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Someone has written down their thoughts on the colour of their school's hat. Hat have to be worn by school children in NZ when they are going to be in the sun for a while.
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/105915396/new-zealand-fou...
May is skin cancer awearness month
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Coming to the Hair Fair
Vintage 1980 Ray-Ban Sunglasses. Width 11,5 cm cropped to 7,5 cm. Horizontal flip. Sunscreen 50 SPF reflected.
The best SunSmart steps:
1 Slip on covering clothing. Choose clothing that covers as much skin as possible, for example, collared shirts with long sleeves...
2 Slop on SPF 30 (or higher) broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen...
3 Slap on a hat...
4 Seek shade...
5 Slide on some sunglasses...
Why Is Sun Protection Important?
We all need some sun exposure. When skin is exposed to the sun, our bodies make vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium for stronger, healthier bones. It only takes a little time in the sun for most people to get the vitamin D they need (and most vitamin D needs should be met with a healthy diet and/or supplements).
Too much unprotected exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays can cause skin damage, eye damage, immune system suppression, and skin cancer. Even people in their twenties can develop skin cancer.
How Do Sunburns Happen?
The sun radiates light to the earth, and part of that light consists of invisible UV rays. When these rays reach the skin, they cause tanning, burning, and other skin damage.
UVA rays cause skin ageing and wrinkling and contribute to skin cancer, such as melanoma (the most dangerous form of skin cancer). UVA rays pass easily through the ozone layer, so they make up the majority of our sun exposure.
UVB rays are also dangerous, causing sunburns, cataracts (clouding of the eye lens), and effects on the immune system. They also contribute to skin cancer, and melanoma is thought to be associated with severe UVB sunburns before age 20.
UV rays react with a chemical called melanin that's found in skin. A sunburn develops when the amount of UV exposure is greater than what can be protected against by the skin's melanin. The risk of damage increases with the amount and intensity of exposure. A tan is itself a sign of skin damage and does not help protect the skin.
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#GetNaked, a campaign of the Foundation for Melanoma Research that wants to raise awareness about this type of cancer. Melanoma is a severe form of skin cancer that begins in cells known as melanocytes and affects 200,000 people in the United States and 150,000 in Europe each year.
Rememeber to: Check your Moles and skin, to support the research this will save your life.
This country hates me. My first BCC skin cancer removal. Ouch.
The doc was pretty rad, he says 'free botox! look how I tighten the skin!' xD
EXPLORE! Nov 29, 2005 #110 :-)
Update for all you young people going to tanning booths:
You'll never have a tan better than this one. It was perfect. Dream on. And now, my dermatologist has a blast and charges me a fortune to remove a near constant stream of pre-cancerous moles created by this kind of behavior. It's painful kids and it leaves scars.
162/366,
Visit to a plastic surgeon today for day surgery on my back to remove a cancerous growth
Garden Village, Burnaby, British Columbia
Danny Federici, for 40 years the E Street Band's organist and keyboard player, died on April 17, 2008 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City after a three year battle with melanoma.
"Danny and I worked together for 40 years - he was the most wonderfully fluid keyboard player and a pure natural musician. I loved him very much...we grew up together."
—Bruce Springsteen
Bruce and the E street band will play in Cardiff on June 14th. Danny will be missed.
More info here www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/arts/music/19federici.html?ref...
Some of his best here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usb9N2czOO8
My visit on Mothers day to my beloved Mother in Laws resting place,
I often go there when troubled by life's trouble to find peace,
I don't usually take photos in the cemetery but today I have a message,
Please read bellow.
I was diagnosed with skin cancer this week~melanoma- the bad one.
I am lucky~I caught it early and all tests have come back clear since the surgery:)
I was going to "save" this shot ~but have decided there is not much point to that~ live it out loud, right now, friends:)
Besides, I've since seen the two most epic shots ever to come from this locale (Ry Dy & Co) and my alternate title for this shot is "I fold" ~!
