Do you have a suspicious looking spot on your skin? Don't let this happen. Get it checked by a doctor!
Haven't we already got this thread? And why is there a picture of someone's brain first up??
Ok now I understand your passion..
quote from jetstreams post.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/General-Discussion/Chat/Skin-Cancer-and-Melanoma/
" My younger brother died from Melanoma this year after a life of surfing.
Watching him go through the cancers progression from melanoma to it spreading to his bones, lungs, liver and brain and finally causing his death.
It is a horrible disease and it certainly is not a nice way to die."
yeah sorry, i hate to look at these images, but you've got to.
I've been sailing and playing with boats for a long time, and like most aussies, spend most time outdoors.
I'd decided a while ago that any new tshirt or boat gear has to have long sleeves, plus there are multiple hats lying around the place so you or visitors don't get caught out.
It's bad s**t for all of us.
Select to expand quoteGypsyDrifter this ain't no passion of mine! Killed my brother and nearly got me. Just want to share my knowledge to the young folk out there so they don't end up dead early over something quite preventable.
My passion is kiting, surfing and anything that flys.
Cheers
e]GypsyDrifter said...
Ok now I understand your passion..
quote from jetstreams post.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/General-Discussion/Chat/Skin-Cancer-and-Melanoma/
" My younger brother died from Melanoma this year after a life of surfing.
Watching him go through the cancers progression from melanoma to it spreading to his bones, lungs, liver and brain and finally causing his death.
It is a horrible disease and it certainly is not a nice way to die."
should see what happens in a car crash, dont take life too seriously, no one gets out alive.
i read the article again,by and large on the money.
sunscreen especially,wouldn't touch the stuff unless had goves on.
when i was not getting enough[sunshine that is]i was getting depressed.
even they are now starting to admit we need to be exposed to [some] sunshine.
no sunshine exposure is very unhealthy,open to
possibility i could be wrong.
If I was the moderator I would ban you Petermac33......permanently. Can you understand the the insensitivity of your post. Jetstream has lost his brother and there you are giving scientific advise on something you know **** all about. SHUT THE **** UP!!
if you had taken the time to read the article you would not have passed such an insensitive comment.
'' The best time of day to expose your whole body to sunlight is at sunrise or within two hours after sunrise. Or if this time isn’t possible the next best time is in the morning hours before eleven am. During these early morning hours there is more pure healing energy in the atmosphere which the suns rays pick up and lodge into your body. At sunrise the sun holds more energy, vitamins and minerals then at sunset. It is also scientifically proven that the atmosphere during this time is more free from ultraviolet rays and infrared rays which are harmful to your health.
In general avoid sunlight exposure after eleven am because more negative, harmful energies increase in the atmosphere at this time.''
The danger of melanoma cannot be under emphasised, neither can any life threatening cancer.
There is a very interesting debate that has been going on for over one hundred years over whether cancer is caused by pleomorphic bacteria.
As someone who has had regular visits to the surgeon to have solar keratoses removed, numerous spots burned off and a recent treatment of Effudix I can speak with some experience.
Effudix is a Chemo cream which lists side effects that include open sores. Thankfully when I used it all I suffered from was visible inflammation. I was quite relieved.
I had a myriad of spots on my forehead, my ears and the tops of my cheeks that showed every indication that they would progress to the level of having to be removed.
I used the cream in a very local spot to start with but applied the whole tube over three weeks as stipulated and it worled miracles.All of the crusts disappeared apart from one I did not treat on my shoulder.
I mention this because I want to demonstrate that I am talking from first hand experience. I have had 22 stitches from surgical removal of keratosis that had progressed to the irritable stage. All autopsies were negative.
It is obvious that over exposure to the sun is the root cause of the problem. I have spent a life time in the sun in Africa and Australia and every where that I burned badly suffered long term damage.
But what actually causes it?
I am pretty much on the side of the pleomorphic theory and that is that bacteria colonise damaged cells that the body does not have the immunity to withstand. There is a lot of research on this available on the internet. Make of it what you will, but it stands to reason that the rot should start with something that is tranferrable.
Sunburn on a light pigmented skin causes major trauma to skin cells. It stands to reason that bacteria would invade the burns gradually enlarging trauma zones.
Quite a lot of evidence out there as well that there are alternatives like oxidation therapies which prove to be highly successful.
I read about a Japanese cancer authority who will not operate until the patient has been drinking ionised water for six weeks. It raises the ph and bacteria do not like alkaline environments at the same time as it removes all the ****e that the water authorities add to provide clean reticulated water.
Cheers for that Jetstream, It reminded me that I am due for a check up so all booked in now :). but...........I dont know if anyone else has this problem but I rang around trying to find a skin clinic to go to and the earliest I can get in is 31st march!!! Health services in the illawarra leave a lot to be desired really.
Was at the scarbs kids life savers day yesterdee.
One of the lilly white parents attending to his lilly white kid in the surf - with no hat or rashie on either (no sunscreen on dad) laffed at me in my long sleeve rashie, waterhat and sunscreen and took a bit o' pizz at me being "all decked out".
"Laff it up - Your kn funeral pal - I'm happy to look like a dweeb.. but be alive" was my thought.
Time to get myself of to Molescan for the 1st time in a couple of years too.
Cheers JS.
The good ones are hard to get into and 3mth wait is usual. If you have something odd or unusual don't wait, ask for an urgent appointment.
Where is a good place to go in Perth ? I heard some bad stories about people getting hacked to pieces when nothing was wrong, due to some centers costing policies or something. Any clarity on this ?
i am skeptical of the mole scan places, my mates brother had a dodgy one on his forehead and went in for a "scan", they didn't say anything about the one he was sus about until he told them to relook at it.
i think best is to take pics of your body with a decent camera every 6 months and re-check them to see any changes. early detection is key but more so is prevention
. Don't think I need a tan now.
