A new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on 4,000 adults has revealed that sunscreen is used by only one-third of people in the US.

It was found that the ones who don’t use it think that it’s too expensive or they don’t like the way it feels to apply them. The researchers revealed that 43% of women use sunscreen regularly while 18% of men use it on a daily basis.

Skin cancer rates are increasing due to less usage of sunscreen. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), there have been 73,870 cases of melanoma this year and 9,940 people are expected to die of the disease.

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer, which forms from melanocytes (pigment-containing cells in the skin). Although it is less common than other skin cancers, it is much more dangerous if it is not found in early stage.

The risk of getting melanoma increases as a person gets older. However, it is still one of the most common forms of cancers in young adults. Applying sunscreen is one of the effective ways to prevent melanoma.

It has been recommended by the dermatologists that people should use sunscreen with an SPF 30. More fair-skinned have been recommended to use a higher SPF.

According to doctors, people can look for any change on their skin, especially in the size or color of a mole, growth, or spot, or a new growth, even if it has no color to detect skin cancer.

They can also detect skin cancer if they experience scaliness, roughness, oozing, bleeding, or a change in the way an area of skin looks or a sore that doesn't heal. They might also experience change in sensation, such as itchiness, tenderness, or pain.

People can also look for the spread of pigmentation (color) beyond its border, such as dark coloring that spreads past the edge of a mole or mark.