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Re: TanningFrom: Pam (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 27 Mar 2002 09:54:30 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Robin wrote: > >At Tue, 26 Mar 2002, Daniela wrote: >> >>I have heard that tanning in tanning beds can effect your period, is >>that true? > >Daniela, > >I don't know about that, although it wouldn't surprise me, but please, >don't go to a Tanning Bed. They are dangerous. I know someone who is >32 with Stage 3.75 Melanoma (might as well be Stage 4). She went to >Tanning beds as a teenager, and now she is not doing well at all. She >probably does not have long to live as the cancer has attacked many of >her internal organs....organs you can not live without, and once cancer >reaches some of these organs, you don't have much time left. > >I don't mean to lecture, and what I am saying may not make a bit of >difference, but I have to try. > >Please, be very careful. It may not affect you tomorrow or next year, >but it may very well affect you later on. > >Daniela, Any effect on your period from heavy sun exposure or tanning beds is probably minor, if at all. The biggest risk from tanning and sunning is skin cancer. Malignant melanoma has become increasingly common over the past twenty years or so. I personally know 3 people who died from it, and all were in their 30's. If anyone wants to know more about melanoma, there's an excellent website, http://www. skincheck.com. It was created by the devastated parents of a twenty-something son who died of the disease; it contains pictures of moles and what to look for as well as other information... Pam
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