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The health benefits of sunlight may outweigh the risk of skin cancer

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279 points petethomas | 2 comments | 19 Sep 25 04:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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spullara ◴[19 Sep 25 18:30 UTC] No.45304862[source]▶
dunno man, just had melanoma removed from my ear and if it had moved to my lymph nodes I had a 50% chance of dying within 5 years. thankfully it didn't but it was caused by sun damage incurred in my youth. I'll be wearing sunscreen and mostly avoiding direct sunlight.
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1. jghn ◴[19 Sep 25 19:54 UTC] No.45305794[source]▶
That's the thing about population level trends: there's always going to be individuals with counterexamples.
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2. WarOnPrivacy ◴[20 Sep 25 00:21 UTC] No.45308432[source]▶
It has a lot to do with the individual's makeup. My mom came from a pale lineage and had the same story as the parent comment - except for the luck part. Melanoma was common in her family and was tightly tied to excessive time in the sun as children.