Comments on: Does Sun Exposure Cause Melanoma?

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:07 +0000

Your comment above ” An excellent study, called the Nurses Health Study, showed that the risk of getting melanoma was doubled if people had ever used a tanning booth.”
Please provide a link to your source.

After looking up and reading the NHS could not find the info you suggest is there.
The NHS The Nurses’ Health Study was established by Dr. Frank Speizer in 1976 with funding from the National Institutes of Health. The primary motivation in starting the NHS was to investigate the potential long term consequences of the use of oral contraceptives, a potent drug that was being prescribed to hundreds of millions of normal women.

Also, Professional Indoor tanning did not come into existence until almost 1979.

There are no studies that conclusively find that sensible, moderate and responsible tanning practices produce melanoma in people with skin type 2,3 or 4.

By: Vitiligo Pictures

Vitiligo Pictures — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:38:44 +0000

I think more than sun, current environmental condition is more to be a causes of the melanoma. it is the pollution that destroys the ozone layer which prevent us form the harmful UV radiations. this are UV rays of the sun that causes melanoma and other pigmentation problems.

By: Botox Dr Surrey

Botox Dr Surrey — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:57:54 +0000

Good job on a concise overview. The take-home message is clear: regardless of whether sun exposure causes melanoma or not, adequate skin protection from UV radiation is important to prevent premature photoageing and other skin malignancies.

By: Gabriella Crooks

Gabriella Crooks — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:15:15 +0000

I’ve heard that antibiotics can increase your sensitivity to the sun, and that pineapple contains some antibiotics. Can eating pineapple increase your sensitivity?

By: Wladek Binkiewicz

Wladek Binkiewicz — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:15:32 +0000

I believe that sunscreens are a primary cause of skin cancer. What’s the point of going to the sun and protecting yourself from it? In the UK there’s very little sun, but still people suffer from skin cancer. Especially those who avoid the sun and use creams.
Wladek

By: Nancy Pickering

Nancy Pickering — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:09:50 +0000

Dr Benabio,

Have you read Dr. Bernard Ackerman’s new book called “The Sun and the “Epidemic” of Melanoma: Myth on Myth!”

If yes, what is your opinion of his assertions. I have not read the book, but find his views very interesting and controversial.

By: Katherine Bates

Katherine Bates — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:24:21 +0000

That was really good. I’ve had melanoma twice and my doctor and I discussed the same conflicting information.

By: Joshua Powell

Joshua Powell — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:32:35 +0000

Great information Dr. Benabio! There is a lot of conflicting information out there about sun exposure and the various cancers, but this article clears up most of that. Thank you.