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You Missed A Spot! Patchy Sunscreen Application Leaves Skin Vulnerable To Cancer

As the spring sunshine brightens up, researchers caution: Don't skimp on sun protection, especially on the sensitive eyelids.
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You may not be thin-skinned, but your eyelids certainly are. The fragile tissue is the thinnest on the body, less than 1 millimeter thick.

While crepe-thin skin is great for blinking, it makes the area especially vulnerable to the sun's UV rays. Five to 10 percent of skin cancers occur on the eyelid.

Unfortunately, that same patch of sensitive skin is the Wednesday in

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