The slip, slap, slop is a skin cancer promotion that was launched in 1981 by The Australian Cancer Council. The promotion is to slip on a shirt, slap on sunscreen and slop on a hat. “In fact, it has been so successful in raising awareness of the dangers of sun exposure that a new problem has appeared. Some groups are now failing to get enough sun and are suffering from a deficiency of vitamin D.” [1] Some of us think that a sunburn is only a little annoyance and once the pain goes away we forget about it. In fact it can be a lot bigger and dangerous then we think. “[2] Skin is the body's largest organ (as every fifth-grader knows). It serves important roles including protecting internal organs from injury, providing a barrier from germs, preventing loss of too much fluids and regulating body temperature.” The promotion also has expanded to wrap at the end of the tag line, which stands for wrap on a pair of sunglasses. Another thing is to avoid peak hours of sunlight that is from ten in the morning until four in the after noon. “Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S., but it’s also one of the easiest to prevent. The main cause of skin cancer is overexposure to ultraviolet radiation, whether from the sun or artificial lights… in tanning beds.” [3] The fact that we know so much about the prevention of skin cancer we need to start slipping, slapping, slopping, and wrapping. It is a couple of small steps that can help keep us healthy and at a lower risk of getting skin cancer.
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