Skin Cancer, it's no Joke

[jorluivil]

Cancer is no joke.....PERIOD! I lost my grandmother to cancer and one of my uncle has stage 3 colon cancer. My sister was diagnosed with cancer at a very young age but because it was caught on time they were able to get her taken care of.

Did they say how you got it? Is it hereditary or is there a way to prevent it?

[RK]

GOOD SUNSCREEN ALL DAY EVERYDAY!!!!!!

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/sa...sing-it_44057/


http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/sa...ts-uses_44383/

[rogersmith]

thanks for posting this, absolutely. And don't be afraid of what you might find, finding out early keeps your options open. And chances are allot of weird growths aren't cancer yet, but getting rid of them helps prevent them from going cancerous. I have had some stuff taken off my nose as well. Quick recovery to you Jimmy!

[mtnbykr2]

In my prayers Jimmy, quick recovery...
Thank you for the post and information, we all have to watch out for that stuff

[GregAndrew]

I had one of those removed. The funny thing was that I had asked lots of docs about it over a long time period before a specialist diagnosed it from 10 feet away. All the others said it was probably nothing lol. The good news is that it is only very rarely a serious problem. The other good thing is that fishing is good after the surgery.



Notice the dark spot next to my nose?

[PapaDave]

I had a bump on the bridge of my nose, right where it meets the eye. Had it for years, thought it was from my eyeglasses. Turns out it was Basal Cell, luckily. Had it cut out and and had several spots on the top of my head (yes, I'm bald), arms and even legs frozen off.

I lucked out, if it had been the bad kind I wouldn't be writing this because I waited so long to have it checked out. I would recommend everyone to bring it up with their doctors, just to be sure.

[wade]

Sorry to hear about your exposure Jimmy. Hope all is good

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[ful-rac]

Great to hear everything was taken care of...your right it's no joke. Everybody should cover themselves up as much as they can. the BWE buff works great, wear it everytime I go fish'n sun or not.

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Cancer is no joke.....PERIOD! I lost my grandmother to cancer and one of my uncle has stage 3 colon cancer. My sister was diagnosed with cancer at a very young age but because it was caught on time they were able to get her taken care of.

Did they say how you got it? Is it hereditary or is there a way to prevent it?

Thanks all for the uplifting words, and thanks for the prayers Mtnbykr2.

THe told me I needed to wear a hat that now protects the back of my ears and make sure to apply sunscreen in that area. Literally this is where your ear attaches to your head. I never would have thought that I would get something there, nor did I ever think to protect it too well. Now I do. Now he has advised me to come back every 6 months for check ups to make sure it does not have any long term affects.

http://www.sungrubbies.com/index.htm

Here's a great site to find a lot of Sun Care products.