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Glavni Forum => Moto forum => Autor teme: emirharley - 02 Listopada 2008, 21:56:40
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Nadam se da mi clanstvo ovoga Foruma nece zamjeriti sto sam identican thread postavio i na jos jedan "domaci" forum, no smatram da je ovo tema od vitalnog znacaja za svakog bikera.
Elem, izlaganje suncu prilikom voznje motora (ovdje govorimo o situacijama na motoru) moze veoma lako dovasti do raka kože. Prijateljica moje prijateljice u USA, obje velike bikerke sa stotinama tisuca milja iza sebe, je umrla od raka kože. Moj susjed, sa moga kata, je dobio rak kože na glavi, od izlaganja suncu, uradjena mu je operacija, lice mu je nakrivo, jer su mu presadjivali kožu, no imao je srecu, rak mu jeste bio maligan, ali nije ona vrsta koja ide u metastazu. Na Australijskim plazama uobicajen je natpis "Ne izlagati se suncu, opasno po zivot", kao na kutijama cigareta, no poznato je da je Australija ispod povece ozonske rupe.
Vasi komentari su dragocjeni, mozda netkoga osvijestimo i mozda spasimo. Ja pokusavam da budem karakter i minimum predostroznosti koje preuzimam na motoru je puna pokrivenost glave, najbolje full face kaciga, a ako nisam u jakni (ako je prevruce) onda obavezno majica dugih rukava.
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Pojava novih mladeža govori o nekoj vrsti oboljenja. Ne moraju svi oblici da budu smrtonosni, ali je dovoljno da znamo da ima i takvih. Ja se takodje trudim da se pokrijem što više, ali sam u mladosti veoma često znao da izgorim na suncu, a koža kao da ima memoriju i pamti sve te propuste. Operisao sam (uklonio) jednu izraslinu na gornjem dijelu obraza, koja nikako nije mogla da zaraste, tako da sada stalno nosim kapu kao zaštitu lica od sunca...
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...........no, ne zaboravi da u tvojoj mladosti ozonske rupe nisu postojale, to je "izum" najnovijeg doba....galantan prolaz za UV zrake......
Evo komentari sa najveceg americkog Harley foruma gdje sam clan i gdje sam postavio ovaj isti thread:
What is the rate of skin cancer among migrant Mexican laborers? If there were a massive cancer rate among people who spend their lives out in the sun I think we would hear about it.
What is melanoma?
Melanoma is a disease of the skin in which cancer cells are found in the melanocytes, the cells that produce color in the skin or pigment known as melanin. Melanoma usually occurs in adults, but it may occasionally be found in children and adolescents. Melanoma may also be called cutaneous melanoma or malignant melanoma. Melanoma is the rarest, but most virulent, form of skin cancer.
Melanoma is a more serious type of cancer than the more common basal cell cancer, or squamous cell cancer. Although the incidence of melanoma is lower than other types of skin cancer, it has the highest death rate and is responsible for 75 percent of all deaths from skin cancer.
Where is melanoma most often found?
Melanoma most often appears on fair-skinned men and women, but people with other skin types can be affected. Rarely, melanomas can form in parts of the body not covered by skin such as the eyes, mouth, vagina, large intestine, and other internal organs.
What is a risk factor?
A risk factor is anything that may increase a person’s chance of developing a disease. It may be an activity, such as smoking, diet, family history, or many other things. Different diseases, including cancers, have different risk factors.
Although these factors can increase a person’s risk, they do not necessarily cause the disease. Some people with one or more risk factors never develop the disease, while others develop disease and have no known risk factors.
But, knowing your risk factors to any disease can help to guide you into the appropriate actions, including changing behaviors and being clinically monitored for the disease.
What are the risk factors for melanoma?
Persons with the following characteristics may be at an increased risk for melanoma:
blond or red hair
blue eyes
fair complexion
family history of melanoma
a changed or changing mole
many ordinary moles (more than 50)
many freckles
an immunosuppressive disorder
dysplastic nevi
sun exposure
inability to tan
The amount of time spent unprotected in the sun directly affects your risk of skin cancer.
Dark-brown or black skin is not a guarantee against melanoma. African-Americans can develop this cancer, especially on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, under nails, or in the mouth.
What causes melanoma?
You can get melanoma by spending too much time in the sun. This causes normal skin cells to become abnormal. These abnormal cells quickly grow out of control and attack the tissues around them.
Melanoma tends to run in families. Other things in your family background can increase your chances of getting the disease. For example, you may have abnormal, or atypical, moles. Atypical moles may fade into the skin and have a flat part that is level with the skin. They may be smooth or slightly scaly, or they may look rough and “pebbly.” These moles don't cause cancer by themselves. But having many of them is a sign that melanoma may run in your family.
What is basal cell carcinoma?
