Skin cancer : Popular Misconceptions between cancer and a healthy tan

Don't you always want to know more? 

Or if you're just beginning to enjoy tanning 'in' or 'out' you just want to know - right? 

• What about the effects of tanning 
• What of Ultra Violet light on your skin 

I suspect there's some kind of risk involved, after all, with the distorted pictures of tanning given in the media, with reports from dermatologists (who only see people with skin problems and not most people, who've got the healthy skin and tan moderately) have got to imply - with certain fear, 'do I really know what I'm doing to my self?' 

I know that feeling of the total pleasure of tanning, when accompanied by any doubt or fear. It's uncomfortable. The quiet dreaded big C rears its ugly head (you know- cancer or skin cancer) - spoiling the whole event. But then we all end up going  for the 'everything in moderation' don't we? - quietly consoling ourselves.

Skin cancer misconceptions and a healthy tan: 

But what about the latest info?

The latest info I can find is continually being updated, because the scientists and dermatologists etc. are continually testing and retesting, especially since there are always new and safer sunbeds being manufactured. 

We must also consider new info on how the sun affects us and considering that 'getting a tan' has been fashionable since the 1920's. The world's first ultraviolet lamp was made in 1906 in Germany? 

It's fair to say that a lot of research has been carried out. 

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The truth is.....ignorance produces fear. 

The fact that what we don't know and just assume- because we do-and that we haven't got 'the hands on' info to specifically set our minds at rest affects our sense of unease and the 'feel good factor'. Not knowing the risks, the why's and the how's, trying to judge for ourselves what we hear other people state about 'being unsafe'. 

Does sun tanning and ultra violet light cause skin cancer?

Well some specifics are in order. 

What are the effects of Ultra Violet light on the skin? 

Awareness is now increasing, positively so, concerning the adage from the public, -'sunbeds are bad for you', 'You should never (emphatically) use a sunbed ever', 'You'll get cancer if you use a sunbed'. 

(Obviously you always get '1 per' who reacts with some minor allergy or burn) usually to a lotion or by not following the rules. 

But what about plain ordinary sunbathing? 

According to the experts the energy that a good modern solarium produces is a thousandth of what we get from the sun on a warm summer's day. When we started to go for holidays 30-40 years ago, no-one had any idea of how to protect from the sun. We all know of the 'falling asleep in the sun' syndrome on holiday and how many times have we felt the prickly hot, sore, sunburn feeling each year due to exposure. Experts state that it is the frequency of actually 'burning' with the sun which is dangerous. Our underexposure to the sun during the cold winter months and our over exposure - (don't we?) cramming too much with too little protection into too hot holidays in too little time wanting too lovely a tan. The cost of it is killing us.

Consider the safety of a controlled environment?

It is well known in tanning circles (from the experts of course) that development of skin cancer has little to do with the tanning in solariums where the environment is controlled and safe and beds from the manufacturers (and they are extremely safe these days) to the superb quality products used to ensure excellent skin care whilst tanning and whilst not, to certain strict rules which must be observed from the duration of the tanning session. Experts have said that the greatest risk associated with solarium tanning is 'slight skin aging' and that 'the sun is more dangerous' than a sunbed. Peoples' over - exposure and excessive tanning in the sun is what causes the skin cancer.

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