Skin Cancer: The Cancer of the Young?

Sun exposure is the most common cause for skin cancer and the risky for having skin cancer increases with factors such as age, thus, according to the latest researches, people who are younger than 50 are the ones who are more prone on having skin cancer than those who are older than 50 years old. This has alarmed a lot of dermatologist across the world because they are not sure on what is causing the cancer to young people. Thus, researches have showed that a combined advanced processes as well as unprotected sun exposure is not only the reason for having this type of cancer. Here are some of the reasons why skin cancer is affecting young individuals.

·         The use of tanning bed. Researchers have showed that women who are using tanning beds are more frequently to have skin cancer compared to young men. Most salons for tanning would use a bulb for their tanning beds which emits generous amount of UV rays and radiation. UV rays are the main reason for having skin cancer and it is even a part of the list for considered carcinogens or those products which may cause cancer.

·         Too much time spent on tanning. Data showed that about ninety percent of those people who are diagnosed with skin cancer would occur on their neck and head. Thus, this trend would suggest that patients who has skin cancer are those people who are spending more time on outdoor tanning. 

·         Intense and intermittent exposure to the sun. This is the most common risk factor for melanoma. Right now, researches have showed that short but intense exposure to the sun such as having a tan during a vacation or spending weekends exposing your skin to the sin without enough protection would be a contributing factor on skin cancer especially for people who are less than forty years old.

·         Smoking. The use of tobacco is also a known factor for developing skin cancer. Studies have founded that the use of cigarette as well as pipe smoking would increase the risk of a person for having skin cancer. According to most of the researches, half of those people who are diagnosed with skin cancer are less than forty and these people are chain smokers.

·         A person who has a lesser ability to repair damage which is caused by the exposure to the UV rays could also be a factor. Tanning beds and the rays of the sun could emit UV light, you might not feel it but this will hit you skin and will damage your DNAs but you body will be able to repair this damage but, frequent exposure to UV light would eventually damage outpaces repair on your skin.

·         Depletion of the ozone layer. The ozone layer is the one who is responsible in keeping the earth safe from UV light. Thus, through the years, the earth and exposed to different chemicals this caused the depletion of the ozone layer. And exposure to the UV rays is also a cause for having skin cancer or melanoma.