But what if it's the use of sun creams for years that causes the cancers ?Did people die of skin cancer before sun creams were invented ?
Skin cancer is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found on the epidermis (the outermost layers of skin) so the tumor is usually clearly visible. There are three main types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma.
The most common symptoms of any type of skin cancer include changes in the skin that do not heal within 4 weeks, a spot or sore that continue to itch, blood, discolored skin, and changes in existing moles such as ragged, notched or blurred edges of mole or enlargement of mole.
Signs and symptoms of Basal cell carcinoma: Basal cell carcinoma usually looks like a small, slow growing shiny pink or red lump. Sometimes small blood vessels can be seen within the tumor. They usually appear on face, scalp, ears and shoulders. If left untreated, they tend to bleed frequently. This form of skin cancer is least deadly and with proper treatment, it can be completely cured within short period of time.
Signs and symptoms Squamous cell carcinoma: Squamous cell carcinoma is usually pink, thickened patch on sun-exposed skin. If left untreated, it tends to become crusty, ulcerate or bleed and it may develop into large mass. Squamous cell is second most common skin cancer; it is fatal but not as fatal as melanoma.
Signs and symptoms of Melanoma: Most melanomas are brown to black looking lesions with irregular border. Signs that might indicate a malignant melanoma include change in diameter, shape, color or elevation of a mole. Other signs are the appearance of a new mole during adulthood on trunk, neck or head or pain, itching, inflammation, ulceration or bleeding in existing mole.
Take care...Did people die of skin cancer before sun creams were invented ?
Skin cancer like all other cancers have been around since we have been. However in the 40's the chances of getting it were 1 in 100 - today it's 1 in 2. The sun is a definite factor. I found a lotion that clinically reduces skin cancer if you're curious - email if your curious protandim23@gmail Report Abuse
Cancer is an ancient disease . . and people routinely died from it. In 1971 a war was declared on cancer and research dollars poured in to once and for all find a 'cure' or treatment for the disease. There are over 200 different types of cancer and skin cancer is only one type. One of the risk factors seems to be prolonged exposure to the sun . . and yes, people were getting skin cancer long before creams were invented. My father has melanoma and has worked outside most of his life . . he has melanoma on his ears and neck where he was exposed at long periods of time to the sun . . he never wore any sunscreen at all. So, it is not quite true that only people who sunbathe regularly get skin cancer . . it is basically those who make their living outside on a daily basis who also are developing skin cancers.
Coco Chanel actually bears a lot of responsibility for the rise in skin cancer during the last century; before she came back to the US with a tan after holidaying in the South of France and made it ';fashionable'; with her (truly astonishing) marketing skills, people with light-colored skin generally kept out of the sun because they knew it would burn them and make them sick. And skin cancers were a relatively rare occurrence, except among folks who worked outside all day...
I don't know the history of skin cancer but people did not always sunbathe! It is only really in the twentieth century this has happened and then more in the latter part than the early. Prior to that people did not have much leisure time and a suntan was seen as evidence of belonging to the lower classes. The upper class did not work outdoors and when out in sun wore hats and parasols and kept covered. The last thing they wanted was a tan because that signified being a worker.
Mr P. That's what me and loads of other people have said for some time. People mention the well off covering themselves because only the workers were brown. Yes, they were brown because they worked without their shirts on in the summer, farm workers and road diggers. They didn't die of skin cancer then.
Of course to blame sun blocks would cause a huge loss of profits in some very large companies so that is never going to happen.
We obtain Vitamin D from some foods and from sunlight and those who don't get enough develop rickets.
The sun creams didn't come into being until about 1962 if I remember rightly.The first one was Ambre Solair (or something like that) I believe.
As for the ozone layer... cough, don't make me laugh.
another good question! I'll go with the ozone layer thinning,an yes all the stuff we clog are body's with.we are to designed to sweat ,and yes smell...and because fancy products with big promises,seem so much easier than common sense,they lay about like beach mammals all in the name of beauty! haven't you noticed that tampon's can cure everything,mascara changes you from average to glamorous in italy with a swoop of its vibrating wand?and there is a fix all for everything except for what needs it,like cancer of every kind...If you ever find someone who complains about the way you smell after work,just ask them...what are you covering up,an with what.all this detoxing is buy an waste your money too!that's why the tribes of the world used sweat lodges... not sun screen,or deodorant! blessed be...!
There is no definite proof that skin cancers are caused by excessive use of sun creams But there is lot of evidence that sunbathing causes skin cancers. Please did die of skin cancers in the past even before the use of skin protection creams
They must have. in the past fifty years or so the ozone has gotten a lot thinner with all of the chemicals we release into the atmosphere. There are more damaging rays than there used to be. So probably a lot more often than in the past.
yes but they did not know what it was
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