THIS IS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN FOCUS.

COMING UP, UNDERSTANDING THE RISE IN AUTISM DIAGNOSES IN THE UNITED STATES WHY IT'S NOT JUST CHILDREN BUT ALSO YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE BEING SCREENED FOR THE SPECTRUM FLORIDA IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADERS IN CASES OF MELANOMA.

THE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO MAINTAIN THE SKIN HEALTH WHILE STILL TAKING IN SOME SUNSHINE.

AND EMBRACING BETTER MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICES IN A STRESSFUL PROFESSION.

WHY MORE LAWYERS ARE LITIGATING POSITIVE MINDFULNESS.

HELLO, I'M MIKE WALCHER, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

AUTISM RATES ARE ON THE RISE ACROSS THE NATION ACCORDING TO AUTISM SPEAKS THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IDENTIFIED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER HAS INCREASED BY NEARLY 300% OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

SO WHAT HAS LED TO THIS SURGE IN DIAGNOSIS WG ISSUES?

JENNIFER CRAWFORD HAS MORE ON THE AWARENESS EFFORTS BEING MADE WITH AUTISM AND THE SIGNS YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR.

>> AUTISM IS NOW AFFECTING ONE IN 31 CHILDREN NATIONWIDE.

AS MORE CHILDREN ARE BEING DIAGNOSED, MORE SERVICES ARE NEEDED TO HELP KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

SHERRIE CAMPBELL, IS A NURSE PRACTITIONER FROM LEE HEALTH.

SHE JOINS US NOW WITH MORE INFORMATION ON AUTISM.

HOW TO SCREEN FOR IT THIS CAMPBELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

CAN YOU FIRST DESCRIBE WHAT AUTISM IS FOR OUR AUDIENCE?

YES, AUTISM IS A >> DEFINED AS DELAYS AND SOCIAL COMMUNICATION.

>> AND A RECENT HAVE A CHILD WHO ALSO HAS RESTRICTED AND REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS AND TO UNDERSTAND SOCIAL COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION IS BACK AND FORTH WITH SPEECH AND NONVERBAL GESTURES AND THINGS.

BUT THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF IT IS THE EYE CONTACT AND THE AND BACK AND FORTH ABLE TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY AND PREVIOUSLY WE WE LOOKED AT AUTISM IS HAVING SOCIAL SKILLS, DELAY, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DELAY AND RESTRICTIVE AND REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS WHEN THEY MODIFIED THE MOST RECENT DEFINITION OF THE DIAGNOSIS THAT CALL THAT SOCIAL COMMUNICATION.

SO MANY CHILDREN HAVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS WHERE THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORDS AND MAYBE THEY CAN RE-SIGN ALL THE WORDS IN A BOOK, BUT THEY CAN'T USE THOSE WORDS TO COMMUNICATE THEIR WANTS AND NEEDS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL SOCIAL COMMUNICATION.

>> KNOW HOW EARLY MIGHT APPARENT NOTICE THESE BEHAVIORS AS BEING DIFFERENT.

THEN WHAT MAY BE ANOTHER CHILD THAT THEY'RE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH HAS.

>> WELL, USUALLY THE FIRST SIGN HAS A SPEECH DELAY.

AND THAT'S REALLY MORE NOTICEABLE AROUND 18 MONTHS BECAUSE IT 18 MONTHS WHO WANT ABOUT 18 TO 20 WORD, SPONTANEOUS WORDS, NOT REPEAT WORDS, BUT SOMETIMES AS EARLY AS 12 OR 14 MONTHS, WE CAN SEE SOME SIGNS.

CHILDREN SHOULD BE POINTING THE THINGS THAT ARE AROUND 14 MONTHS.

THINGS OF INTEREST ARE THINGS THAT THEY WANT A PARENT TO LOOK AT WITH THEM.

THAT'S USUALLY AROUND 14 MONTHS.

SOMETIMES WE CAN KIND OF GET SUSPICIOUS AROUND 12 MONTHS OF CHILD IS NOT WAVING, BYE-BYE OR CLAPPING.

WE'RE SHOWING THAT EYE CONTACT.

