Also, maybe it could be in the DNA. For anyone with pale skin or a a family history of skin cancer, couldn't some people be predisposedto getting skin cancer? My family has "Mediterranean" skin that always gets a dark tan when exposed to sunlight. We have no history of skin cancer at all. I also worked as a lifeguard when I was young. I do have lighter hair. As a small child, people would comment to my parents that a dark tan on a blonde was so unusual. (to them). I have never tanned in a tanning booth. I have rarely to never used sun screen. I do use oil with protective and beneficial ingredients.
I do know some very pale, white skinned people who have had serious melanomas on their skin, and they tend to stay out of the sun. This was an interesting article. I am so glad that I have skin that tans and no history of skin cancer in my family.
One question, though: For the pale people I know who have had skin cancer, and who shun the sun, they should still shun the sun, right or wrong? Seems they should get some sun, but no a lot, right?
Thanks for the researched article.
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Also, maybe it could be in the DNA. For anyone with pale skin or a a family history of skin cancer, couldn't some people be predisposedto getting skin cancer? My family has "Mediterranean" skin that always gets a dark tan when exposed to sunlight. We have no history of skin cancer at all. I also worked as a lifeguard when I was young. I do have lighter hair. As a small child, people would comment to my parents that a dark tan on a blonde was so unusual. (to them). I have never tanned in a tanning booth. I have rarely to never used sun screen. I do use oil with protective and beneficial ingredients.
July 23, 2011 - 10:26amI do know some very pale, white skinned people who have had serious melanomas on their skin, and they tend to stay out of the sun. This was an interesting article. I am so glad that I have skin that tans and no history of skin cancer in my family.
One question, though: For the pale people I know who have had skin cancer, and who shun the sun, they should still shun the sun, right or wrong? Seems they should get some sun, but no a lot, right?
Thanks for the researched article.
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