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"  Something you do every day before and after work could be putting you at risk for skin cancer: driving. Americans are more likely to develop melanoma and another rare and aggressive form of skin cancer, merkel cell carcinoma, on the left sides of their bodies than the right, according to a study just published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. And researchers believe getting behind the wheel without applying sunscreen may be to blame. They examined cases of skin cancer and found that there is definitely a left-side bias. And as an article in USA Today points out, similar studies in countries where people drive on the other side of the road have found a right-side bias. Many people wrongly assume that rolling up the window is enough to keep your left arm from getting sun damage. But while most car windows block UVB rays, they let in UVA rays. Both types can lead to skin cancer and it&amp;#039;s imperative that you protect your skin against both. (This is part of the reason that the FDA&amp;#039;s new sunscreen regulations require SPF labeled &amp;quot;broad spectrum&amp;quot; to block UVB and UVA light.) And of course, if you drive with the window down, you&amp;#039;re exposed to both. Regardless of if you&amp;#039;re a windows down, fresh air kind of girl or prefer windows up and the A/C on, be sure to apply sunscreen before going on a drive, especially on your left side. Have you ever noticed that you get more color on your left side from driving? Do you already wear sunscreen when you drive? If not, do you think you&amp;#039;ll start now? Take Cosmo&amp;#039;s Practice Safe Sun survey. And get more information on protecting your skin here. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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