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Where did this summer go? Seriously. Even as we near the dog days of August, some of us still look pasty white -- on purpose. Yeah, we know a tan's a great accessory to a sundress, but cancer? We're not really into that. (Want specifics? This girl will tell you.) That's why we're serious about how we protect ourselves. (Besides, we don't want to have to reevaluate our term life insurance policy or start having regular checkups to get that weird mole checked out; we're busy enough as it is.) So check out these tips, spread on the sunblock, and enjoy that margarita guilt-free. Click the image for larger version
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Tuesday 27 July
By mommyzilla
I am a college Biology instructor and I have had melanoma. I preach the "Gospel of Mom" to all of my students. It includes the "4 S's": 1. Stop Smoking 2. Seatbelts. 3. Safe-sex and 4. Sunscreen. Incidentally, all of my children are now college grads and we discussed these topics at home as well. Parents need to talk with their children.
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Tuesday 27 July
By tom starling
amen
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Tuesday 27 July
By Paula
Growing up in Colorado, we had lots of exposure to the sun as kids without the benefit of sunscreen or sunblock. We are paying the horrible price for it now. I had melanoma skin cancer at 53. My first husband died of squamous cell skin cancer at age 49. Normally this is highly curable type of skin cancer, but in his case it was not.
My three adult children all wear lots of sunblock and do not to go to tanning salons (except to get "spray tans"). Our motto now is "embrace the white".
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Tuesday 27 July
By Gracie
Hi Paula, I would like to know how your Husband died of Squarmoses Cell, I'm 49, and found a sore on my arm that kept growing, 1 Dr., said it was a fungus, my Husband had his Dr. see me, he did a razer cut biop, came back miligment Squarmoses cell. I knew all along it was skin cancer, I am having it removed in the next few weeks. But I have 3 other spots on the same arm, that started small, geting bigger and won,t heal. I showed them to the Dr., last week, he says its nothing. So I am just wondering what went wrong with him, cause we never hear of anyone dying with Squarmoses.
Yes, I grew up on Beaches and used tanning salons for over 25 years. I also have had 6 other types of CA., in the last 22 years. Thats why I knew it was CA. So please to everyone else, pertect ur body. If you don't feel right, see a doctor, and always get a second opinoin.
Thank you and Be Safe
Gracie, fromMaryland, now living
in Louisiana.
Tuesday 27 July
By John
90% of all sunscreens contain KNOWN CANCER CAUSING INGREDIENTS.
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Tuesday 27 July
By Virginia
Thank you John, I don't use that stuff unless I have no choice.... cover up, stay in the shade, wear a hat. :-)
Tuesday 27 July
By patr728
John,
Everything contains cancer causing ingredients! I have had a kidney transplant and ironically, several of the immunsuppressents that I take to stop rejection contribute to a higher probability of my developing skin cancer! So there you have it! That old 'rock & a hard place' situation,but I'll take my chances with the sun screen rather than go without.
Wednesday 28 July
By Joe Ripp
90% of statistics are made up on the spot!
Tuesday 27 July
By pamela garcia
I'd like to add that if you get a USUAL looking red pimple on you nose or elsewhere, have it checked out. I had squamous cell carcinoma and will have a blooby looking nose for a year because it was cut out. Arizona is the number 2 place for getting skin cancer in the world, Austrailia is number 1. The doctor's office is full of young people getting checked for skin cancer. He also informed me that no tanning booth, even the one's who claim their tanning lights are safe, escapes causing skin cancers.
Anthem, Arizona
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Tuesday 27 July
By fordawm
Thanks to sunscreens, most Americans are walking around with chronic Vitamin D deficiencies and all of the health problems that go along with it. Better to get the Vitamin D than to worry about getting "skin cancer". Moles that in most cases will never kill you, but to make money, doctors insist on removing them.
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Tuesday 27 July
By Draconian
Getting skin checkups, stay in the shade, wear sunscreen...why not, its a small effort to postpone our emminent deaths.
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Tuesday 27 July
By Shelly
Yes, all my years of sun worshiping have finally caught up with me. I was diagnoised with Melanoma weeks ago. I still have stitches in 4 places, also got lymph nodes removed. I love the sun, everything I do is based around it. But now I have to change, its not going to be hard though. Live or die..... Thats is the question. A healthy sunscreen to try with no harmful chemicals is a product made by Badger, also Alba carries another. Good lucck and cover up!
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Wednesday 28 July
By E. Brown
I am in the process of having skin cancers removed and have done this for the last thirty years. I must have a check up every year as they come on without much notice and I have to pay attention. So far they have all been basal cell and one got away from me. Lately they have been showing up on my face and head. The one that I'm struggling with now is on my upper lip and the incision is two inches long. They couldm't get it all but it is treatable with something called aldera. It has a 95% cure rate and it is preferable to radiation or more surgery. PLEASE use sun block and stay away from tanning beds. They result in the same diagnosis. I had a gorgeous tan for a lot of years, now I am paying the price. Believe me, it isn't worth it!! Be smart.....wish I had been. Scars are not as pretty as the tan but I didn't know that then.
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Wednesday 28 July
By juli
My brother's wife's brother had melanoma, and he hung himself ---b/c his health insur wasn't very good, his business wasn't doing too good, and he didn't want to deal with it. That was tragic.
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Wednesday 28 July
By Bystander
I'd suggest taking all "sun-screen is great" claims with a grain of salt -- sunscreens were around for 20(?) years or so, somehow humanity lived without it for ~20 million years. There are well-known benefits of healthy sun exposure: production of vitamin E in our bodies, smaller chances of getting respiratory illness (especiatially for those living in colder climates), psychological, etc. We evolved under these conditions, remember?
And by the way -- there are quite a lot of questions about safety of sun screens. Plus remember -- there are quite a lot of people who want you to use sunscreens for monetary reasons, and very little who want you do otherwise (i.e. divide "pro-" propaganda by 10).
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