SO AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS CAN BE MADE AROUND 18 MONTHS.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO BE ABLE TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS BELOW 18 MONTHS AS EARLY AS 12 MONTHS.

BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN CONSISTENTLY ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO RIGHT NOW WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS CAN BE MADE AROUND 18 MONTHS.

BUT DEFINITELY BY 24 MONTHS NOW, I WILL SAY SOME OF THE HIGHER FUNCTIONING KIDS.

WE MAY NOT GET DIAGNOSED UNTIL SCHOOL AGE.

AND I KNOW WE EVEN HAVE SOME ADULTS WHO ARE GETTING A LATE DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY MILDLY IMPACTED BY THE TRADITIONAL DIAGNOSED IN O J S SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH TIGHTNESS.

>> WHY IS THAT EARLY DIAGNOSIS?

SO IMPORTANT.

>> ALL THE RESEARCH IS SHOWING THAT WHEN WE IDENTIFY TOO EARLY TO MAKE THE GREATEST SKATES AND YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT IF IT'S THEIR SPEECH DELAY IN, THEY HAVE TROUBLE COMMUNICATING WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT THEY NEED.

THEY CAN HAVE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH FREQUENT TANTRUMS N AND THOSE THINGS CAN SNOWBALL INTO OTHER THINGS.

BUT ALL THE RESEARCH SHOWS AND IDENTIFY KIDS EARLY.

WE COULD GET THEM THE SERVICES THEY NEED, WHICH INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY, POSSIBLY BUT PRIMARILY SPEECH THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND BEHAVIOR THERAPY, WHICH IS THE BEST TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.

BUT THOSE THINGS NEED TO START EARLY FOR THEM TO MAKE THE GREATEST GAINS.

>> AND HOW PREVALENT IS THIS DIAGNOSIS AMONG CHILDREN?

I UNDERSTAND IT REALLY IS GROWING QUITE A BIT.

>> IT'S GROWING QUITE A BIT.

WE STARTED AUTISM SCREENING PROGRAM IN 2009 AND THERE THEY WERE QUOTING ONE IN 120 CHILDREN AT THAT TIME.

AND I THINK THEY'RE SAYING ONE IN 31 CHILDREN.

SO I THINK PART OF THAT AS WE'RE GETTING BETTER IDENTIFYING AUTISM, I THINK CHILDREN THAT.

AND MORE ACCURATELY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM.

EARLIER ON, WE'RE GETTING A POSSIBLY REPUTATION OR SOME OTHER ISSUE OR THEY WERE JUST BEING FELT TO BE QUIRKY KIDS.

BUT THEY'RE CERTAINLY SOMETHING GOING ON, THOUGH, THAT INCOME IS INCREASING.

THE INCIDENCE OF AUTISM.

WE THERE ARE A LOT OF STUDIES LOOKING AT CHEMICALS AND GENETICS AND THINGS LIKE WE WE REALLY DON'T KNOW.

>> CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT LEE HEALTH IS DOING TO HELP SCREEN FOR AUTISM?

>> WELL, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS IS RECOMMENDED FOR MANY YEARS THAT CHILDREN GET SCREENING FOR AUTISM IN 18 MONTHS.

AND 24 MONTHS AT THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER OFFICE, MOST PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF TIME BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO ALSO GO THE VACCINES AND GO OR THE OTHER ISSUE.

SO A LOT OF CHILDREN ARE GETTING THOSE SCREENINGS DONE.

SO LEE HOUSE HAD A COMMITMENT TO CALL CENTRE.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS HAD A COMMITMENT TO THE SCREEN PROGRAM SINCE 2009.

SO FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING THE SCREEN SERVICE.

IT'S FREE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A DOCTOR'S REFERRAL OR ANYTHING SO THAT WE CAN START THE BALL ROLLING FOR PARENTS WHO MIGHT HAVE A CONCERN.

BUT REALLY, WE INTENDED FOR THE PROGRAM TO SCREEN ALL CHILDREN THAT HAVEN'T HAD A SCREEN AT 18 TO 24 MONTHS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU CATCH THE CHILDREN ARE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING TODAY.

JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HELPING US GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT PROGRAM.

>> COMING UP, LIMITING YOUR RISK FOR DEVELOPING MELANOMA.

