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In a video, he urged people to usesunscreenas the weather gets warmer and sunnier in many places.
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Even so, Jackman said, you should take certain measures to protect your skin as much as possible.
It is just not worth it, Jackman said.
No matter how much you want to tan: Trust me, trust me, trust me.
Jackman explained that he thinks the damage done to his skin occurred decades ago.
This is all stuff that happened 25 years ago, and its coming out now, he said.
He likens the risk to that of poordental hygiene.
Missing a single day of sunscreen in your everyday life is unlikely to cause significant harm to the skin.
However, missing it every day will increase your risk of skin cancer, he says.
If you stop brushing altogether, cavities will be inevitable.
To stay safe, Dr. Zeichner recommends putting a nickel-size dollop ofsunscreenon your face daily.
(Looking at you, hiking fanatics and beach lovers!)
Basal cell carcinomas grow slowly, which means most are curable if theyre detected early.
Put some sunscreen on, he said.
Youll still have an incredible time out there.
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