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Default Could I get skin cancer from using sun tan lotion once? - 12-25-2008, 09:11 AM

Could I get skin cancer if I am out in the sun 6 hours a day, once a week and apply sun screen only once when jogging? I get a tan... but could i get skin cancer? im 21 years old.
   
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Default 12-26-2008, 10:13 PM

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Default 12-29-2008, 08:09 PM

No, the chnaces of that are 1 in 23908590347589768934768947689589476974589674576456 77888888888888888888888888888888000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000you get my point
   
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Default 01-02-2009, 02:11 PM

Nope, not at all
   
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Default 03-24-2009, 08:52 PM

Sunscreen alone isn't a defence against skin cancer. You could absolutely get a melanoma from exposure to UVB and UVA rays, sunscreen isn't 100% effective thought it does a pretty good job. If you are very concerned of melanoma runs in your family, you need to wear sunscreen as well as cover up with a hat, and t shirt etc and have regular mole checks.
   
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Default 06-20-2009, 03:26 PM

Yes...people get skin cancer over time just from walking out to their cars every day, walking to the mailbox, etc. If you need proof of this, I am a naturally fair-skinned person who never went tanning, always wore sunblock at the beach, etc, and I got skin cancer when I was 20 on a part of my body that was hardly ever exposed bare to sunlight. Six hours a week outside with only one application of sunblock is MORE than enough time to do damage to your skin...especially if you consider that I only really exposed myself to sun at the beach, and that was only about three times a year.Also, please be aware that any time you are getting enough sun to develop a tan, you are also technically getting enough sun to develop skin cancer if you expose yourself often enough, and that a tan is actually damage to your skin.If you are fair-skinned or have light hair and eyes OR if you have had a relative with skin cancer, you are at a higher risk for the disease. However, even African-Americans develop skin cancer, so no one is immune and you should reapply sunblock frequently. Also, be sure to wear sunglasses because it is also possible to develop melanoma of the eye (melanoma is the most severe and deadliest type of skin cancer). Hope this helps!
   
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