WHY CHOOSING THE RIGHT SUNTAN LOTION IS JUST ONE OF THE STEPS YOU NEED TO MAKE FOR BETTER STEM HEALTH.

DESPITE COVERING JUST 0.1% OF THE EARTH'S OCEANS.

REEFS SUPPORT ABOUT 25% OF ALL MARINE SPECIES REEF ALREADY ARE UNDER MOUNTING PRESSURE FROM WARMING WATERS, POLLUTION, OVERFISHING, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT WHO USE CAKE.

RONAN SHOWS US HOW REEFS FACE AN ADDITIONAL THREAT FROM AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE.

>> SUNSCREEN AND SPECIFICALLY CHEMICALS IN SUNSCREEN PETRO CHEMICAL SUNSCREENS AND ONE OF THOSE CHEMICALS WAS CALLED OXYBENZONE.

>> DR.

CRAIG TALENT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGIST AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NONPROFIT HER ATTICUS ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY.

EVERY TIME YOU GO FOR A SWIM, SOME OF YOUR SUNSCREEN GETS LEFT BEHIND RELEASING TONS OF SUNSCREEN CHEMICALS ANNUALLY IN FREE FERRY US ALONE.

ACCORDING TO A STUDY IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES.

BECAUSE CORAL BLEACHING.

>> IT CAUSED.

REALLY WEIRD ENDOCRINE DOES NOT KILL THEM AT HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS THAT WERE ALSO ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT.

THAT'S A FORM THEM.

>> IN AN AP INTERVIEW.

>> DOWNS SAYS THE POLLUTION DOESN'T JUST COME FROM PEOPLE SKIN WHILE THEY'RE IN THE WATER.

>> SUNSCREEN CHEMICALS CAN ENTER WATERWAYS WHEN WE SHOWER WASH TOWELS OR EVEN URINATE.

AFTER BEACH TRIPS.

>> 2, IT'S JUST CHARGES ARE PROBABLY.

LARGEST SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION OF SUNSCREENS IN THE MARINA BAR.

AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS PUTTING IT ON.

EVERYBODY'S WASHING IT OFF.

IF THEY'RE NOT AT THE BEACH.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVER GET IN THE WATER, THE SPRAY THEMSELVES WITH AEROSOL SUNSCREEN SPRAY.

BUT THEY DON'T LIKE GETTING IN THE WATER OR THEY'LL JUST KIND OF GO NEED TO COME.

THEY COME OUT, BUT THEN THEY'LL GO HOME AND WASH IT OFF.

THE PROBLEM IS, IS 99% OF ALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, THE WATER THAT THEY.

DISCHARGE INTO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND CREATED.

>> DOWN SAYS THAT WHILE SUNSCREEN PREVENT SUNBURN AND REDUCES CANCER RISK, NOT ALL FORMULAS CARRY THE SAME ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT.

ZINC OXIDE COULD BE CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS.

>> THERE'S SEVERAL STUDIES SHOWING THAT DEPENDING ON THE THE GREATEST ZINC OXIDE IN THE SUNSCREEN PRODUCT.

HEAVY METAL LEVELS CAN BE.

VERY, VERY DIFFERENT.

>> SCIENTISTS SAY THAT'S A SMALLER STRESS EARTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT ONE CONSUMERS CAN ACTUALLY ADDRESS FOLLOW THE CDC RECOMMENDATIONS AND THAT IS THE COVER UP.

>> COVERING UP WITH, LIKE I SAID, UP OF CLOTHING, PARIS, ALL.

YOU KNOW, SO GET OUT OF THE GET OUT OF THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN PUT ON SOME SHADE.

OR SUNGLASSES IF YOU'RE GOING SWIMMING AND YOU HAVE BEARSKIN SURE USE A SUNSCREEN THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT BUT AGAIN, IT'S COULDN'T PRONOUNCE BE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS PROBABLY WOULDN'T WANT TO USE A PRODUCT.

>> AND ESTIMATED 25% OF APPLIED SUNSCREEN WASHES OFF DURING RECREATIONAL WATER ACTIVITIES.

FOR WGCU NEWS.

I'M KATE CRONIN.

