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Old 09-16-2024, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by GizmoWhiskers View Post
I never use sunscreen. No skin cancer from the FL sun either. I cover up and wear a hat.
Consider yourself fortunate. Some folks tan, some folks burn. I'm firmly in the burn camp. If I'm going to be outside (a lot), I use SPF 50...always. You won't get skin cancer tomorrow from sun exposure yesterday. Skin cancers are typically an accumulation of damage over time. But, it literally takes less than a minute to apply sunscreen, and avoiding sunburn (for me) is always a good thing.

It's also good to remember that just because a person may have dark skin, and tan easily, does not mean they cannot develop skin cancer. Bob Marley died of melanoma.