I have been wondering if anyone who has been living the naturist lifestyle for several years has had any occurance of skin cancer?
About 3 years ago, I had a suspect mole removed from my back, which turned out not to be cancerous. However, I was told that if left alone that it would become cancerous in a few years. The strange thing is that I don't have a history of sunburn or getting very tan in the summer.
I read an article recently in Reader's Digest that suggests exposure to sun could reduce the instances of death by cancer. The research studied death certificates of cancer deaths in relation to geographic location. It showed that there were fewer cancer deaths in areas of the country that get a lot of sunshine vs. areas that don't, such as the northern areas of the country. This was attributed to the natural production of Vitamin D by the skin being exposed to the sun.
So, this leads me to ask the question, do nudists get skin cancer?
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
JRo.
About 3 years ago, I had a suspect mole removed from my back, which turned out not to be cancerous. However, I was told that if left alone that it would become cancerous in a few years. The strange thing is that I don't have a history of sunburn or getting very tan in the summer.
I read an article recently in Reader's Digest that suggests exposure to sun could reduce the instances of death by cancer. The research studied death certificates of cancer deaths in relation to geographic location. It showed that there were fewer cancer deaths in areas of the country that get a lot of sunshine vs. areas that don't, such as the northern areas of the country. This was attributed to the natural production of Vitamin D by the skin being exposed to the sun.
So, this leads me to ask the question, do nudists get skin cancer?
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
JRo.
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