>> FINDING THE RIGHT SUNSCREEN IS IMPORTANT BOTH FOR PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOR PROTECTING YOU FROM SKIN CANCER.

FLORIDA RANKS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR MELANOMA.

AND ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE, NEARLY 1000 FLORIDIANS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCER EVERY YEAR.

WGA SHOES, JENNIFFER CRAWFORD LEARNS MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO LIMIT YOURSELF AGAINST OVER EXPOSURE FROM THE SUN.

>> AS WE ENTER MELANOMA AWARENESS MONTH, WE ARE JOINED BY DR MARK HURLBERT.

HE IS THE CEO OF THE MELANOMA RESEARCH ALLIANCE AND JOINS US NOW FROM LOS ANGELES.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

DOCTOR.

>> THANK YOU SO FOR FOR HAVING US ON AND HELPING US RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCER.

>> CAN YOU FIRST EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT IS MELANOMA?

>> MELANOMA IS THE MOST DEADLY TYPE OF SKIN CANCER.

MOST PEOPLE THINK OF IT AS A BROWN, A MOLE OR SPOT ON YOUR SKIN.

BUT NOT ALL KNOW NUMBERS AROUND.

SOMETIMES IT CAN START IS LIKE A RED.

WE'RE A SPOTTER PIMPLE LOOKING LIKE THING ON YOUR SKIN.

THE MELANOMAS QUITE QUITE COMMON.

THIS 230,000 AMERICANS WILL HEAR THE WORDS YOU HAVE MELANOMA, ESPECIALLY A LOT IN FLORIDA.

SUNNY FLORIDA AND WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RISK FACTORS, WHICH INCLUDES A PRIMARILY SOME EXPOSURE.

BUT A FEW OTHERS AS WELL.

>> WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS AND THEN AND THEN THE SYMPTOMS IF SOMEONE WOULD ACTUALLY THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE IT?

>> YEAH.

MELANOMA.

95% OF MELANOMAS ARE CAUSED BY UV SUN RADIATION.

SO SUN EXPOSURE IS THE MAIN RISK FACTORS.

SO BAD SUNBURNS AND EVERY SUNBURN YOU HAVE THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFETIME IS CUMULATIVE INCREASING YOUR RISK FOR MELANOMA?

WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR IS ANY SPOTS ON YOUR SKIN THAT ARE CHANGING.

SO WE LIKE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO KNOW YOUR BODY'S, KNOW YOUR SKIN AND KNOW WHAT FRECKLES AND MOLES AND SPOTS YOU HAVE.

AND WHAT'S CRITICAL IS TO KNOW THEIR EVOLVING OR CHANGING OVER TIME OR OF ANY NEW MOLES OR NEW SPOTS.

RIGHT?

AND THEN IF SOMETHING CHANGES OR SOMETHING NEW SHOWS UP, HAVE THAT LOOKED AT MY YOUR DOCTOR.

>> AND WHAT ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WEARING SUNSCREEN?

WE HEAR SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, WHETHER IT SHOULD BE SPF 15 OR 50 OR 70.

WHAT ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS?

>> AT THE MONA RESEARCH ALLIANCE AND OUR DERMATOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE SPF 30 OR HIGHER EVERY DAY.

SO 30 OR HIGHER.

I'M VERY FAIR SKIN.

AND SO I PERSONALLY USE SPF 50 EVERY DAY ON MY MY FACE AND EXPOSED SKIN TO FIND OUT DOORS AND WHAT CRITICAL ISSUES, WHAT WE CALL A BROAD SPECTRUM SUNSCREEN THAT PROTECTS AGAINST BOTH UVA RADIATION AS WELL AS UVB RADIATION.

AND AGAIN AS P OF 30 OR HIGHER.

AND ANOTHER CRITICAL THING IS YOU CAN'T JUST TO PLAY IT ONCE A DAY AND BE DONE.

WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MAKE IT PART OF YOUR MORNING ROUTINE.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE, APPLY YOUR SUNSCREEN AND THEN KEY IS TO REAPPLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUTDOORS DIRECTLY IN THE SUN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, YOU NEED TO REAPPLY EVERY 2 HOURS.

AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO HIT THE BEACH OR THE POOL AND ONCE YOU GET OUT OF THE WATER AND DRY OFF, THEN YOU SHOULD REAPPLY AS SOON AS YOU DRY OFF GETTING OUT OF WATER.

>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE COMMON SUNSCREEN?

METS AND WIDE?

THEY ARE SPREADING SO WIDELY RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> YEAH.

SO WE AT THE NUMBER RESEARCH ICE.

WE RECENTLY CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF 2000 ADULTS ALL ACROSS THE U.S.

AND WHAT WE FOUND WAS 80% OF PEOPLE WERE AWARE THAT THE SUN CAN CAUSE MELANOMA CAN CAUSE SKIN CANCER.

ONLY ABOUT A 3RD OF PEOPLE WERE ROUTINELY WEARING SUNSCREEN OR PRACTICING SON'S SAFE BEHAVIORS.

AND SO SOME OF THE MOST COMMON MYTHS WE HEARD OUR THEY ONLY NEED TO WEAR SUNSCREEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.

NOT YEAR ROUND.

WE ALSO HEARD MS SAID YOU DON'T NEED TO WEAR SUNSCREEN.

IF YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY GOING OUT DOORS LIKE TO THE BEACH OR TO THE POOL OR ON A BOAT.

BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUTDOORS, EVEN COMMUTING TO THE OFFICE OR OUT FOR A WALK OR WORKING IN YOUR YARD, YOU NEED TO WEAR SUNSCREEN ALL THE TIME AND EVEN SITTING.

AND EVEN SITTING INDOORS IN YOUR CAR OR AT AN OFFICE BUILDING RIGHT NEXT TO THE WINDOW.

YOU NEED TO PRACTICE AND SAFETY.

AND SO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WEAR YOUR SUNSCREEN.

APPLY IT EVERY MORNING AND THEN REAPPLY IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS NEEDED.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE I KNOW SOME PERSONALLY WHO WILL NOT WEAR SUNSCREEN BECAUSE THEY ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS IN THE SUNSCREEN AND SPRAYING IT ALL OVER THEIR SKIN.

WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?

>> YEAH.

SO IN OUR SURVEY, WE ALSO FOUND OUT LIKE SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS AND YOU MENTIONED SO WE FOUND ABOUT 60% OF PEOPLE WERE AT LEAST FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THESE CONCERNS IN SUNSCREEN INGREDIENTS.

I WOULD SAY THERE ARE 2 DIFFERENT CLASSES OF SUNSCREEN.

ONE IS CALLED CHEMICAL SUNSCREENS.

YOU CAN LOOK ON THE BACK OF THE PACKAGE, BUT CHEMICAL SUNSCREENS AND MINERAL SUNSCREENS.

SO CHEMICAL SUNSCREENS HAVE INGREDIENTS LIKE OCSO THE END ZONE AND THAT'S COMMONLY THE ONES HE SPRAY ON.

BUT LOOK AT THE INGREDIENTS ON THE BACK OF THE PACKAGE MINERAL SUNSCREENS.

MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE CHEMICAL ONES ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH MINERAL SUNSCREENS THOSE OR ZINC OXIDE AND TAKE DIOXIDE.

THOSE YOU HEAR ABOUT YOUR SKIN, MOSTLY EMOTIONS, BUT SOME COME IN SPRAY FORMS.

BUT THEIR MINERAL SUNSCREENS AND THAT THOSE INGREDIENTS IT ON THE SURFACE OF YOUR SKIN AND REFLECT THE UV RADIATION AND THEY'RE NOT ABSORB INTO THE SKIN.

SO MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE ANY KIND OF CONCERNS WITH SUNSCREEN ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH SUNSCREENS.

BUT ALL OF THEM ARE REGULATED BY THE FDA AND ALL SUNSCREENS ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

>> AND I UNDERSTAND MELANOMA.

PEOPLE MIGHT THINK IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN TAKE OFF.

IT'S QUICK.

IT'S NO BIG DEAL, BUT ACTUALLY IS FATAL IF LEFT UNTREATED, CORRECT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

SO MELANOMA.

ONE OF SOME ONE OF THE MOST PREVENTABLE CANCERS.

