Comments on: How much sun time do you need to get skin cancer? http://skincancerfacts.org/skin-cancer/how-much-sun-time-do-you-need-to-get-skin-cancer The facts about skin cancer Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:46:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mohini http://skincancerfacts.org/skin-cancer/how-much-sun-time-do-you-need-to-get-skin-cancer/comment-page-1#comment-393 mohini Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:17 +0000 http://skincancerfacts.org/skin-cancer/how-much-sun-time-do-you-need-to-get-skin-cancer#comment-393 Hi... Skin Cancer - Alternative Treatment by Anand Suradha Skin cancer occurs when an uncontrollable cell growth happens on the epidermis of the skin. Such grown cells multiply and form tumors on the outer surface of the skin, and they are clearly visible. To learn more about skin cancer read this article. Skin Cancer Prevention Through Nutrition by Marcella Carlton Skin cancer has now been linked to deficiencies in the diet. Carcinogens that are consumed can form cancer when they infiltrate cells and corrupt the DNA. This causes the mutation of the DNA which converts the normal cells into malignant cells. Think Ahead to Help Prevent Skin Cancer Treatment in Your Future by Kaye Swain You may think you don't need to worry about the possibility of skin cancer treatment. The choices you make now, however, can definitely have a negative impact in that area. At the age of 60, when you look back at yourself at 20, you'll realize just how fast those years can fly and you'll wish you'd followed these simple steps! Melanoma & Skin Cancer - Watch For Melanoma Where the Sun Don't Shine by Diane Palmer Melanoma skin cancer does not just form where you get the most sun. Many people think that they only need to check the areas of their skin that are regularly exposed to the sun. Take care... Hi…
Skin Cancer – Alternative Treatment by Anand Suradha

Skin cancer occurs when an uncontrollable cell growth happens on the epidermis of the skin. Such grown cells multiply and form tumors on the outer surface of the skin, and they are clearly visible. To learn more about skin cancer read this article.

Skin Cancer Prevention Through Nutrition by Marcella Carlton

Skin cancer has now been linked to deficiencies in the diet. Carcinogens that are consumed can form cancer when they infiltrate cells and corrupt the DNA. This causes the mutation of the DNA which converts the normal cells into malignant cells.

Think Ahead to Help Prevent Skin Cancer Treatment in Your Future by Kaye Swain

You may think you don’t need to worry about the possibility of skin cancer treatment. The choices you make now, however, can definitely have a negative impact in that area. At the age of 60, when you look back at yourself at 20, you’ll realize just how fast those years can fly and you’ll wish you’d followed these simple steps!

Melanoma & Skin Cancer – Watch For Melanoma Where the Sun Don’t Shine by Diane Palmer

Melanoma skin cancer does not just form where you get the most sun. Many people think that they only need to check the areas of their skin that are regularly exposed to the sun.

Take care…

]]> By: Tarkarri http://skincancerfacts.org/skin-cancer/how-much-sun-time-do-you-need-to-get-skin-cancer/comment-page-1#comment-392 Tarkarri Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:01:29 +0000 http://skincancerfacts.org/skin-cancer/how-much-sun-time-do-you-need-to-get-skin-cancer#comment-392 Skin cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia. More than 430,000 Australians are treated a year for skin cancers. Of these, over 10,500 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed. Each year there are around 1600 deaths from melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. Australia and New Zealand have the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. The major cause of skin cancer is too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Skin can burn in as little as 15 minutes in the summer sun so it is important to protect your skin from UV radiation. Avoid using solariums or sunbeds, which emit harmful levels of UV radiation up to five times as strong as the summer midday sun. Skin cancer is largely preventable. Be SunSmart. Protect yourself against sun damage and skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common cancer
diagnosed in Australia. More than 430,000
Australians are treated a year for skin cancers.
Of these, over 10,500 new cases of melanoma
are diagnosed. Each year there are around 1600
deaths from melanoma and non-melanoma skin
cancer. Australia and New Zealand have the
highest rates of skin cancer in the world.
The major cause of skin cancer is too much exposure to
ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Skin can burn in as little
as 15 minutes in the summer sun so it is important to protect
your skin from UV radiation.
Avoid using solariums or sunbeds, which emit harmful levels
of UV radiation up to five times as strong as the summer
midday sun.
Skin cancer is largely preventable. Be SunSmart. Protect
yourself against sun damage and skin cancer.

]]> By: Denisedds http://skincancerfacts.org/skin-cancer/how-much-sun-time-do-you-need-to-get-skin-cancer/comment-page-1#comment-391 Denisedds Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:50:58 +0000 http://skincancerfacts.org/skin-cancer/how-much-sun-time-do-you-need-to-get-skin-cancer#comment-391 There isn’t a timetable for this sort of thing. No one knows how anyone gets cancer. Sun exposure is the biggest risk factor for skin cancer, but it is only a risk factor and it is only one risk factor. It does not mean you or anyone else will necessarily get skin cancer. I live in southern California a few miles from the beach I had tan lines year around from the time I was about 8 years old until I was 28 years old. I have never used sunscreen in my life. In fact in high school I used baby oil. I am over 40 and do not have skin cancer. On the other hand I had a case earlier this year with a 4 month-old baby with metastatic melanoma. He died at 9 months old. He had little sun exposure in his short little life and he had no risk factors. This is an extremely rare case, but they do happen and we don’t know why. There isn’t a timetable for this sort of thing.

No one knows how anyone gets cancer. Sun exposure is the biggest risk factor for skin cancer, but it is only a risk factor and it is only one risk factor. It does not mean you or anyone else will necessarily get skin cancer.

I live in southern California a few miles from the beach I had tan lines year around from the time I was about 8 years old until I was 28 years old. I have never used sunscreen in my life. In fact in high school I used baby oil. I am over 40 and do not have skin cancer.

On the other hand I had a case earlier this year with a 4 month-old baby with metastatic melanoma. He died at 9 months old. He had little sun exposure in his short little life and he had no risk factors. This is an extremely rare case, but they do happen and we don’t know why.

]]> By: Carol http://skincancerfacts.org/skin-cancer/how-much-sun-time-do-you-need-to-get-skin-cancer/comment-page-1#comment-390 Carol Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:49:22 +0000 http://skincancerfacts.org/skin-cancer/how-much-sun-time-do-you-need-to-get-skin-cancer#comment-390 Hi Zeus: I don't know how every one else got there's but I know I live in the Nevada desert near Las Vegas I use to be out in the sun all the time. I used sun screen most of the time But one summer I was at lake mead and I got a real bad sun burn. I pealed several times the doctor said it was dangerous to burn that bad. Well a few years ago a mole on my cheek changed color shape and size. I went to see the dermatologist who removed several spots of cancer right away and this one was so big he had a plastic surgeon remove it. But that is how I got skin cancer. When you are out in Direct sun and near the water you get it twice. Hi Zeus:
I don’t know how every one else got there’s but I know
I live in the Nevada desert near Las Vegas I use to be
out in the sun all the time. I used sun screen most of the
time But one summer I was at lake mead and I got a real
bad sun burn. I pealed several times the doctor said it
was dangerous to burn that bad. Well a few years ago
a mole on my cheek changed color shape and size.
I went to see the dermatologist who removed several
spots of cancer right away and this one was so big
he had a plastic surgeon remove it. But that is how
I got skin cancer. When you are out in Direct sun
and near the water you get it twice.

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