Sun Damaged Skin & Related Cancers

You can prevent sunburn and related conditions

Intense, repeated sun exposure that results in sunburn increases your risk of other skin damage and certain diseases.   These include dry or wrinkled skin, dark spots, rough spots, and skin cancers, such as:  Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) or Melanoma.

You can prevent sunburn and related conditions by protecting your skin.  This is especially important when you're outdoors, even on cool or cloudy days.  If you are sunburned, home remedies and treatments can help soothe your skin as it heals.  Prevention is better than cure.

Symptoms

Skin cancer develops primarily on areas of sun-exposed skin, including the scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, chest, arms and hands, and on the legs in women.  But it can also form on areas that rarely see the light of day — your palms, beneath your fingernails or toenails, and your genital area.

Basil Cell Carcinoma (BCC) usually occurs in sun-exposed areas of your body, such as your neck or face.  Basal cell carcinoma may appear as:

• A pearly or waxy bump
• A flat, flesh-coloured or brown scar-like lesion

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) may appear as:

• A firm, red nodule
• A flat lesion with a scaly, crusted  surface

Melanoma signs include:

• A large brownish spot with darker speckles
• A mole that changes in colour, size or feel or that bleed
• A small lesion with an irregular border and portions that appear red, white, blue or blue-black.

Skin cancers develop most commonly on sun-exposed skin including the backs of the hands and arms, upper trunk, face, nose, lips, ears, lower legs, and the hairless scalp.

Sun damaged skin isn’t just about skin cancer. Other effects are:

• Discoloured areas if skin
• Increased incidence of wrinkles
• Irregular pigmentation
• Age spots
• Keratosis (crusty patches)
• Dry cracked lips (long term)
• Cataracts

Aging Skin

Wrinkles come in two categories: fine surface lines and deep furrows that are related to muscular contraction. Some deep furrows are anatomical in nature and have little to do with aging. The secret to anti-aging is good skin care throughout life, but it is never too late to start.

In addition as we age our skin becomes thinner, less elastic, sometimes rougher and certainly dryer. Many of the changes in older skin, though not all, are due to ultra violet light exposure. Although all of our skin ages, sun exposure dramatically enhances the rate at which this occurs.

Treatment

Prevention is better than cure but if the damage is already done then a regular visit to your GP, local skin cancer clinic or Dermatologist for a skin check is essential.

All skin cancers need to be removed. This is often done surgically although some other techniques can be used.

Keratosis which are considered pre– cancerous in nature are usually freeze dried off. Quick easy and best removed at this stage.

Go for that skin check!

Natural Remedies

Treat your skin kindly, use a gentle cleanser and moisturise regularly.

Some research has been carried out in Europe showing Zeolite Clinoptilolite (natural zeolite) reduced tumours and increased health in test animals.  Zeolite can be used as a detox.

Vitamin B3

In trials research found that at 12 months non melanoma cancers were reduced by 23% and precancerous lesions were reduced by 13% when compared with those not taking Vitamin B3.

NOTE:  Natural Remedies should not replace the important skin check with your GP, local skin cancer clinic or Dermatologist.  It isn’t worth the risk.

Reference Sites: Medicine Net,

Nutrition Advance Mayo Clinic,

NSW Cancer Council,

Aussie Zeolite Health Research Studies

Disclaimer: OR Natural researches reputable sites to source information on skin conditions.  The material is prepared to assist our customers understanding of the condition and we encourage people to seek medical advice where a condition persists and to research for themselves information about their condition.  While OR Natural strives to maintain current and relevant information to the best of our ability, this should not be construed as medical advice as the relevance and accuracy of medical information changes significantly over time as new treatments become available.

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