Skin cancer affects more than 200,000 people every year in the United States alone and can strike people of any age or race. Prevention and early detection are incredibly important in reducing cases of America''s most common cancer. Through engaging text, augmented with full-color photographs, quotes from experts, and detailed charts, readers learn about the newest data and research pertaining to skin cancer as well as the steps they can take to reduce their risk of developing it. They also see how far treatment for skin has come, and where it is going in the near future.