Skin cancer is the fastest growing cancer in the U.S., claiming one life per hour. One out of every five children will grow up to develop skin cancer, which also is the leading cancer killer of women between the ages of 20 and 30.
In an effort to educate people, today Major League Baseball is kicking off its biggest campaign yet to help raise awareness and prevention of skin cancer.
The "Play Smart When It Comes to the Sun" program again is being done jointly with the American Academy of Dermatology. This year's annual initiative is expanded with a greater overall visibility to the public and will include the Shade Foundation created by Shonda Schilling, wife of Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and a skin cancer survivor.
