Originally Posted By: Bing
I'd like to know if getting into the sun early protects us from cancer or just lets us tan without burning.


Let Dr. JHAP clear this all up for you. \:D

A tan is skin that has already been damaged. There is no such thing as getting a base tan as protection from skin cancer.

But please DO NOT take my word for it. Google "skin cancer myths" and read.

And hopefully one of our resident physicians will yell at you more.

Oh and George, I'm in the same boat. Too many years of surfing and sunning causes me annual trips to the doc to have chucks cut off and send out for lab work.

JHAP
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