….you won’t find me sitting in a field amongst the tall grass.
*you need to have your skin checked every year.
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Sun safety is not just for vacation. Are you sun-safe every day? Take the American Cancer Society's quiz and find out.
Hawaii Surf project to raising melanoma awareness is very happy to announce Its first surf competition
Save the date. April Saturday 23rd 2022 1 PM SLT in the hawaii surf region
Maybe they were googling skin cancer or sun damage or texting each other....either way, just too engrossed in technology to see the beauty around them.
This shopper at the Sydney Fruit & Vegetables Market in Flemington negotiates her way back to her car wearing a face shade. These shades are popular with asian ladies so as to protect their complexions from the fierce Australian sunshine. Note the lady in the background to the left of the shopper is wearing a variant style of shade.
Appreciate those who have written, and previous comments. I'm not quite up to commenting yet.
Just a cautionary tale: I suggest all wear a hat during the brightest times of the day.
I know, "hat hair" doesn't look great, but forget vanity. You, too, could have a surgeon trying to pull the top of your scalp closed after gouging out basal cell carcinoma en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal-cell_carcinoma, one type of skin cancer. I'm glad this wasn't melanoma again, which is a more aggressive cancer and far too deadly.
I'll not post the gruesome photo of the hole. Oh, and cutting off one's hair. Those extra-large attractive pins holding the gauze above the stitches came from the surgeon's office and his staff, and barely grasp remaining tufts along the edges of the wound.
But I have only myself (and redheaded parents and for many years that high Rocky Mountain sun) to blame. I'm lucky it wasn't worse.
Miss you all and see you soon!
Please take care of yourselves.
A study by Johns Hopkins scientists reveals the genomic information they found after comparing sun-exposed and sun-protected skin in younger and older individuals, and how skin changes with sun exposure and aging. The results -understanding the relationship between skin cancer, sun exposure and aging - will perhaps eventually enable scientists and clinicians to target the cellular pathways causing skin cancer and create new therapies. Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI.
Well to say that this is not sore is an understatement. The swelling in my eyes have gone down significantly since removing the "pirate patch" on Tuesday. The stiches are itchy as all get out near the corner of my eye it feels like there is something in the corner irritating it and the ones on the more forehead hurt like hell. Ice and muscle pain pills are my new best friends.
I am still finding it difficult to wear my glasses for a long period of time, as the Ocular Plastic Surgeon said I would find it uncomfortable but I am finding I can wear them longer than i could before.
I am slated to go back to work on Tuesday, that ought be fun. I have sick leave but I would require another Dr. note no doubt and I am afraid that I would not get in to get one until my sutures are removed on the 22nd.
Please don't ignore those "strange bumps" you find. I actually thought that this was a reaction to my glasses and never in a million years would have thought it to be skin cancer. I owe a big thanks to my ophthalmologist for discovering it and identifying it right away when I was in for a check up. The surgeon said it as all clear - I had to wait till the lab came with the results that they got it all from the piece they took out before I could be stitched up and sent home. The whole process took about 3 1/2 hours under local anesthetic and the 45 minutes to wait with a temporary patch on for the results to come back.
My eyes are a beautiful shade of "jaundice yellow" as I described it with a hint of maple leaf red on the lids right now. In due time it will just be yellow no doubt and the swelling will go down. until then, i will have to put up with the discomfort.
Sorry if i don't answer posts or visit and comment on too many of your photos as it is difficult to see without glasses. Thanks to you all for the get well wishes. Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian Friends and family. I have a lot to be thankful for this year.
10 days after the surgery. I'm no longer afraid it's going to fall off. Thanks for all your well wishes my Flickr friends.
Eine neue Form des Sonnenkults entwickelte sich in den 60er Jahren:
Hellhäutige Menschen aus den westlichen Industrieländern pilgerten zunehmend in den Süden, um sich dort mit Leib und Seele der Sonne hinzugeben.