SO BY PRACTICING SOME OF THAT SINCE SAFE BEHAVIORS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, BUT IT ALSO IS HIGHLY TREATABLE, ESPECIALLY IF ITS FOUND EARLY THEN SURGERY WOULD BE THE FIRST LINE OF OPTION.

I WILL SAY PROBABLY A DIFFERENT INTERVIEW, BUT WE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN TREATING ADVANCED MELANOMA IS WE'VE HAD 19 NEW DRUGS APPROVED HERE IN THE UNITED STATES BY THE FDA SINCE 2011.

SO IF YOU DO HAVE A MORE ADVANCED MELANOMA, IT IS SPREAD FROM THE SKIN TO OTHER PARTS OF YOUR BODY.

THERE ARE A LOT OF TREATMENT OPTIONS AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO THE HOPEFUL THAT THEY CAN HAVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES.

BUT STILL WANT PEOPLE TO USE CAUTION AND PRACTICE AND SAFETY AND PREVENTED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> AND IN ADDITION TO WEARING SUNSCREEN, WHAT ARE THE OTHER STEPS FOR LIMITING THE EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND THE POTENTIAL OF DEVELOPING THIS CANCER.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT MANUFACTURES NOWADAYS AND MAKE UV PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

THEY ACTUALLY WE'VE THE FABRICS IN A WAY THAT THEY PROVIDE UV PROTECTION MORE THAN A STANDARD SHIRT OR PAIR OF JEANS WOULD.

AND SO I PERSONALLY HAVE A COLLECTION OF LONG SLEEVE.

POLO SHIRTS THAT ARE UP.

YOU VS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

SO YOU CAN WEAR SUNSCREEN.

YOU CAN WEAR FABRICS.

HE CAN BUT SEEK SHADE AND SO IF YOU'RE GOING GO TO THE BEACH, GET AN UMBRELLA.

LAY UNDER THE UMBRELLA, YOU KNOW, SEEK SHADE AND AVOID SORT OF DIRECTLY EXPOSING YOUR SKIN TO THE SUN.

THE OTHER THING YOU CAN DO AND I LOVE TO BE OUTDOORS AND EXERCISE OUTDOORS.

AND I'M ALSO A BIG HIKER.

BUT THE OTHER THING YOU CAN DO IS TO AVOID THE PEAK SUN HOURS, SORT OF BETWEEN 10:00AM AND 04:00PM.

AND SO GET OUTSIDE BEFORE 10 IN THE MORNING AND DO YOUR EXERCISE DO YARD WORK?

WE'RE DOING AT THE END OF THE DAY, SORT OF AFTER 4 IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

JUST AVOID DIRECTLY EXPOSING YOUR SON TO THE PEAK SUN HOURS.

YOU SKIN TO THE PEAK SUN HOURS.

IF YOU CAN.

>> AND IF ANYONE WAS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS WORK AND THEY GO.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO.

>> WE WILL LOT OF USEFUL INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE MELANOMA RESEARCH ALLIANCE CARE, MELANOMA DOT ORG.

>> GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY AND TELLING US ABOUT THIS REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND HOW TO PREVENT SKIN CANCER.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WHERE YOU'RE AT.

THANKS, JENNIFER.

>> AND KEEPING YOU SKIN HEALTHY CAN CAUSE A BIT OF A DEATH AND YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

A STUDY FROM ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY SHOWS THAT ON AVERAGE PEOPLE WILL SPEND BETWEEN $30500 A YEAR.

THEY KEEP THEIR SKIN LOOKING GOOD.

BUT AS WG ISSUES, TEDDY BURN FOUND OUT SOMETIMES THE BEST PRODUCTS ARE THE ONES WITHOUT THE BIG PRICE TAGS.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO HAIR AND SKIN CARE PRODUCTS, IT CAN BE EASY TO ASSUME THAT THE MORE EXPENSIVE BRANDS ARE BETTER.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.

>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT HAIR CARE AND SKIN CARE, I THINK ULTIMATELY.

THERE ARE MORE EXPENSIVE.

DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S BETTER.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GO INTO THAT PRICE POINT.

YOU COULD LOOK AT CONCENTRATION OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS, THE PACKAGING, THE MARKETING, YOU KNOW, THE FORMULATION.

