Hi, today I want to discuss two recent topics related to skin cancer and sun protection that have been discussed in the popular press. The first is the idea that sunscreen is dangerous and causes skin cancer and the second is the benefits of the sun in promoting vitamin D formation for protection ...
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Sunscreen
Anonymous
Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 02:29 PM
How do you know sunscreen does not cause cancer? All you said was no it doesn't. You are encouraging people to do something that may harm them. With the incredible amount of chemicals we carelessly introduce into our bodies every day I would not be surprised at all if sunscreen is dangerous. Would you spread it on your toast? Where do you think it goes when you rub in on your skin? It doesn't evaporate, it soaks in. Read the list of ingredients, it doesn't sound like food! If you wouldn't eat it, don't put it on your skin.....
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ROS
Anonymous
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 12:20 PM
New research indicates that sunscreen should be reapplied every 20-30 minutes. If this is not done the damage done by Reactive Oxygen Species (ROSs) from the breakdown of the sunscreen ingredients is more damaging that the sun itself. There is a link between sunscreen use and cancer.
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skin cancer
Anonymous
Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 01:48 PM
skin cancer in women has gone up 50% since 1980. During that period sunsceens have become popular. You don't have to be smart to figure out the connection. God didn't place the sun to hurt you and he didn't love everybody less before sunscreen were delveloped.
How do you know sunscreen does not cause cancer? All you said was no it doesn't. You are encouraging people to do something that may harm them. With the incredible amount of chemicals we carelessly introduce into our bodies every day I would not be surprised at all if sunscreen is dangerous. Would you spread it on your toast? Where do you think it goes when you rub in on your skin? It doesn't evaporate, it soaks in. Read the list of ingredients, it doesn't sound like food! If you wouldn't eat it, don't put it on your skin.....