Das Ozonloch und das gesteigerte Risiko an Hautkrebs zu erkranken haben dazu geführt, dass sich heute immer weniger Menschen der Gemeinde der Sonnenanbeter anschließen.
Sun worship
A new form of sun worship developed in the 60s:
Light-skinned people from the western industrialized countries increasingly made the pilgrimage to the South and they devote their bodies with heart and soul for the sun.
Because of the hole in the ozone layer and the increased risk of skin cancer nowadays we find less and less sun worshippers at the beaches working on their tan.
This probably won't be up for long...it is just haunting me at the moment.
The odd thing about the image is that my sister is truly beautiful and has amazing skin. By stumbling upon 'blue filter' I have found the most unflattering effect in the world ever. Her skin looks spot ridden, and extremely sun damaged. Other than that, edit was pretty much non existent.
So just wanted to see people's thoughts, if anything. x
Friday August 26th 2011.... Putting this one out there again in support of Cancer Awareness and to let all my Dear Flickr Friends affected by this terrible disease know Ted and I are thinking of them... Also for my Dad.... Always think of him on this day too. XOXO
Friday August 27th 2010
Today is the 20th Anniversary of 'Daffodil Day' An annual event in New Zealand which always falls on the last Friday in August... in conjunction with the Cancer Society. To raise awareness and funds for the support and research into the fight against Cancer.
Ted and I would like to dedicate this to all our Flickr friends out there who have a connection to the cause. In particular SolarScot, Cat, Lu-Gu and clayangel, Pyride86 and Jeanette
Unfortunately too many of us have been personally affected by or have loved ones that have been affected by this terrible disease. So our thoughts are with you all today!
And also to my father who was lost his fight to Skin Cancer in 1989...
Ted wants to remind everyone to enjoy the Sun...
But please be mindful of the strength of it's Rays...
And always remember to wear Sunscreen!
Please take the time to look at this wonderful video...
If you have never seen or heard this song before...
It has a number of wonderful message for all of us.... %-)
Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
"Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real toubles in life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday..."
Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what you see
I hear their cries
Just say if it's too late for me...
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I've been kinda quiet of late because after countless hours in the sun, the old bitch cancer came knocking at my door...put everything on hold including my photo jaunts...
but as they say, "you can't keep a good man down"...(who are they anyway?)...
A lot of Australian east coast beaches that have rocky headlands have had pools cut out of them so as to provide safer places to swim. Such is the one shown here at Austinmer. Flushed out at each high tide by the adjacent Pacific Ocean, they're still are home to fish and other sea creatures, but are free from sharks (well usually!).
I took this image the day before the schools broke up for the annual summer break, so each day now the pool will be alive with kids.
Note here that mum has covered up her little 'Bob the Builder' to protect his skin, but she's a candidate for sunburn and maybe later; skin cancer. Australia is the skin cancer capital of the World, a title we need to lose fast.
Aloha friends! I feel Proud to announce the II Edition of HOPE Event our Annual event this year for Melanoma's cancer as the first Edition All the donations will collect during the event in the ACS RFL Kiosk - OFFICIAL will go direct to The Team SHB Gems who belong to Relay For Life fund raising event of the American Cancer Society. This Year Hawaii Surf wants to Focus on Melanoma's cancer or Skin Cancer since One of the goal of this sim project created in 2018 (as Hawaii Surf's project) Were to Inform and sending messages about how to protect correctly from UV - ultraviolet light damages while we practice Surf and how also the same cancer killed to Bob Marley after 4 years battled.
