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re: Why do so many people tan/sunbathe and not care about the risk of skin cancer?
Posted on 8/10/24 at 4:43 pm to JasonDBlaha
Posted on 8/10/24 at 4:43 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Why do so many people tan/sunbathe and not care about the risk of skin cancer?
I think it has to do with skin cancer showing up decades after exposure, if at all, versus the immediate gratification of getting a tan or enjoying a day on the lake.
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Posted on 8/10/24 at 4:57 pm to LSUGrrrl
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No matter how hard you try, you won’t live forever. Just enjoy living.
But you’ll have leathery rotisserie skin and precancerous melanoma spots. Would you rather have that or smooth, pale skin and be able to live to a longer age?
This post was edited on 8/10/24 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:07 pm to JasonDBlaha
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But you’ll have leathery rotisserie skin and precancerous melanoma spots. Would you rather have that or smooth, pale skin and be able to live to a longer age?
The people I knew who developed leathery skin as they grew old were mainly folks that worked in the sun daily. I had some relatives and a bunch of older family friends that were shrimp trawlers and trappers and being out on the water with the sun beating down and then reflecting off the water really did a number on their skin. Moreso than most construction workers I knew.
It was not so bad for folks that were carpenters, painters, other construction workers, etc. Now, roofers were another animal all together with being in the hot sun and dealing with all that heat coming off roofs. They'd look like baked turkeys by mid summer.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:32 pm to JasonDBlaha
Because you are a fig
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:41 pm to Miketheseventh
I understand. And you're right, I would.
I'm not fond of infusion centers and have spent countless hours in them.
But I love being outside, in the sun.
And cancer comes when it comes...
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I'm not fond of infusion centers and have spent countless hours in them.
But I love being outside, in the sun.
And cancer comes when it comes...
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Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:46 pm to HouseMom
Good grief.
Lemme guess, you think vapor trails cause cancer.
Lemme guess, you think vapor trails cause cancer.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:48 pm to UltimaParadox
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rocky road
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:48 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Skin cancer rates are projected to sky rocket in the next 20-30 years.
Let the rates skyrocket. And then they can deal with it then. A tan is a terrible thing to waste.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:49 pm to JasonDBlaha
Sunscreen and staying indoors all day causes skin cancer.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:50 pm to CharlesLSU
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Fully expect more MOHs fun……I keep those drs in business.
I've had MOHs fun and my wife has had a minor battle with melanoma. I wonder how we got those skin cancers?
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:50 pm to gumbo2176
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The people I knew who developed leathery skin as they grew old were mainly folks that worked in the sun daily. I had some relatives and a bunch of older family friends that were shrimp trawlers and trappers and being out on the water with the sun beating down and then reflecting off the water really did a number on their skin. Moreso than most construction workers I knew.
Construction workers are more aware about the negative effects of sun exposure compared to people of other outdoor careers. You’ll see them wearing long sleeves and other protective clothing.
The only true way to really prevent sun exposure is to wear protective clothing or not be in the sun at all. Even with sunscreen, you’ll still be exposed to the sun.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:53 pm to TigahTeeth
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Crazy how humans have survived the sun since the beginning of time, huh?
It is caused in large part by a historically short life span. Skin cancer is mostly a disease of the elderly. And also those redheads here and in Australia and New Zealand who spent time on a tanning bed and beach in their youth.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:57 pm to theOG
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Skin cancer is caused by the drastic increase in seed oil consumption and the chemicals people spray all over their bodies, not the sun.
Absolutely.
Years ago I changed my eating, cut out ultra processed foods and seed oils and now I never sunburn. It is actually kind of incredible, considering before that I had some pretty severe sunburns (once so bad that even my scalp was peeling after).
Now, I am out in the midday Louisiana sun at least 3-4 hours most every day, I only tan.
This post was edited on 8/10/24 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:57 pm to Miketheseventh
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You would definitely feel different if you had a history like me. I have had eighteen melanomas since 1982. The first one in 82 is the only one I had to do chemo for. I go to the dermatologist every three months for checkups. I have no idea how many other skin cancers that I have had that weren’t melanomas. Usually either my dermatologist or me catch them early enough that they can be cut out in the office but my last one in January I had to get it done in the hospital because they also had to remove the lymph node that the area where the melanoma drains to. Anyone that is one centermeter or bigger they have to remove at least one lymph node and have it tested
I sympathize with you. But tell the people here how you got all this skin cancers. You don't mention it. Like I said up there, my wife who mostly had sun exposure in her youth developed a melanoma (melanoma in situ, Stage zero) in her 60s.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 5:59 pm to aTmTexas Dillo
Go commando and lotion the schwanz
Posted on 8/10/24 at 6:00 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Construction workers are more aware about the negative effects of sun exposure compared to people of other outdoor careers. You’ll see them wearing long sleeves and other protective clothing.
This was NOT the case in the era I'm talking about-------60's and onward. I did a lot of outdoor construction work and just about everybody I knew or worked with would show up in a t-shirt, jeans and work boots. The only thing you had on your face and arms at the end of the day was a layer of dirt.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 6:02 pm to JasonDBlaha
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Construction workers are more aware about the negative effects of sun exposure compared to people of other outdoor careers. You’ll see them wearing long sleeves and other protective clothing.
Nowadays the Spanish speaking yard guys are fully covered up. They know.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 6:12 pm to JasonDBlaha
Tan is tomorrow. Cancer is years away.
Posted on 8/10/24 at 6:14 pm to JasonDBlaha
It's a bit odd that you've spent any amount of time thinking about this
Posted on 8/10/24 at 6:14 pm to Trevaylin
quote:Sounds like something you'd get at Olive Garden.
basil and squamish
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