2023-06-12 16:35:20
Officially must the summer still starting, but with the warm temperatures at the moment we have to lubricate extra well. Not to be confused with: now we only have to lubricate. It’s a year-round thing. And if you don’t do that well, you run a greater risk of melanoma. Men, are you reading along?
Melanoma
We don’t like to be the bearer of bad news, but men are much more likely to die from melanoma than women. That chance is twice as high, according to a study by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. And this is something to take very seriously. For example, skin cancer was the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in the Netherlands in 2022, and melanoma naturally falls under this.
The figures from the Australian institute are anything but rosy, although they were specifically about men in Australia. Whether the same also applies to Dutch men is not entirely clear. However, the figures known in the Netherlands seem to match somewhat. Apart from sex-related cancers (such as cervical cancer and prostate cancer), almost all cancers are more often found in men than in women.
Prevent
Melanomas are common. In 2022, 8,050 new cases were known in the Netherlands. About 95 percent of melanomas are caused by exposure to UV radiation. And protect your skin against those UV rays? Of course you do that with a good SPF. Although it turns out that this is not so obvious for everyone. Although we know that applying sunscreen is important, we don’t always do it well. Research by Kruidvat earlier this year showed that four out of five Dutch people do not protect themselves sufficiently against the sun.
We can (read: must) really take our sunburn a little more seriously. “Sometimes we burn worst on gray and overcast days,” shares Jane HombergerCEO of skin care clinic Skin Smart, with Body & Soul. “In the past we called these sunburns ‘wind burns’, but we now know that 80 percent of the sun’s UV rays can penetrate light cloud cover.”
As a skin cancer doctor, Dr. Scott McGregor seen up close the tragic consequences skin cancer can have. He wants to urge men (but of course also women) to apply sunscreen daily to areas exposed to UV rays. He also recommends checking your skin regularly.
Source: Body and Soul, VZ Info | Image: Oliver Sjöström (Unsplash)
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