Me, my dermatologist and my melanoma in situ - TanToday

Digita1B0B · 13th September 2006, 11:03 AM

Well today I had a chunk of shoulder cut out because two weeks ago they learned that the piece they'd previously removed had melanoma in situ. Anyway, the dermatologist was dumbfounded when I mentioned that we are opening a tanning salon.

She said

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UV radiation is SO bad.

I countered

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Well if that's the case, why is it that people who work outside and have more exposure to UV radiation show a lower incident rate of skin cancer AND why is it that skin cancer often appears on parts of the body that are not regularly exposed to the sun?

She said

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That's just not true.

Am I wrong? I thought that there are several studies that confirm what I told her....

Someone set me straight.

Bob

engfant · 13th September 2006, 02:11 PM

Not only are you NOT wrong but misleading SPF claims are EXACTLY the cause for the increase in UV related skin damage. Also pollution causes more skin cancer than UV exposure.

solarmeter® · 13th September 2006, 05:12 PM

I tried to find on Google percent of melanoma on sun vs non-sun exposed areas... but no luck.

Digita1B0B · 26th September 2006, 04:35 PM

An update for those of you who have had trouble sleeping from all the worry. Two weeks ago they took a larger chunk out of me in the same place where they'd found the melanoma. Today the results came back clean. Whew!

Bob

missmojorising · 26th September 2006, 04:45 PM

The Mantra from the Bingo Hall -- B9, B9, B9.

Glad your results were on the positive side.

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13th September 2006, 02:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
engfant Hall of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,110	Not only are you NOT wrong but misleading SPF claims are EXACTLY the cause for the increase in UV related skin damage. Also pollution causes more skin cancer than UV exposure.

13th September 2006, 05:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
solarmeter® UV Geek Squad Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,052	I tried to find on Google percent of melanoma on sun vs non-sun exposed areas... but no luck.