remain indoors when the sun, usually from 10 am to 4 pm, choose with the built-in ultraviolet (UV) protective clothing and sunscreen slathering.

When choosing a sunscreen for children to see a thick zinc or titanium-based products, said Wednesday. "These are more opaque, sitting absorbed through the skin, and not be." And zinc, titanium does not stimulate the eyes of so many, because they tend to remain in place.

"Protection of infants and young children is very immature skin barrier, said:" Samuel and Roya, MD, Steven and Alexandra Cohen, Children's Medical Center New Hyde Park, New York pediatrician.

"The quality of the child's skin structure, making it more vulnerable to UV radiation, which may lead to skin cancer, later increased the risk."

Sunscreen should be SPF 15 or higher, she said.

The report notes that sunburn in childhood can increase the crops in developing countries more than doubled melanoma in their lifetime, after a person's opportunity.

Studies have shown that a person be, they have 18 percent of lifetime sun exposure of about 80. Melanoma is the second most common cancer in young people aged 15 to 29.

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