Meet Us On April 3rd In HAwaii Surf Region For the big event Surf clinics, Music, Camp area ( Since April 1st open) Check the list below to see all events and join us For a noble cause
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We will Open the camp area for the event since April 1st - 2021
Only need to joing the group Hawaii Surfer Community Club
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7 am SLT Sally Surf Lesson With Sօʅʂէყ Kἶʂოεէ (solsty)
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1pm Simboard Introduction Lesson With Stoney Maloney
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Men 'more at risk of skin cancer'
by JENNY HOPE, Daily Mail
As soon as the sun starts to get warm in spring, many men rush to strip off their shirts in search of an early tan.
But if they fail to use protection they are risking their lives from the most serious form of skin cancer, warn doctors.
Cases of malignant melanoma in men have spiralled by 12 per cent in the past six years, says the charity Cancer Research UK.
The rate of increase is six times higher than in women who have started to cut their risk by taking precautions for themselves and their children against the potentially deadly effects of the sun.
The launch of the SunSmart 2002 campaign comes as much of Britain is expected to bask in a sunny spell over the Easter weekend.
Exposure to the sun is responsible for triggering malignant melanoma in up to 80 per cent of sufferers.
Each year about 6,000 Britons including 2,500 men are diagnosed with the disease and more than 1,600 people die each year.
Experts are worried that the traditional gap between melanoma rates for men and women is narrower now than it has been for 25 years.
In the 1990s rates in women increased by just two per cent.
Dr Charlotte Proby, a dermatologist at Cancer Research UK, said the quest for a tan by women had in the past led to higher rates of skin cancer.
Women's magazines had succeeded in putting across health messages about skin care in the sun but men were failing to heed similar warnings, she said.
A possible reason for the increase of melanomas in men is that they tend to occur more commonly on the back, whereas in women they are often on the lower leg and so are more noticeable.
'Men also do not examine their skin as much and are less likely to seek medical attention,' said Dr Proby.
An increase in foreign travel and outdoor activities such as water sports might also be to blame.
Researchers say survival rates for the disease are worse among men than women over a five-year period, although the chances of a cure are good if it the condition is caught early.
Dr Proby said: 'Melanoma is a skin mole that's gone funny and you need to recognise this early.'
Worrying signs to look out for are changes in the shape, colour and size of moles.
Dr Proby urged people to seek advice from their doctor within two weeks of noticing any changes in moles.
It was also important to dispel the myth that people need large amounts of sunshine to be healthy, she added.
'The average person can get the adequate amount of vitamin D just by walking to and from work,' she said.
She warned that people with skin that does not tan easily should not even try to get a tan because they would probably develop tan spots which were signs of irreversible skin damage.
Risk levels for melanomas are a combination of factors including a family history of melanoma, sun exposure and sun sensitivity, especially among those with a tendency to freckling and poor tanning, and fair colouring.
A sun lotion with a sun protection factor of 15 or more and a four-star UVA rating is recommended.
Since the 1970s, malignant melanoma has seen the fastest increase in incidents of the major cancers, and Cancer Research UK said it was considering campaigns tailored specifically for men.
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This image shows the uncontrolled growth of cells in squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form of skin cancer. If caught early, squamous cell carcinoma is usually not life-threatening.
This image is part of the Life: Magnified collection, which was displayed in the Gateway Gallery at Washington Dulles International Airport June 3, 2014, to January 21, 2015. To see all 46 images in this exhibit, go to www.nigms.nih.gov/education/life-magnified/Pages/default.....
Credit: Markus Schober and Elaine Fuchs, The Rockefeller University
This image is not owned by the NIH. It is shared with the public under license. If you have a question about using or reproducing this image, please contact the creator listed in the credits. All rights to the work remain with the original creator.
NIH funding from: National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH
This week I found it harder than usual to step in front of the camera.
Earlier this summer I was diagnosed with Basal Cell Carcinoma... on my NOSE! And another much smaller pre-cancerous spot on the base of my neck. I had them removed 8 weeks ago today.
They say Basal Cell is the "best kind" of cancer to get. If you ask me, cancer is cancer. I will be visibly scarred for the rest of my life, despite not having to go through any chemo or radiation.
