Hi. I'd like to say that i'm 18 and do
not have any cancer of any forms, but I
rather had a question. I remember when I
was younger I used to get a lot of sun
burns and did something very stupid 2-3
years ago. I would go out in the sun at
noon with my face covered in water and try
to tan. I did it for one weak intensive
for like 2-3 hours a day. I also went
outside a lot without sunscreen for the
whole summer. I kinda did it too once or
twice the summers after that, but not as
much. Some summers though I would just
stay insinde and play computer all day
without going outside even once. My
question was: are my chances of getting a
skin cancer very high now or I have
nothing to worry about? I know that it
did not help for sure but I just wanted to
know if i'm pretty much sure of getting
one now :(
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Berry_lubely
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Brisbane
:o) Posted: 04-04-05 19:16pm
Hi bh90! Do you have pale / freckly skin
at all?? If so then I would definately
go have your skin checked out by your gp
asap. Or you can check into a skin
cancer clinic anywhere in your area as
most of them bulk bill! Because you also
went into the sun when you were younger,
it is definately best to have yourself
checked. Unfortunately melanoma is one
of the deadliest and most unknown cancer
at present and is very unpredictable.
Mine was dormant for 10 years and when it
came back, some tumors tripled in size
over a month while others stayed the same.
So I definately urge you to go see
someone - also spread the word and have
your family and friends check themselves
out. Best of luck to you!
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Dirty
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 1 Location: usa
Posted: 04-28-05 14:37pm
I have a question. It has nothing to do
with skin cancer, but this is the only
place that I could find that came close.
I was wondering if anyone knows why you
should not get the smallpox vaccine while
you have exzema. I got the smallpox
vaccine(for military purposes), but I was
not affected by it. I did not get the
live small pox on my arm where I was
administered the shot as I was suppose to.
I did have a slight case of exzema on my
leg when I got the shot,but I was told by
the tech. That it would not affect the
shot . I'm just wondering why you
shouldn't get the vaccine while you have
exzema? The exzema has gotten worse and
i'm wondering if it is related to the
vaccine?
Any help would be greatly
appriciated. Thank you
