Though the sun is loved by most here on earth, it can be very harmful to many things including damage to skin. Some of the harmful effects of the sun include skin cancer, aging of skin, and sunburn. The sun is constantly giving off ultra-violet (UV) rays, the photons in these rays are shorter in wave length and can’t be seen by our bare eyes because they are above our visible spectrum. Basically, what humans can’t see can actually harm us a lot. What usually happens when the rays hit our skin, they generate free radicals that can also harm your DNA. The rays that we are exposed to are made up of UVB and UVA rays. UVB rays are much shorter in wave length and don’t penetrate deep in the skin but can damage DNA. UVB rays are the main cause of …show more content…
An allergic reaction to sunscreen can cause photocontact dermatitis. Photocontact dermatitis is the reaction of chemicals to the addition of sun exposure. If these issues were more commonly known then it fear could arouse among the public causing less people to wear sunscreen. Above Australia there is a hole in the ozone layer that protects other parts of the world from the harmful effects of UV rays. 2 in 3 Australians are diagnosed with cancer by the age of 70. That is not because people don’t wear sunscreen. If less people wore sunscreen in Australia the number could move up to 3 out of 4 people.
In my opinion I think that sunscreen is great, and overall the benefits overrule the limitations. Yes, some people have problems with sunscreen, whether it’s that they are allergic to some of the chemicals or just don’t like to have it on, everyone has a different opinion, and my opinion is that it should be taken advantage of. I think that sunscreen should be treated like a disease prevention, because sometimes it could be the difference between being uncomfortable and skin cancer. The thing I don’t understand is if it’s so simple to protect yourself, why
Family Rules Under the age 18, getting one bad sunburn doubles the chances of getting melanoma. Melanoma is known as the most serious type of skin cancer that appears when the cells that produce melanin become cancerous. In order to prevent this fatal cancer, parents must be responsible for putting sunscreen on their children. Also, parents should set a good example for their kids.
She thought that she wouldn't get skin cancer, and she wasn't even that concerned when she noticed a lesion on her skin. It turned out to be a benign form of skin cancer, and she was able to get it removed, but this still didn't stop her from tanning. Unfortunately,
Solar Keratosis is a common dermatologic sunny climates. It can also affect animals that live when they spend a great deal of time outside, even in temperate
Although tanning beds can help you get a healthier complexion, they can put you at risk of cancer, sunburn, and adversely affects the immune system. However, people who use tanning beds don’t have many complications. Frequent tanning bed users regulate how much they tan to reduce the risks of complications. People only tan two to three months out of the year limiting their risk to skin cancer and other complications.
It is proven through research that tanning can lead in negative outcomes because of the strength of the rays, decreased vitamin D, and the increased risk for Skin Cancer It is stated that the rays produced from a tanning bed are twelve times stronger than the rays from the sun (Wingert). Although people argue that you can control the time
In conclusion tanning may be very popular and fashionable, but it poses numerous internal threats and external health threats. With the information about the threats, we need to put a stop to tanning and preserve our natural beauty. External threats such as malignant melanoma and other types of skin cancers, wrinkles, sunburn, and skin aging. These effects are very dangerous on the skin and can be avoided if the effects are known before the damage is already done. The internal health problems ruin the immune system, making it harder to fight skin cancer and other diseases.
Although it may seem that it is common knowledge that UV tanning beds are harmful to the human body, 7.8 million adult women and 1.9 million adult men in the United States still tan indoors. Thirty-five percent of American adults, 59 percent of college students, and 17 percent of teens have reported using a tanning bed in their lifetime. In Oregon, according to the FDA all sunlamp products must have a warning label, an accurate timer, an emergency stop control, and include an exposure schedule and protective goggles, but it should not stop there. There needs to be a heavier tax imposed on indoor tanning customers. Currently, there is a 10% tax that indoor tanners must pay.
The Dangers of Tanning “Today, more than 3.5 million skin cancers are diagnosed each year in the United States. That’s more than all other cancers combined” says Stacy Simon form cancer.org. In the article “Indoor tanning” it says that there is a “higher melanoma rates among young females compared to young males.”
On an average day there are about a million people who go tanning on a regular basis, and of those million people, most are younger, between the ages of sixteen and twenty-nine (Hochman). People who use tanning beds before age of thirty-five have a seventy-five percent increased risk of developing melanoma (Fellingham). There are approximately 65,000 new cases nationwide of melanoma and about 9,000 deaths each year from the most preventable disease (Salsberg). Researchers said that there is a death every hour because of melanoma
One health risk being overexposure to ultraviolet light, greatly increase the possibility of being diagnosed with skin cancer. Yet, the North American society is willing to “look good” at the cost of potentially dying of a skin related disease. In this case, the people of North America are showing the same ignorance as the women of the Nacirema people who bake their heads in small ovens for roughly an
“Warning: That Tan Could Be Hazardous” by Sabrina Tavernise appeared on New York Times, in the January 10, 2015. In her article, Tavernise insists that indoor tanning provides people with skin cancer which might bring them to having melanoma (the most serious type of skin cancer). Sabrina Tavernize says that many factors, including genetics, are at play with skin cancer, one of the largest is the ultraviolet light, which people get during tanning process, it exposures its non burning ray to getting melanoma. Teenage girls from different states, who were intervied said, that tan skin makes them feel “… more confident and more comfortable...,” when they walk around, but they don’t realize what the risk is. According to the information used in the article, tanning beds account approximately 400,000 cases of skin cancer in the United States each year, with 6,000 cases of melanoma.
UV radiation is a form of energy from natural and artificial sunlight. Excess amounts can cause damage to DNA in the skin. Although some argue tanning is good for you because it helps form a “base tan” and the UV exposure time is controlled. The truth is, each time you lay in a tanning bed, it increases the risk of developing skin cancer
The skin is an organ and the largest in the body. Not only does your skin protect you from harmful contaminants, such as bacteria and viruses, but it protects your skin from environmental toxins. However, the one thing that harms the skin the most is the sun. Skin cancer has become a very common occurrence in residents of Jasper, Dubois County, and its surrounding areas because we spend a lot of time enjoying the outdoors.
Intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors, both contribute to this process. As discussed earlier, UV-induced damage to the DNA causes a poor renewal of the skin. When exposed to harsh sunlight, an individual is also exposed to the UV light that comes along with it. Excessive exposure can cause premature aging in certain individuals and also is observed as severe pigmentation and sunburns as well. The antioxidants, namely vitamin E and vitamin C are majorly targeted by the UV light and thus, reduce the antioxidant capacity of the epidermis on prolonged exposure.
General purpose: To inform the public on the importance of using sun protection Specific purpose: To educate the public on the importance of protecting skin from the sun, and to encourage the use sun protection, such as sunscreen and hats, on a daily basis to prevent exposure from the sun that causes unwanted and harmful diseases that could have been preventive. Thesis statement: Many people do not use sun protection on a daily basis and are unaware of the dangers that can be easily preventive by using sun protection. I. Introduction A.