I am a 38 year old female, who lost her husband to malignant melanoma 9/22/04. He suffered a miserable death from this disease. He laid in tanning beds many years of his life. Ironically, I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma 1/22/08, I also laid in tanning beds from my teenage years through my mid-thirties. I know as well as my dermatologist and oncologist it was caused from both tanning beds and tanning accelerators/creams. Someone needs to do what you are doing to spare today's teens from this deadly disease. After having a mole removed twice from my lower right leg, my surgeon cut off about 1/4 of my calf. Needless to say, I have a horrible scar which I was embarrassed about at first and kept it covered with long pants. Now, I am not ashamed, I wear shorts and skirts so everyone can see and when they ask, I tell them to stay out of the tanning bed, it will kill you.
you tan, you die
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I am a 38 year old female, who lost her husband to malignant melanoma 9/22/04. He suffered a miserable death from this disease. He laid in tanning beds many years of his life. Ironically, I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma 1/22/08, I also laid in tanning beds from my teenage years through my mid-thirties. I know as well as my dermatologist and oncologist it was caused from both tanning beds and tanning accelerators/creams. Someone needs to do what you are doing to spare today's teens from this deadly disease. After having a mole removed twice from my lower right leg, my surgeon cut off about 1/4 of my calf. Needless to say, I have a horrible scar which I was embarrassed about at first and kept it covered with long pants. Now, I am not ashamed, I wear shorts and skirts so everyone can see and when they ask, I tell them to stay out of the tanning bed, it will kill you.
Thank you for sharing. After reading this I will never tan in a tanning bed ever again. I tanned seasonally in my late teens and twenties a little in my thirties. Just enough to start out the summer or before going to Florida. I haven't been in a tanning bed in over a year. I prefer to use self-tanners now. I always understood the risks but used them anyway. Being from a not so sunny and warm state it always made me look and feel better.(at the time)
I'm so sorry for the loss of your husband. What is your prognosis?
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The same thing can be said about sunblock. The only thing that stops harmful rays is thick concrete, lead and being ten feet underground! Take care of your body it's the only one you get! Good thing I have good skin, it makes up for my terrible grammeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
So...what are you saying about the sunblock?
I too have skin cancer...not the malignant melanoma..I have a large ugly scar on my forearm and a not so pretty one on my chest and a small one on the side of my neck which you can't really see.
I was not a tanning bed user...just loved the water...ocean..lake..pool. I don't even like to lay in the sun...and most of my life have used sunscreen. I am blonde, blue eyed and fair with freckles although they have mostly faded.
People rarely listen about the tanning beds..I tell my daughters and their friends they do not listen
...even the scars don't scare them or the stories of the 20 something patient who lost her leg then her life to melanoma.
Early detection and prevention is key.
I too have skin cancer...not the malignant melanoma..I have a large ugly scar on my forearm and a not so pretty one on my chest and a small one on the side of my neck which you can't really see.
I was not a tanning bed user...just loved the water...ocean..lake..pool. I don't even like to lay in the sun...and most of my life have used sunscreen. I am blonde, blue eyed and fair with freckles although they have mostly faded.
People rarely listen about the tanning beds..I tell my daughters and their friends they do not listen
...even the scars don't scare them or the stories of the 20 something patient who lost her leg then her life to melanoma.Early detection and prevention is key.
Big difference between using sunblock to help protect your skin and regularly using a tanning bed! :roll:
Nothing will make you take sunscreen/protective clothing seriously like watching relatives have nickel sized chunks of skin cut out of them!
Nothing will make you take sunscreen/protective clothing seriously like watching relatives have nickel sized chunks of skin cut out of them!
Like ya'll, I too have been beating this dead horse since the get go. Sunblock Doesn't work!!!!!!! I'll be back in a minute with the link. View attachment 10032
Here is an article from snews week! http://www.newsweek.com/id/33384
I have a theory that always gets folks upset. Sunscreen causes cancer. I have never and will never put the stuff on. I also do not put it on my children. My wife does not believe my theory so she makes the kid wear it.
http://www.naturalnews.com/001264.html
http://www.vvv.com/healthnews/dsunscre.html
This seems to always stir people up but I truly believe Sunscreen is horrible!
http://www.naturalnews.com/001264.html
http://www.vvv.com/healthnews/dsunscre.html
This seems to always stir people up but I truly believe Sunscreen is horrible!
BTW, I will put zinc on if feeling burnt after a few hours in the surf.
Our family is a mix of Irish and Norwegian, which leaves us with extremely easy to burn skin. We don't wear sunscreen daily of course, as covering up and staying inside/under shade is our first line of defense... but if I know we're going out for a while to something like a festival or a waterpark we do use sunscreen. I agree though that sunscreen can be nearly as dangerous. So, I really like the Skin Deep database: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/special/sunscreens2008/
It may not be something everyone agrees with, but I know it gives me a base with which to start my research.
It may not be something everyone agrees with, but I know it gives me a base with which to start my research.