Since Coco Chanel first brought chocolate-skinned models to the catwalk, the desire to get a tan has been the driving force that makes the vast majority spend their summer holidays by the sea. There is nothing wrong with undergoing a course of heliotherapy and strengthening your immunity with the help of a therapeutic dose of ultraviolet radiation. But an excess of it can not only provoke sun or heat stroke, but also cause such a terrible disease as skin cancer.
Sun lovers can age prematurely
If many ladies, seeking to get a tan by all means available to them, knew that it causes premature aging of the skin, they would hardly expose their bodies to the sun's rays. However, every year the number of such applicants only increases, which makes experts sound the alarm and talk about addiction to tanning or tanorexia (from the English tan «tan»). And that's why. Explains information site on cancer treatment http://www.dcainfo.ru/
Ultraviolet is harmful to the skin. Destroying the collagen responsible for its elasticity, it literally dries out the skin, which is why wrinkles appear much earlier than their biological time. However, this is only a small part of the danger posed by ultraviolet radiation. Excessive exposure to it causes damage at the DNA level.
Distinguish between acute and chronic UV exposure.
Acute exposure is accompanied by sunburn, which everyone at sea has experienced to some extent. While a 1st degree sunburn is characterized by mild reddening of the skin, a 2nd degree sunburn is often accompanied by blistering of the skin, thereby increasing the risk of developing melanoma.
Chronic exposure to ultraviolet causes:
• weakening of the immune system;
• the formation of such benign anomalies as freckles, lentigo, melanocytic nevi;
• changes in the condition of fibrous tissues and blood vessels, the appearance of early wrinkles, skin cancer.
Cancer corps: carcinoma and malignant melanoma
Every year, more than 1 million people around the world develop skin cancer, one of the most serious complications that occurs as a result of exposure to ultraviolet rays on the body.
Identifies the main types of skin cancer.
Squamous cell carcinoma. In the face, most often near the mouth or ears, small seals appear. Gradually increasing, they acquire a scaly structure and a red color.
• If left untreated, it can spread further and be fatal.
Basal cell carcinoma. Seals affect the head, neck, hands. They may bleed and heal for a while.
• It is dangerous because, capturing new areas of the skin, it affects it in depth.
Malignant melanoma is most often localized in a mole, often in areas of pigmentation. Modifying, melanoma threatens that it can spread metastases to any organ.
• Melanoma can be cured in the early stages by diagnosing and removing it in time.
How to Diagnose Melanoma
• The size. The mole has increased in size, its edges do not have a clear shape, they are jagged or torn, and the surface — heterogeneous.
• Color. The mole has become darker. Sometimes it has red or white streaks.
• The mole is inflamed or bleeding.
Ultraviolet will not pass: white clothes and summer hats will protect
Doctors keep repeating: You can prevent skin cancer by protecting yourself from excessive sun exposure. This is especially true for people with delicate white skin and an abundance of freckles on the body. They are at risk.
How to protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun:
• avoid being on the beach between 12:00 and 15:00;
• use sunscreen while sunbathing;
• do not leave the house without sunglasses and summer hats;
• wear light-colored clothing, it reflects the sun's rays;
• Do your own skin examination
• after a vacation at sea, be sure to visit a dermatologist.
But even if you failed to save yourself, you should remember: skin cancer can be successfully treated, especially in the early stages, when it can be cured with just one cryodestruction procedure.
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Unfortunately, many people turn to us already when, due to the destroyed cartilaginous base of the nose or ear, the treatment of a malignant tumor is accompanied by plastic surgery. But even in such cases, the use of modern methods of removal allows you to say goodbye forever to such a serious disease as skin cancer.
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