Skin Cancer On The Rise
By skysuccess
@skysuccess (8857)
Singapore
May 27, 2009 4:36am CST
Yes, it is official that the figures for skin cancer in United Kingdom have risen to a high of 10400. Binge tanning at home and on holiday abroad has been blamed to the increase in malignant melanoma, according to the Cancer Research UK. This is quite an alarming account and makes us ever more wary of the dangers of artificial alternatives.
My after thoughts here, is that spending time with some sun bed can never compare the time spent with the family to a beach outing, to experience the natural sun. Yet, with this article, I am just more assured of the choice to make when there is one to make.
What do you think?
Ref:
Record 10,400 Britons hit by deadliest skin cancers
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1187166/Record-10-400-Britons-hit-deadliest-skin-cancers.html
2 responses
@cynthiann (18612)
• Jamaica
27 May 09
I was diagnosed with skin cancer a year last January on my face. It was not melanoma but basal cell carcinoma - not the deadliest kind. I got it after living in the tropics for over thirty five years and even though I have avoided the sun and wore a sun block I still got it. I wear a sun screen and avoid the sun like crazy. Fortunately my skin cleared up quite well and I do not have any scars. I just stay out of the sun even more now. The figures are very alarming. good post
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@skysuccess (8857)
• Singapore
3 Jun 09
cynthiann,
I am glad that you have overcome your ordeal and got unscathed. Please do take care since you seem to have a sensitive skin and remember to apply sunblocks if you need to be exposed to the sun for an extensive period like a day picnic or outdoor sightseeing.
Thanks for reading and your response here.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
5 Jun 09
I hope that those persons who are bleaching their skins see this article and taking heed. Some of this is not cause by tanning but by the deep penetration of Africans who dislike their colour and bleaching their skins. This is what causing the rise of Skin Cancer.
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