Let’s look at what causes skin cancer

Can it be that the sun is totally to blame for what causes skin cancer?

Considering the weakened immune systems passed down to the majority of Americans today, along with the carelessness of each new generation about overexposing themselves to the sun, ...then YES, it could be said the Sun is one of the biggest causes of skin cancer.

I use the words "biggest causes" for your benefit, as I don't want anyone thinking that somehow they will not get skin cancer if they spend much time exposing themselves to Ultraviolet Rays.

You may be unpleasantly surprised if you don't use caution in the sun.

If it wasn't for those two very important factors (weakened immune system and sun worshiping), the skin cancer rate would be considerably less, as it was in much earlier generations.

Did we not have as much sun shining generations ago as we do today?

Obviously, we did!

So more importantly than blaming the sun for what causes skin cancer, we have been doing something else wrong.

Then exactly, what causes skin cancer? ...what causes melanoma?

The causes of skin cancer are a set of circumstances that fall into place that result in skin cancer.


The following Factors all come into play, in varying degrees, resulting in some type of skin cancer.


They probably do not ALL apply to what causes skin cancer with any one person, but I know that at least 1, 2, or more do.


• The sun - ...better said, "overexposure" to the sun. Remember, we've had the sun since day 1 and it's always been needed to sustain life for every living creature and creation. Without the sun, all life perishes and with too much sun, all life perishes. Find your healthy relationship with the sun and you have a Friend.

• Tanning beds - ...better said, unsafe tanning beds. Between X-Rays, the Electromagnetic Field coming from magnetic ballasts and the overexposure, you have a recipe for skin cancer (Melanoma). See Tanning Beds and Skin Cancer

• Your complexion - ...light Caucasian fair skin provides less protection from the suns UVA rays because it has less pigmentation (melanin). This often is the cause of Melanoma. This does not mean that people with dark skin will not get skin cancer.

• Family history - can be what causes skin cancer in some. You have a higher risk if someone in your immediate Family has experienced skin cancer. Important: You can change your family tree!

• Sunscreen causes cancer - Why do some people say that? Because it can be true! Many sunscreens are not safe. A study by the Environmental Working Group revealed that less than 2% of sunscreens are both 'low hazard' and 'effective'. This is largely because the other 98% contain potentially harmful chemicals. If a sunscreen does not provide sufficient protection from UVA rays, you are at risk for Melanoma. Look at Safe Sunscreens and Sunscreen Facts.

• Personal history is also what causes skin cancer. Quite simply, if you've had it once, you have a greater risk to have it again.

• History of sun burns - is what causes skin cancer in a growing number of young people ...Sunburn Damages your skin. If done repeatedly, you are at a higher risk which may not occur until an older age. Note that more young people are getting skin cancer because of too much overexposure without protection.

• Weak immune system - poor health due to poor nutrition is another of the causes of skin cancer. A healthy diet and lifestyle is needed to correct a weak Immune System. Sunshine without overexposure will help by supplying Vitamin D.

• A large number of moles and/or freckles - ...persons with lots of Moles and freckles are at a higher risk of skin cancer, specifically melanoma, particularly in areas exposed to the sun regularly. Add suntanning and Tanning Beds to the equation and it is an invitation to skin cancer/melanoma.

• Skin lesions - ...lesions that don't heal, may bleed easily and won't go away. These are often found to be Basal Cell. They also could be dry, rough, scaly patches of skin, called Actinic Keratosis, that could develop into Squamous Cell Carcinoma. These usually occur on older people, 40 and up, especially in the 60's. I would not rule out much younger people nowadays, especially women under 40. It is the result of a one time or accumulative Sun Damage during younger years.

• Fragile skin tissue - should not be overlooked in what causes skin cancer. If your skin has been burned, received Radiation treatments or treated for other skin conditions, you are more susceptible to sun damage or skin cancer.

• Culture of your country - countries that have a culture of not shedding most of their clothing and don't spend very much time sunbathing at the beach or elsewhere have a lower skin cancer rate. Cultures that encourage the shedding of clothes, sunbathing, and tanning beds contribute to the causes of skin cancer and are what can cause melanoma. Japan, China, Maldives, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Somalia all have a low rate of skin cancer. Australia and the US are at the top of the list for a high rate of skin cancer, especially among young people.

Don't forget that skin cancer, even melanoma, is highly curable when caught in the early stages.

But don't lose hope, even if it progresses ..expect the unexpected!

Learn how to do a Self Skin Exam, how to recognize Suspicious and Cancerous Moles and ALWAYS see a dermatologist or a qualified alternative practitioner.

Even if a person's cancer reaches the point where the medical profession offers little or no hope, many still survive and live a healthy, long and normal life.

I would like you to take a look at this woman's website and the alternative treatment she had when hope from the medical profession was reduced to 3 months.

For Alternative Cancer Treatments for Skin Cancer: Cancer Survivor, Peggy Sue Roberts, tells What Kills Cancer Cells, Why Chemotherapy Never Works, and gives Lifestyle Cancer Prevention wisdom.

...And don't leave this site without reading My Story.

In 1990, I was at a stage 3 Squamous Cell Carcinoma ...I was scared and underwent Chemotherapy, Surgery and finally Radiation.

I believe the treatments would have killed me a long time ago if I hadn't began a Healthy Diet and lifestyle.

Don't ever give up hope!

Some helpful books are The Cancer Prevention Diet by Michio Kushi, Cancer Free by Bill Henderson and Empowering Your Health by Asa Andrew

I hope this information on What Causes Skin Cancer has been helpful and that you begin now to prevent it or reverse it by doing the things you can control.

You can control whether you sunburn or not ..or overexpose ..or use a safe sunscreen ..or do self skin exams, just to mention a few cautions you can take.

You can control more of your health than you realize!

Links related to Causes of Skin Cancer:

Family History
Tanning Beds and Skin Cancer
Negative Effects of Tanning Beds
Suntanning
Skin Cancer Risks
Ultraviolet Radiation
Sunscreen

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