Re: Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset ofArthritis and MS/corr...

[Guest guest]

I actually tolerate the sun very well now ...but I had two hyperallergenic reactions to the sun and went to the ER in HS...but those events never happened again. I was out in the sun briefly and my face swelled, eyes, hands etc. Over the years it always seems like one or the other predominates at different times. I have blood labs positive for both...but I am in remission now. I have damage in some joints from both too.

[Guest guest]

I also do not ever worry about skin cancer. Correct me if I am wrong...but skin cancer like some other forms of cancer has a high tendency to being hereditary.

[Guest guest]

I understood there to be a genetic predisposition to skin cancer and quite a few other cancers. I for one am not staying out of the sun.

Did a quick google search and the genetic predisposition factor came up over and over again.

Skin Cancer

Skin cancers are among the most common cancers afflicting mankind and there are a variety of risk factors including environmental exposures, genetic predisposition, radiation exposure and immunosuppression. Skin cancers can be broadly divided into melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers (basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, skin appendage cancers (arising from sweat glands, hair follicles and sebaceous glands) may involve the skin. Any individual with a lesion that does not go away or changes or that is at all suspicious should be evaluated and possibly biopsies.

[Guest guest]

AKAIK, most forms of skin cancer are not " hereditary " except that one does

inherit one's skin color. The lighter your skin, the greater your risk of

skin cancer. Redheads with fair skin tend to be particularly suseptible to

skin cancers. If you have dark skin, your risk is lower.

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>From: kimlynette@...

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>Subject: Re: [ ] Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset ofArthritis

>and MS/corr...

>Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:21:36 EST

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>I also do not ever worry about skin cancer. Correct me if I am wrong...but

>skin cancer like some other forms of cancer has a high tendency to being

>hereditary.

[Guest guest]

It's your skin. Do as you like. Certainly, genetics play a role. If you have

dark skin, your skin sun damage and risk of cancers will be low. If you are

light skinned, you are at risk, regardless of family history.

>From: kimlynette@...

>Reply-

>

>Subject: Re: [ ] Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset ofArthritis

>and MS/corr...

>Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:41:47 EST

>

>I understood there to be a genetic predisposition to skin cancer and quite

>a

>few other cancers. I for one am not staying out of the sun.

>Did a quick google search and the genetic predisposition factor came up

>over

>and over again.

>Skin Cancer

>Skin cancers are among the most common cancers afflicting mankind and there

>are a variety of risk factors including environmental exposures, genetic

>predisposition, radiation exposure and immunosuppression. Skin cancers can

>be

>broadly divided into melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers (basal cell

>carcinoma and

>squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, skin appendage cancers (arising from

>sweat glands, hair follicles and sebaceous glands) may involve the skin.

>Any

>individual with a lesion that does not go away or changes or that is at all

>suspicious should be evaluated and possibly biopsies.

[Guest guest]

From the American Academy of Dermatology:

Since there is no threshold dose for carcinogens like solar UV, every

exposure has some adverse effect – although this may be difficult to

measure.

" The best way I can explain the carcinogenic effect of UV exposure is to

compare it to smoking cigarettes, " said Dr. Naylor. " It may be difficult to

measure the harmful effects of smoking a single cigarette or even a pack of

cigarettes, but the adverse effect is there nonetheless. The dangers of UV

exposure such as chromosome damage, DNA mutation and immune system

suppression should be the guiding principle that governs our recommendations

to the public,... "

>From: " Dowling " <dowlic@...>

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>Subject: Re: [ ] Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset ofArthritis

>and MS/corr...

>Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:22:47 +0000

>

>It's your skin. Do as you like. Certainly, genetics play a role. If you

>have

>dark skin, your skin sun damage and risk of cancers will be low. If you are

>light skinned, you are at risk, regardless of family history.

>

>

>

> >From: kimlynette@...

> >Reply-

> >

> >Subject: Re: [ ] Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset

>ofArthritis

> >and MS/corr...

> >Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:41:47 EST

> >

> >I understood there to be a genetic predisposition to skin cancer and

>quite

> >a

> >few other cancers. I for one am not staying out of the sun.

> >Did a quick google search and the genetic predisposition factor came up

> >over

> >and over again.

> >Skin Cancer

> >Skin cancers are among the most common cancers afflicting mankind and

>there

> >are a variety of risk factors including environmental exposures, genetic

> >predisposition, radiation exposure and immunosuppression. Skin cancers

>can

> >be

> >broadly divided into melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers (basal cell

> >carcinoma and

> >squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, skin appendage cancers (arising

>from

> >sweat glands, hair follicles and sebaceous glands) may involve the skin.

> >Any

> >individual with a lesion that does not go away or changes or that is at

>all

> >suspicious should be evaluated and possibly biopsies.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Crazy thing about sunlight...most of the studies I have seen, say that it is precisely the "prime time" sun, 11-3, that is best for vitamin D absorbtion. But they also offer the caveat to limit exposure at that time to no more than 15-20 which is not too much. I am waited with bated breath for return of the sun to my corner of the world...Portland, Oregon.

kim

[Guest guest]

....meant to say 15-20 minutes...

[Guest guest]

You guys just need to grow nice and old like me. Then you can move to Florida and forget all about vitamin D! Peg

[Guest guest]

Peg! I definitely look forward to moving south & getting more sun. I'm

glad you enjoy it.

hsanborn2@... wrote:

You guys just need to

grow nice and old like me. Then you can move to Florida and forget all about

vitamin D! Peg