I am eternally grateful that the diagnosis wasn't worse.
Today, despite my best efforts, I'm still feeling vain. I'm not ready to embrace the scar... yet.
So this weeks theme will also serve as a public service announcement. Get your spots checked. It could save your life. And of course, my mantra these days is wear sunscreen!
These skin cancer cells come from a mouse, an animal commonly used to study human diseases (including many types of cancer) and to test the effectiveness of drugs. The two cells shown here are connected by actin (green), a protein in the cellular skeleton. Although actin is required by many cells for normal movement, it also enables cancer cells to spread to other parts of the body.
Credit: Catherine and James Galbraith, Oregon Health and Science University, Knight Cancer Institute
Life Magnified: www.nigms.nih.gov/education/life-magnified/Pages/9_top_mo...
Many women in all Africa tend to put some cream on their faces to make the skin whiter, as they think men prefer it to the black one. Many women use those dangerous creams that can lead to skin cancer... I saw the same phenomenon in Oman.
© Eric Lafforgue
I'm not really the type to keep my RL and VL separate. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not, even if that means people think of me as crazy, emotional, depressing, whatever. Nor do I pretend that life is perfect. Or that I am. I'm a hot mess still unsure how I'm surviving lately.. if it isn't work drama, it's boy drama. If it's not boy drama, it's family shit and during all of that, there's my dad. Fucking warrior, battling an aggressive form of skin cancer for nearly 8 years, but lately it's just getting worse.. and I try not to focus on it.. but between chemo appointments, the nurses visits, the medication runs, on top of the physical issues he has it all... It's an impossible task.. a brick wall always in the wall of peace.. Today I sat there and went through the appointments for chemo with him and getting them set up ride-wise.. I try to remember that he's a fighter. He's lived long past what the docs said he would and I can only hope that he can continue for many more years to come.. I'm rambling now, fuck.. anyways; I'm kind of a wreck lately with everything going on and I apologize.
Ignore spelling errors I have no glasses on and I wear progressives to read and see distance. The reason for this post is to let others know not to ignore bumps that appear. As @angeemerson posted an update to my family/friends on facebook for me “Cancer free is the way to be.” I had what appeared to be an allergic reaction to the nose pads of my eyeglasses. A “bump” formed on the bridge of my nose like a large acne. I never thought anything of it really thinking it was a reaction to the nose pads or the acetate in the frames. My ophthalmologist picked it up when I went to see about a cataract that is starting in my “unpatched eye”. He quickly said he was sending me to an ocular plastic surgeon. Yesterday, I went through the surgical excision of a BCC (Basel cell carcinoma) near the corner of my eye on the bridge of my nose. The waiting to see if they got it all or would they have to take more was nerve wracking. Thankfully, the all clear was given and my surgeon and his resident could begin to do a skin graft and stich me up. I am off work a week as I won’t be able to wear my glasses comfortably and will have the sutures out on the 22nd. I will be followed up in 3 months, six montjs, a year then a second year but i will have to keep an eye (no pun intended) for anything suspicious. Don’t ignore those strange bumps that appear. A big shout out to Kingston Health Sciences Centre - Hotel Dieu site and the staff at Johnson 6 eye clinic including my occulsr plasric suegeon Dr. Kratky and his residents Dr. “Just call me Gabriella”(who did the initial biopsy) Dr. Quinn for helping to excise the BCC, to Ange for taking a day off work and coming to the limestone city to sit with GP while i was havingbthe procedure done and posting updates to family and friends for me.
This April 4th will be my 1 year anniversary since being diagnosed with cancer.
On April 4th, 2008 I received the news that no one wants to here, "you have cancer."
I was diagnosed with spindle cell melanoma which is the deadliest form of skin cancer. In 2008 approximately 62,480 people were diagnosed with melanoma and 8,420 people died from it.
The following is my story.
