Don’t forget that sunscreen.

[Happy in NC]

I keep thinking I am getting a good tan. At the end of the day I wash it off. Goota love Carolinda red dirt!

 

[CalG]

This is a timely thread.
This afternoon I will get another Squamous Cell Carcinoma cut out of my back. I have had many of them removed and a few Basal Cell Carcinoma.

And just for fun I had dozens and dozens of Seborrheic Keratosis (pre-cancerous lumps) frozen.

And just to keep me looking pretty I've had 3 Mohs surgeries.

So, yeah, use sunscreen and lots of it. Especially if you are a redhead with freckles.

I read

Sunscreen can cause skin cancer.
You may be living proof.

 

[bigtiller]

I read

Sunscreen can cause skin cancer.
You may be living proof.

CalG said​

You do you, I'll do me

That's good advise here on TBN and it is worth every cent I paid for it.

But the Dermatologist has the facts and knows more about it, and it is worth paying for.

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

I dunno if it has anything to do with it, it's been said the earth has changed its tilt by 31.5 inches since 1993. Magnetic pole shift is supposed to also be happening over the course of a thousand years or so. Who knows what effect the earths core changing could/would/did have on things (slowing down).

All that to say this ole world ain't been the same one it started out as. No had nothing to do with global warming because of manmade issues. It has been changing since it was made, earthquakes, storms freezes have all had some impact on it.

With that said, I'm not on the side that lotion does or doesn't cause cancer, just might better use something if your fair skinned. If you're darker you probably still oughta wear something. But that is just an opinion as there are too many variables to conclusively say it as a blanket statement for everyone.

I can get pretty dark after fishing all day in the sun. I feel like I need it if I am on a multi day fishing trip.

 

[mjonesnh]

This is a timely thread.
This afternoon I will get another Squamous Cell Carcinoma cut out of my back. I have had many of them removed and a few Basal Cell Carcinoma.

And just for fun I had dozens and dozens of Seborrheic Keratosis (pre-cancerous lumps) frozen.

And just to keep me looking pretty I've had 3 Mohs surgeries.

So, yeah, use sunscreen and lots of it. Especially if you are a redhead with freckles.

Haven't had your type of pre-cancer removed but I have had Actinic keratosis frozen off. Using SPF 50 sunscreen liberally on nose and face. This seems to be my problem areas

 

[ning]

Let's not forget generally increasing lifespans (giving more time for cancer to develop) plus chemicals which reduce the atmosphere's ability to block UV rays (eg the ozone hole, etc).

Look at aussies who don't use sunscreen if you want to good lesson.

Personally I go for clothing to cover what I can - hat or bandanna on the head, high airflow work shirt - and if I feel necessary then sunscreen on the uncovered parts of the face (particularly my nose, though my skin seems to react with most of it). Beard seems to help a lot, but I don't have that everywhere...

 

[2manyrocks]

I remember a local farmer plowing his tobacco crop with a mule. He always wore a hat, a pair of kakhi pants and a long sleeve white shirt buttoned down to the top. I dont think we even had heard of sun screen at the time.

 

[ning]

I remember a local farmer plowing his tobacco crop with a mule. He always wore a hat, a pair of kakhi pants and a long sleeve white shirt buttoned down to the top. I dont think we even had heard of sun screen at the time.

When I was younger and a lot dumber (can't say "younger and dumb" because that would imply I'm no longer dumb...) I stripped down as far as I could when working outside, often working shirtless all day. It felt freer and cooler...

Well, these days it does feel freer, but I've learned that the coolest I can be working outside in the sun is wearing something bright. White definitely works; I also have a day-glo orange shirt that just may reflect more light than the white shirt! and it's make of super thin fabric that even on a still day, at a walking pace I can feel the breeze through it. If I'm working more with brush which might snag that shirt, I've got a heavy cotton button-up white shirt, and I usually wear it with only every other button closed on hot days. I've also found that overalls keep me cooler than pants, because with pants I need a belt, but overalls allow full airflow with leg motion often pumping the air under the shirt.

I still enjoy working shirtless in the spring for 15-20 minutes, but any more than that and I can feel the burn coming on, despite the fact that I don't actually burn even in a few hours of sun unless I'm at higher altitude (we're at 2000'). I can still feel the sun stabbing me everywhere lol

 

[MossRoad]

My uncle passed away from skin cancer.
So did my last mentor.
Both were officers in the Navy and spent a considerable amount of time out in the sun.

Unfortunately, I also spent a lot of time in the sun as a lifeguard back in the 70s and 70s. We didn't use sunscreen. We used tanning oil! Slather that stuff on and bake yourself.

At the beach we had what we'd call the leather ladies...

There was a group of them. They's slather on the tanning oil, then place their lawn chair in the water facing the sun to get a double blast from the reflection. Their skin looked like leather. Wonder what ever happened to them?

Probably ended up like the Purifier on Crematoria in the Riddick movie.

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

When I was in the 70's working on the farm in the fields, no such thing as suntan oil around here. I used crisco, worked great best I can tell.