skin cancer

Knowing how to prevent skin cancer is critical in a world where 1-in-5 men and women will develop it within their lifetime.  There are more than 3.3 million new patients diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer every single year in the United States alone. There are more incidents of skin cancer than all combined cases of […]

Knowing how to prevent skin cancer is critical in a world where 1-in-5 men and women will develop it within their lifetime.  There are more than 3.3 million new patients diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer every single year in the United States alone. There are more incidents of skin cancer than all combined cases of […] The post How to Prevent Skin Cancer (and Still Have Fun Outside) appeared first on Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby.

Do Higher Sunscreen Protection Factors Do Any Good? Of course not; it’s all marketing hype; like phoney and meaningless ORAC values, which propel the network marketing industry. The truth is, you don’t need anything above factor 15. That blocks around 94% of the suns rays. Why one Earth would you need more? It’s all a hoax that “more is better”. The only way to block 100% sun is to stay indoors and hide in the dark. But I as I just told you in the other sunscreen article, you NEED sun to protect against cancers. Hiding from the sun protects you from skin cancer is another of those stupid persistent and downright deadly myths that just goes on forever; not because it’s true but because doctors are too stupid to too timid to stand up to it. Creating and fuelling the fear is what the personal health care industry thrives on. Yes, skin cancers are on the rise. But is the sun getting bigger? Hotter? Nearer?

Do Higher Sunscreen Protection Factors Do Any Good? Of course not; it’s all marketing hype; like phoney and meaningless ORAC values, which propel the network marketing industry. The truth is, you don’t need anything above factor 15. That blocks around 94% of the suns rays. Why one Earth would you need more? It’s all a hoax that “more is better”. The only way to block 100% sun is to stay indoors and hide in the dark. But I as I just told you in the other sunscreen article, you NEED sun to protect against cancers. Hiding from the sun protects you from skin cancer is another of those stupid persistent and downright deadly myths that just goes on forever; not because it’s true but because doctors are too stupid to too timid to stand up to it. Creating and fuelling the fear is what the personal health care industry thrives on. Yes, skin cancers are on the rise. But is the sun getting bigger? Hotter? Nearer?

Summer is a’coming in, so goes the old British medieval folk song. And with summer starts the lies of the personal skin care product industry. The fundamental lie is that we need sunscreen at all. Just stay out of the sun until you can tolerate it. Otherwise, we need sun. Contrary to everything you have heard, sunshine protects against melanoma. Yes, people get skin cancers in the sun—but only people with pasty pale skin, who hide indoors all year and then go crazy on their vacation. Intense and unaccustomed radiation is what might cause skin cancers. The darkened skin of a tan is your best protection from penetrating rays, not because the tan helps but because being in the sun certainly DOES. I repeat: suns rays protect against cancer. It’s science that goes back decades and is totally ignored by the medical profession and the skin care industry. They are both screwed up, believing in hearsay and fairy stories.

Summer is a’coming in, so goes the old British medieval folk song. And with summer starts the lies of the personal skin care product industry. The fundamental lie is that we need sunscreen at all. Just stay out of the sun until you can tolerate it. Otherwise, we need sun. Contrary to everything you have heard, sunshine protects against melanoma. Yes, people get skin cancers in the sun—but only people with pasty pale skin, who hide indoors all year and then go crazy on their vacation. Intense and unaccustomed radiation is what might cause skin cancers. The darkened skin of a tan is your best protection from penetrating rays, not because the tan helps but because being in the sun certainly DOES. I repeat: suns rays protect against cancer. It’s science that goes back decades and is totally ignored by the medical profession and the skin care industry. They are both screwed up, believing in hearsay and fairy stories.