>> DR.

SHE PILL.

QATAR POLL IS A DERMATOLOGIST AT CLEVELAND CLINIC.

SHE SAYS, RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON THE PRICE OF A PRODUCT.

CONSIDER WHAT INGREDIENTS ARE ACTUALLY IN IT.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW SHAMPOO, SHE RECOMMENDS BUYING ONE THAT IS SULFATE FREE.

SHE EXPLAINS THAT SOUTH.

IT CAN BE DAMAGING TO YOUR HAIR AND STRIP THE COLOR.

AS FOR MOISTURIZERS, SHE SUGGESTS CHOOSING A BRAND WITH HYDRATING INGREDIENTS LIKE SARAH, MY CHOLESTEROL AND HYDRA LEBRON OF GAS.

IT.

>> IN GENERAL, WE'RE LOOKING AT SKIN CARE PRODUCTS, AVOID THINGS LIKE FRAGRANT.

SO IT MAY SMELL GOOD.

BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT ON YOUR SKIN, FRAGMENTS COULD CAUSE IRRITATION AT TO DRY.

OUR SKIN.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S ACTUALLY AVOIDING FRAGRANCES IS ONE KEY THING.

AND THEN PEOPLE WITH MORE SENSITIVE SKIN.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME ALLERGENS THAT WE RECOMMEND A BABY, YOU KNOW, CAREFUL OUT.

BUT I THINK PROGRESS IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON THINGS WE SEE AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS THAT IS NOT NECESSARY.

THAT CAN CAUSE IRRITATION.

>> DR KEY TO OUR POLL SAYS REGARDLESS OF WHICH PRODUCTS YOU BUY, DON'T FORGET TO ADD SUNSCREEN TO YOUR ROUTINE, TOO.

SHE SAYS BROAD SPECTRUM WITH AN SPF OF 30 OR HIGHER IS BEST FOR WGCU NEWS IM TEDDY BYRNE >> AND WHETHER IT'S TIPS FOR BETTER HEALTH OR MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS, YOU CAN STAY INFORMED WITH ALL OF OUR HEALTH RELATED STORIES BY HEADING TO OUR WEB SITE.

WGN, SEE YOU DOT ORG AFTER THE BREAK, BUILDING A CASE FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH.

WE'LL TALK WITH LAWYERS WHO ARE INCORPORATING BETTER PRACTICES IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF MINDFULNESS.

SINCE 1949, MAY HAS BEEN CELEBRATED AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH TO FIGHT STIGMAS AND HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN THE YEARS.

NOT MANY CHANGES HAVE IMPACTED PROFESSIONALS TRYING TO PRACTICE MORE MINDFULNESS AND A STRESSFUL WORLD.

AND THAT INCLUDES LAWYERS, WGCU REPORTER YOUN JOO PARK.

TALK WITH ATTORNEYS WHO ARE TRYING TO MANAGE THEIR STRESS.

>> AND ATTORNEYS OFFICE IS A SIDE OF DEEP CONCENTRATION AND RAPID SHIFT IN PRIORITIES.

>> THE SENATE GAVE HIM A FAVOR, PLEASE.

AND JUST LET THEM KNOW THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

ANOTHER CONSTANT IN THE LAW PROFESSION AS THE BUILDUP OF STRESS.

>> HIS LAWYER, MIKE COLOMBO, CAN ATTEST.

I'VE SEEN IT WITH A LOT OF COLLEAGUES AND I'VE KNOWN.

>> WHEN I WAS A NEW LAWYER PRACTICING TO NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I USED TO WORK WITH MANY, MANY YEARS AGO THAT DON'T PRACTICE.

AND I THINK A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE STRESS.

A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO IS NOT BEING ABLE TO BALANCE CERTAIN THINGS.

BUT THE THIS PROFESSION IS STRESSED.

IN FACT.

>> THE REVOLVING DOOR IS A COMMON PHENOMENON RESEARCH SHOWS THAT OVER 80% OF LAWYERS DON'T MAKE IT PAST 5 YEARS ON THE JOB.

