Skin makes you feel this world and a touch or a hug all starts with the skin. We care for our skin a lot. Sun which gives us the essential Vitamin D on the flip side gives us also Melanoma, a dreadful type of skin cancer. When melanocytes , the cell factory, that produces melanin which gives us the beautiful color gets corrupted by the harmful ultraviolet rays of the skin, Melanoma, a type of skin cancer, start taking its ugly head on us. This Melanin which shield us from the dreadful effects of the Sun when loses its sheen due to over exposure of Sun’s ultraviolet rays, we get the said Melanoma.
It has lesser incidence among people than its cousin non-melanoma cancers, but the statistics shows it as a killer disease causing the most deaths among Skin Cancer patients. In the case of non-melanoma cancer, it starts on the basal cells or squamous cells which find its place on the base of the outer and internal surfaces of the body.
The optimum exposure to Sun and use of protective Sunscreen are the two solutions which the most Dermatologists suggest us to get rid of Melanoma or non-melanoma cancers. Our hunting starts now for the optimum exposure to Sun and an effective Sunscreen to protect us from the ravages of Sun as well as diseases like rickets, osteoporosis etc , caused by lack of essential Vitamin D which triggers lesser calcium production by bone.
Now the suggestions given by The UK’s Health Research Forum, comes to us handy on for a safe sunbathing, The midday makes it ideal for sunbathing as the sun is strong so that we get our dose of Vitamin D at the minimum time is the logic behind this tip. The step by step increase of our sunbathing make our skin slowly get used to Sun and not take them for surprise by sudden overexposure to harmful sun rays.
They also ask us to get the help of Sunscreens when the heat becomes uncomfortable due to overexposure and while choosing for best Sunscreens, one with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 15 or higher is ideal. 99% to 100% U V protected Sun glass are the ideal companion for our eyes while we sun bath to protect from the Sun. Now coming to the cure from Melanoma, prevention is better than cure, is the golden word.
The risk factors like fair complexion, genetic disposition are there, but wise decision is to avoid over exposure to Sun and use of Sunscreens. When coming to Sunscreens, there are two among them. They are the one with ingredients of physical blockers and anther with chemical blockers. The physical blockers work by reflecting the UV radiations and chemical blockers absorb the UV radiations which we receive liberally from the Sun and the greenhouse effect created by the atmospheric pollution has made the UV radiations reach this earth more liberally is an another sad fact.
The God given Sunscreens are to be liberally applied in our exposed pars of the body at least thirty minutes before our exposure to Sun and re applied every 2 hours. So let us say “No” to Melanoma and other Skin cancers then say “Yes” to Sunscreen and off course same to Sub bathing!!!
