Melanoma - we are out in the sun and don’t think about sun protection

Dr Ray

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Went to gun shop yesterday (my favorite place)
Man I knew and chatted to about my 416, is dead!
Discovered he had melanoma and was dead in two weeks!
Yikes!
Suggest we all get checked as I did and had a skin cancer cut out.
 
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Coincidently in for a check next week with the specialist. Just to make sure.
 
42 years old when I was first diagnosed. They cut out several patches of basel-cell carcinoma at the time, and continue to find "suspicious" looking moles two years later.
I am happy that mine were caught before they turned into something else. I grew up never wearing sun protection, getting burned multiple times per year so that I could get a good "base". I am now almost religious in my use of sunscreen, long sleeves and a hat.
My advice to anyone would be to teach your kids to take care of their skin from the beginning, so that they have healthy skin in the future.
 
I get my moles mapped about every year or 18 months. Almost time for the next checkup.

I wear my 5" brim Gus, long sleeves, and jeans when I spend much time in the Sun. I'm almost as white as the background on this website.
 
I've never been much of a sun lover. 50 years later that's actually served me well. Long sleeved shirts, long pants, good hats...and sunblock. Sunburn sucks...cancer sucks more.

Be safe out there.
 
Excellent reminder Dr Ray!
Thanks!
 

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