ATTORNEY MICHAEL WRIGHT HAVE TALKS ABOUT CAUSES OF PROFESSIONAL DISCONTENT AND PERHAPS CHATGPT AND THINGS LIKE THAT HASN'T HELPED BECAUSE EVERYONE THINKS THEY'RE A LAWYER.

>> BECAUSE EVERYONE SAYS, WELL, I SAW THIS ON THE INTERNET AND SO THAT BECOMES STRESSFUL ON THE LAWYER BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING BACK WAS I READ THIS AND I WROTE THAT.

SO RAW HAVE SAYS THESE HEIGHTENED EXPECTATIONS FROM CLIENTS HAVE BECOME AN ADDED STRESSOR.

>> TO BETTER HANDLE STRESS, HE ATTENDED A WORKSHOP WHERE A DOZEN LAW PROFESSIONALS TOOK A BREATHER FROM WORK TO DECOMPRESS SOUCE JEFFRIES DEMONSTRATED CONSCIOUS BREATHING AND EMPHASIZED SIMPLICITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.

>> WE'RE CREATING THE JUST MOVE OUT AND TOUCH.

>> I HAVE ALSO SHARED WITH COLLEAGUES THAT ONE UPSIDE OF CHATGPT IS FORMULATING MORE DIPLOMATIC EMAILS TO CLIENTS.

BACK AT THE OFFICE AND OR DO SO SAYS HER ROLE AS A PARALEGAL IS FILTERING INFORMATION BEFORE IT REACHES THE ATTORNEY CARDOSO SHOWED THE FIRM'S SCHEDULE BOOK, FOR EXAMPLE.

>> WE PUT LIKE LITTLE TABS CALENDAR, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO CONFLICTS.

AND THEN WE TRY TO SOLVE THE CONFLICT BECAUSE THE LAWYER CANNOT BE IN 2 PLACES AT ONCE.

>> ACCORDING TO WRIGHT HAD CRIMINAL SANCTIONS AND FLORIDA HAVE BECOME MUCH HARSHER FOR CLIENTS IN RECENT DECADES.

ADDING EVEN MORE LAYERS OF STRESS.

THE ISSUE IS THE STRESS IS MORE.

I THINK.

>> THAN IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO.

SO WHILE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE STRESS BECAUSE WE'RE MORE MATURE AND LIFE'S EXPERIENCES BROUGHT US THAT THAT ABILITY TO WORK WITH STRESS.

ITS BEEN MEASURED AGAINST.

I FEEL GENERALLY IN THE LOT MORE STRESS IN THE CROSS, THE BOARD, YOU HAVE A LOT MORE LAWYERS DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, WHICH TELLS YOU IT IS MORE STRESSFUL GAME.

>> WE'LL HAVE THE MIKE COLOMBO TOOK A MOMENT TO ASSESS WHAT MAKES HIM PERSONALLY PRONE TO STRESS.

>> AS A LOT OF TIME, SADLY, WE WANT TO IMPRESS PEOPLE.

WE SAVINGS WE CAN PACK.

I HAVE A CONSCIENCE.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

I ALWAYS SO SHORT.

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SELL HIGH BECAUSE I WANT WHATEVER I DO SECRETLY MY MIND.

I WANT TO DO BETTER THAN WHAT I EXPECT.

SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WE NEED TO CRIMINAL LAW IN PEOPLE'S FREEDOMS.

THEIR LOOKING TO YOU TO BOTH AGREED TO A SELF CARE IS CRUCIAL.

>> SO THAT THEY IN TURN.

>> CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR CLIENTS.

>> FOR WGCU NEWS, I'M YOUN JOO PARK.

>> MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OR PRESENT ACROSS ALL PROFESSIONS.

IF YOU OR ANYONE IS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, YOU CAN CALL 9, 8, 8, AND COMING UP ON OUR NEXT BROADCAST, FINDING WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH.

STRESSORS CONTINUE TO MOUNT IN SOCIETY.

THE SUPPORT GROUPS AVAILABLE TO ENSURE YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN YOUR QUEST FOR A BETTER MIND FRAME.

THANKS FOR JOINING US AND MAKE SURE TO HEAD THE WGCU DOT ORG, WHERE YOU'LL FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT TIME RIGHT HERE ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IN FOCUS.