Are we thinking about cumulative damage done by skin cancer?

As the school years draws close to an end, many of our minds start to drift off to Florida or some other tropical place in the world. You can probably see yourself at the beach playing volleyball, or playing in the ocean, or maybe just relaxing on the beach soaking up the warm sunshine. I know you've all seen the bronzed bodies walking around the beach and you probably thought how nice those dark tans look. When the vacation is over and it's time to get back to reality, you notice this little dark spot on your skin that has changed color or shape. You go to the dermatologist and he takes a biopsy. Suddenly, all those wonderful memories of the fun summer time vacations come to a screeching halt. You've been diagnosed with skin cancer!

The questions I want to ask is: Are we thinking of the cumulative damage caused by sun exposure? I am going to cover three points in this speech. The first point deals with how no one is exempt from skin cancer and who is at risk. The second point deals with the failure to accept the diagnosis of skin cancer. The third point deals with some ending results the sun worshiper may have to endure and what they can do to prevent malan

What does this mean to us? We must have added protection to save our skin from being permanently damaged resulting in these lethal melanomas. As you go off on all you summer vacations during your lifetime, don't let those fun-filled memories be halted by the news that you've been diagnosed with skin cancer. A little protection now may save you from a life-threatening tragedy.

My second point deals with the failure to accept the diagnosis of skin cancer. I was told about this female patient who was in her 20's by a local skin and cancer clinic. She had some moles on her chest and back that were starting to show signs of skin cancer. The girl grew up in California and said she never really had a sunburn. For the past eight years, she was going to a suntan bed two to three times per week for three months out of the year. At first, the patient became very upset when the doctor told her it may be skin cancer. A biopsy would be done to confirm this fact. About a week later, the results were in and it was skin cancer. The dermatologist made an appointment to consult the patient about the surgery she would need. She missed the first appointment and three others. The doctor finally called her parents to tell them of the serious condition she was in. Her mother did not know that she had missed the appointments. In fact, the girl had told her mother that it wasn't as serious as they had thought. The doctors told the parents that this was serious and if she didn't have the moles removed the cancer could spread and she would die. Fortunately for this patient, she finally took the doctor's warning and had the surgery to remove the cancerous moles.

Doctor's say that they are seeing more cases of skin cancer each year. Individuals who

The third point deals with some shocking end results the sun worshiper may have to endure. My sister- in- law works at a local skin and cancer clinic in Colorado springs and she said if people saw some of the things she saw everyday they would think twice about lyi

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