Appleton, Bonnie Lee, 1948-2012Predny, Mary Lorraine2014-06-022014-06-022009-05-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/48355Most people have suffered from at least one bad sunburn. Even if damage is not visible, skin cells mutate with each sun exposure. Over a lifetime these mutations may add up to cancer, a problem seen on gardeners who work unprotected in the sun. A severe sunburn is one of the biggest risk factors in getting a melanoma skin cancer.2 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Tools & TechniquesExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-063/426-063_pdf.pdfGardeningHealthSunburnSkin cancer