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279 points petethomas | 1 comments | 19 Sep 25 04:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | 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. papyrus9244 ◴[19 Sep 25 22:42 UTC] No.45307628[source]▶

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There are studies that show that regular sun exposure is correlated with both lower incidence of and lower mortality from melanoma.

So as long as you're not getting sum burns, sun exposure is actually better for you.

In some decades we'll look at the whole sun avoidance policy as those doctors prescribing cigarettes a century ago.

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