In March of 2008 I noticed a mole on the upper portion of my left inner thigh that seemed to be getting a little bigger, but I was not completely sure. Considering that my father was diagnosed with melanoma a year earlier, I thought it would be prudent to have it looked at, so I decided to make an appointment with one of my dermatologists (I have two). When my doctor inspected it he said that it looked fine and did not seem to follow the ABCDE's of melanoma. He told me to watch it and let him know if it gets any bigger. Needless to say, I left the doctor's office with a spring in my step and a sigh of relief that it was nothing or so I thought.
My divine intervention came about two weeks later. I am one of those people that takes great care of my hands... I get manicures, I exfoliate and moisturize, etc... so if something new was to show up on my hands, I would notice it right away, this would not be the case anywhere else on my body considering that I have a lot of moles. One day when I was exfoliating I noticed a small black "dot" on the inner portion of my right index finger. This was something completely new and was not there the day before! This really caught my attention simply because it was black and new... not a good combination.
So, without hesitation I promptly made an appointment with my other dermatologist -- not the one I had seen two weeks earlier -- to have this new black dot looked at. I thought that while I was there I would have him inspect the mole on my leg... essentially getting a second opinion. When he inspected my concerns, he informed me that the only way to know for certain what they are is to have them biopsied and looked at by a pathologist. So, I said go ahead take them off. So now I had to wait for the results.
I will be the first one to admit it, I really do not have a great deal of patience when it comes to medical issues -- this is something God is working with me on -- I like to have information immediately! I could not wait the whole week that I was told it would take for the results to come back. Later that same week I called my doctor to see if the pathology reports came back, and they were coming in by fax just as I called... talk about timing. The result from the black dot on my finger was nothing more than a new little freckle... I was so relieved because this was the one I was concerned about. However, the result from the mole on my thigh was not that promising... it was diagnosed as a spindle cell melanoma which is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Furthermore, this is a rare form of melanoma and accounts for only 4% of the melanoma's diagnosed. This form of melanoma is usually misdiagnosed because it does not follow the usual patterns of the average melanoma, and if that is the case it is usually too late.
I was schedule for surgery 5 days later to have it removed and it was a pretty invasive surgery.
Finding out that I now had cancer gave me pause and I fluctuated between emotions, and it took a little while for the fact that I have cancer to sink in. Here I am 38 years old, married with a 13 month old son and now I have a disease that has the potential to take my life. Wow!!!! This diagnosis really put life into perspective.... the brevity and fragility of life now has center stage!
Life is so precious and should not be taken for granted as we all know and for some reason or another we neglect... for we are here today and gone tomorrow. You know, I never lashed out at God questioning, "why me?" To ask such a question is so inappropriate and self-centered (obviously), but the question, "why not me?" seemed more appropriate, but nevertheless difficult to understand. In life we never want to think that something like cancer or any other life threatening disease will find its way to our doorstep, but cancer is not a respecter of persons and should not be taken lightly... and it came knocking at my door.
I am very thankful to God for all the blessings he has bestowed on me in my life and for revealing this cancer to me in the way that he did... if he had not given me my "miracle freckle" I would have not gone into have the mole on my leg biopsied...this would have given the cancer a chance to grow and to eventually... possibly... take my life. To see that his hand was upon me in this situation is comforting and the prayers and support of my friends and family was absolutely incredible!
This week I am going to be scheduling my annual chest x-ray and blood work... which is something that I have to do for the next five year. They do this to make sure that my cancer has not spread.
At any rate, I guess my reason for posting this is that we should be very proactive when it comes to our health... because no one else will. We should not dismiss anything that we feel may be a concern... denial can be a TERRIBLE foe!
Since my cancer came from a seemingly innocuous mole... we should carefully examine ourselves (or have a spouse help) for any new or changing moles. If you find one, don't hesitate, make an appointment and get it checked.
Thank you for reading my story, and I apologize for my little novel.