Skin Cancer
01-11-2024, 08:18 AM
#11
I have driven a convertible since 1999, when I got my first S2000 in 11/99, just after it first came out. Living in LA, the top is almost always down year round. I try to be careful and always wear a hat, but I know I'm putting myself at risk. I also see my dermatologist regularly. My last Mohs surgery was in 2005. I've had several minor procedures since. I turned 79 on Christmas and it's a little late to change. If I get melanoma, I can catch it early. I get a lot of exercise and still enjoy my work..What do you all think?
01-11-2024, 08:41 AM
#12
I have driven a convertible since 1999, when I got my first S2000 in 11/99, just after it first came out. Living in LA, the top is almost always down year round. I try to be careful and always wear a hat, but I know I'm putting myself at risk. I also see my dermatologist regularly. My last Mohs surgery was in 2005. I've had several minor procedures since. I turned 79 on Christmas and it's a little late to change. If I get melanoma, I can catch it early. I get a lot of exercise and still enjoy my work..What do you all think?
White people are more likely to develop many types of skin cancer than any other racial group. This is because they have less melanin in their skin, which gives skin its color. Melanin provides some protection against UV light, which is a leading cause of skin cancer.
01-11-2024, 09:16 AM
#13
I had my annual dermatology appointment this AM. They did biopsy of a spot in my forehead. Hopefully, I won't have anything exciting to add to this thread. I have been driving top down for over 60 years. Most of the time I wore a hat but a lot of time I did not.
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Kyras (01-11-2024)
01-11-2024, 09:31 AM
#14
The skin cancer issues are all likely from past exposures. You blue eyed folks are more likely to have the skin cancer.
Melanoma is obviously the scary diagnosis, but if caught early, the prognosis can be good. Don't skip the dermatology appointments.
Melanoma is obviously the scary diagnosis, but if caught early, the prognosis can be good. Don't skip the dermatology appointments.
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Kyras (01-11-2024)
01-11-2024, 12:01 PM
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^Do you wear sunscreen? I think you said you don't. Of course, in the winter you aren't out in the sunshine with your skin exposed, much, so you haven't had a year-round accumulation of sun.
^George, people like you and me spent so much time in the sun (southern California), starting early in life that we have loads of accumulated sun damage. I was getting sunburned from camping outside all week as a child and we didn't know it was going to cause problems later in life. Of course with an ancestry of 79% Ireland, England and Scotland, I don't have much melanin to help.
White people are more likely to develop many types of skin cancer than any other racial group. This is because they have less melanin in their skin, which gives skin its color. Melanin provides some protection against UV light, which is a leading cause of skin cancer.
^George, people like you and me spent so much time in the sun (southern California), starting early in life that we have loads of accumulated sun damage. I was getting sunburned from camping outside all week as a child and we didn't know it was going to cause problems later in life. Of course with an ancestry of 79% Ireland, England and Scotland, I don't have much melanin to help.
White people are more likely to develop many types of skin cancer than any other racial group. This is because they have less melanin in their skin, which gives skin its color. Melanin provides some protection against UV light, which is a leading cause of skin cancer.
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Kyras (01-11-2024)
01-11-2024, 12:13 PM
#16
Sunscreen protects from the sun. I use SPF 30 as a minimum. I use the spray as I hate the stuff out of the plastic container. Just spray on and rub it in. It could save your life. A guy I know didn’t and he died from skin cancer!!!
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01-16-2024, 12:06 PM
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01-17-2024, 08:41 AM
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