Skin Cancer Support Group
If you or a loved one has skin cancer, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, and meet others going through the same. Skin cancer is a malignant growth on the skin, which can have many causes, including repeated severe sunburns or long-term exposure to the sun. Skin cancer generally develops in the outermost layer of skin so a tumor is usually...
Hello, i just found this group last night, i DON'T have cancer, but i take lots of meds that im not even supposed to be in the sun. I have to wear 70 sunscreen and LOTS of it. then i cant breath cause it clogs up all my poors and its so hard to get off, then i have to dress in long sleeves and hats and a towel around my neck. its bad. i also have many moles on me. So i am worried about skin cancer, so i don't know if this is right or proper even for me to be on here. maybe someone could clue me in @ your convenience, i would really appreciate it. Dont want to step on anyone's toes by being somewhere i shouldn't be. OK thank you VERY MUCH.xo
I have joined the group in the past year and I just had a very small area on my face removed that was skin cancer, but not the real serious kind. There are 3 kinds I am told and mine was a combination of the less serious kind. .
Anyway, you mentioned about being covered up when you go outside and using towels.,
Years ago there was a hat that looks like a baseball cap but has cloth that hangs around the bottom of the hat to protect the area around your head, such as the back of the neck and side areas. it would look better than the towels.
I don't know if they still have them, but you maybe the Cancer Society would know if they are still available. I think in Canada, anyway, they originated from the Cancer Society.
You also mentioned about having moles. I don't think all moles are cancerous, but your doctor could tell if they are serious.
You were also talking about using 70 sun screen. I think a while back a doctor or someone was talking about the different sun screen strengths and I think they said that the high ones aren't really doing as much as you think and the lower ones, e.g. 30 to 45 are just as good, I may be wrong, but maybe you could find something about the facts on the internet.
You can just about find anything on here.......lol.
Well, take care and maybe we'll hear from you again.