Melanoma

[Fant1924]

We ha e to protect against sun exposure.

sciencedaily.com/releases/2...

Dennis, 71, Ibrutinib

[Newdawn Administrator]

A very good warning Dennis.

I think this is the same study Chris posted a few days ago;

healthunlocked.com/cllsuppo...

Newdawn

[AussieNeil Partner Administrator]

For many of us, the damage has already been done due to childhood sun exposure, in particular from episodes of sunburn. I was surprised to have quite a few pre-cancerous skin spots identified during a thorough exam, that will just need monitoring, despite those areas not having seen the sun for many decades. (My parents encouraged me to always be out in the sun and without protection - it was considered healthy back then. Working on your tan was a part of summer days at the beach.

Being sun-safe isn't enough, we need to proactively have annual skin checks, or even more frequently if we are more prone to skin cancers.

Neil

[Stretch1 in reply to AussieNeil]

Yup - I grew up near the beach and fried my pale skin in baby oil -and now I have the spots to prove it! There are so many but so far no cancer spots - I’ve had many removed just in case but new ones show up -