Attention, guys. Especially those of you who work or spend time in the sun.

Some of you aren’t being as smart about sun protection as you could be.

According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, this year more than 97,000 cases of invasive melanoma will be diagnosed in the United States.

About 58,000 of those cases will be in men.

Of the nearly 8,000 people who will die from melanoma this year, more than 5,400 will be men.

Why is there such a gap between genders when it comes to the sun?

Women’s skin may retain antioxidants better than men’s, and their estrogen levels may offer more skin protection.

It could also be connected to behavior.

Men work and play more outdoors. But women are far more likely to use sunscreen when outdoors. Only 25% of men say they do.

And 40% of men say they never use sunscreen. Ever.

Perhaps not surprisingly, many men are less aware of the sun’s dangers.

In an American Academy of Dermatology survey, men missed the target on some pretty basic questions. More often than women, they believed in a “healthy tan,” while dermatologists have preached for years that no such creature exists.

They believed a “base tan” offers protection, although it does not.

And perhaps most troubling, more men than women believed that you can’t get skin cancer in “out of the way” places, such as between your toes.

Skin cancer can appear in all sorts of spots: Your scalp, palms, the soles of your feet, on your tongue and even inside your ear. It’s why dermatologists encourage annual skin exams.

Bottom line: Men, you need to be smarter about the sun if you want to stay safe from its rays.