So today is national melanoma awareness day, and I just happen to have my yearly skin check up today. As someone who was born with extremely fair skin and who has been cut on more than 40 times in her life, plus one more today, I can tell you that this is no joke. Your skin is extremely important to monitor and take care of. NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO SKIN CANCER. Even those of you who can tan, can still and do still get skin cancer! Quite frankly, you don’t even have to be in the sun to get skin cancer. There are areas on my body that have never even seen the sun, yet tested positive for pre-cancerous cells. The sun just highly increases those chances. Here are some facts: * One person dies of melanoma every hour * More people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the U.S. than all other cancers combined * One in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. * Regular daily use of an SPF 15 or higher sunscreen reduces the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma by about 40 percent. * Only 20 to 30 percent of melanomas are found in existing moles, while 70 to 80 percent arise on apparently normal skin. * On average, a person's risk for melanoma doubles if he or she has had more than five sunburns * Ultraviolet (UV) tanning devices were reclassified by the FDA from Class I (low risk), to Class II (moderate to high risk) devices as of September 2, 2014. Please, don’t take this lightly, educate yourself! There’s nothing fun about any of this, but the precautions are absolutely better than the alternative!! ссылка #melanomaawareness #nationalmelanomaday #nationalmelanomaawarenessday #skincancer #skincancersucks #skincancerawareness #melanoma
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@peacefulmom17, it doesn’t always come back and since it was benign, I wouldn’t worry much. All you need to do is be aware and have regular checkups. 😊
Yes and they took skin around the mole that required stitches but the dr said it was clean now but I have read that it comes back and more aggressive so I have no peace of mind.
@peacefulmom17, it was biopsied correct?
Thank you for posting this I had a mole in between my toes and a wide incision and now I don’t think I will have peace of mind ever.
Thanks for sharing. Awareness is vital. I wish you nothing but the best.
Why Are Many Women Unaware of Their Own Anatomy?
the amount of women who are clueless about their own anatomy is so sad and shocking. a lot of the women are older than me and have more children then I do 😳
now I understand that everyone has their own opinion on the topic and grown adults can do whatever they want with their bodies but to deny facts and make up false statements about your own anatomy when it comes to your unborn child is just so disappointing.
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Thank you you and all the people with melanoma will be on my prayers.🙂