Basal cell cancer, sometimes called non-melanoma skin cancer, usually appears as a small, fleshy bump or nodule on the head, neck, or hands. Occasionally, these nodules appear on the trunk of the body, usually as flat growths. Basal cell carcinoma accounts for more than 90 percent of all skin cancers in the United States. It is often easily detected and has an excellent record for successful treatment.
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the cure rate for basal cell carcinoma is 95 percent, when properly treated. Although this type of cancer rarely spreads to other parts of the body, it can extend below the skin to the bone and cause considerable local damage. And, non-melanoma skin cancer places people at high risk for developing additional skin cancers.
Who is at risk for basal cell carcinoma?
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer found in Caucasians. It seldom occurs in dark-skinned persons. People who have this cancer frequently have light hair, eyes, and complexions, and they do not tan easily.
What is squamous cell carcinoma?
Squamous cell skin cancer (sometimes referred to as non-melanoma carcinoma) may appear as nodules, or as red, scaly patches of skin.
Who is at risk for squamous cell carcinoma?
Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common skin cancer found in Caucasians, and is usually found on fair-skinned persons.
This form of cancer develops in approximately 200,000 persons per year. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the cure rate for squamous cell carcinoma is 95 percent, when properly treated.
Where is squamous cell carcinoma found?
Squamous cell carcinoma is typically is found on the rim of the ear, face, lips and mouth, however, it can spread to other parts of the body. Although generally more aggressive than basal cell carcinoma, this cancer is highly treatable.
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The answer is YES, especially if you are a blue-eyed, fair-skinned blond-haired individual like I am (or was...)
Sunblock - with a PF of AT LEAST 30 - is what is recommended for us. I keep a tube in my saddlebags.
I've been going to a Dermatologist for the last 10 years & have had 5 - 6 Basal-Cell Carcinomas removed.
They are essentially a PRE-skin cancer...
Most of them were on my left temple...
Probably from years of driving cages...
I've had various other Displastic Nevi or irregular shaped moles removed from my upper body, as well...
When I was an AF Brat in the mid-60s, my Dad was stationed in Rome, Italy & my younger sisters & I were pretty much in a constant state of UV ray exposure, although nobody knew how bad that could be for us at the time...
Through the 70s & 80s, my friends & I constantly partied at a local NY State park & spent too many days tryin to get tanned for the ladies..
Then I spent some time working for the US Gummint in Cairo, Egypt, in the mid-90s & was again too stupid to NOT hang out by the pool on my days off...
Fortunately, for me anyway, during a routine physical, my primary care physician got on my case & I started paying attention to every noticeable change in the condition of my skin & I go to see the Dermo every 4 months...
Every time I go, something either gets scraped or frozen off with liquid Nitrogen...
I recently lost a good friend - who by the way was a redheaded, blue-eyed Irish fella - who loved nothing better than spending a day in his boat on Lake George fishing...By the time he noticed something wrong, the cancer had metastasized & was all through him...
IMHO, sunblock is a definite, even in the wintertime...
Ya just never know...
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I have had to have several spots removed from my face. Including a large spot on my nose that they took skin from behind my ear.
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This is a very deceptive and subtle disease. If you have any inclination or thought that you may have the remote possibility of a condition of your skin, get it checked.
I was shocked out of my "skin" so to say when I saw the manager of one of the Harley shops here. He had a bandage on his nose and a few open wounds on his arms and a spot on his face. Now, granted that the last time I had seen him, (three months ago) he looked fine.
When I spoke with him I asked him what was up, and he said "Oh mean old Mister Sun, and made some joke. Especially here in Hawaii it is all about sun and fun, but then proceeded to tell me how he had noticed a few "wierd things" on his arms face and head and didn't think much of it.
After a few weeks of it not "going away", he went to the doctors office and they proceeded to treat these melanoma's. He then lifted his cap to reveal a hole in his head. It was at least the diameter of a silver dollar and about a quarter of an inch deep.
He is healing up better now, but what a trial.
Don't just shrug stuff off. Take care of yourself for you and those around you.
P.S. I know that I don't look that dark. I do tan pretty deep, but I still use sun screen when riding......The ounce of prevention thing.
Aloha,
H
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He he doktora mojih :cool2:
Mislim da svi znaju da je opasno izlagati se Suncu od 12-16 h ljeti,to vrijedi i za normalne ljude a i za motoriste,i nije više ništa drugo bitno,sve ostalo je nauka.
Ja dobro znam što je izgoriti na motoru,ovo ljeto sam dobio "radničke rukave",motor je zafrkan i zato je ovo još jedna dobra tema,jer se na motoru ne osjeti kako te Sunce pari,jer te vjetar hladi.
To svakako treba uzeti u obzir.Al najbolje je full oprema kakvo god da je vrijeme i nema frke :thumbsup:
Ni za kožu ni za ostale organe,ne daj Bože pada