2710
Comments (231)
sorted by:
You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread.
2
deleted 2 points ago +4 / -2
2
Siteless_Vagrant 2 points ago +3 / -1

UV causes skin cancer, that's about the only reason I could think of. Honestly though, chemo and radiation and UV therapy all seems a little drastic for something that falls somewhere between a bad cold or a mild flu for the VAST majority of people that get it.

3
deleted 3 points ago +5 / -2
3
deleted 3 points ago +7 / -4
1
stratocaster_patriot 1 point ago +1 / -0

And then are people in my family who live to be 90 and never get cancer of any sort. I think there is a huge genetic component that is overlooked for the reason you say.

-3
Siteless_Vagrant -3 points ago +3 / -6

Tell that to my skin caner faggot. Too much UV is bad. It's a godamned FLU.

2
deleted 2 points ago +6 / -4
0
stratocaster_patriot 0 points ago +1 / -1

Too much anything is bad so live in fear and stay in bed I guess. I'm 48 years old and if I get skin cancer I'm going to wonder how the doctor has any idea how much UV exposure I've had in my life. He'll ask, do you ever go out without sunscreen? Of course I have. Ever had a bad sunburn? Of course I have. Well there's your answer because we gave lab rats skin cancer with UV.

1
deleted 1 point ago +1 / -0
1
deleted 1 point ago +1 / -0
0
stratocaster_patriot 0 points ago +1 / -1

I often wonder if we are being told the whole story on skin cancer. Where I live has some of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world and it's overcase and grey and drizzly here about 300 days a year. I think there are multiple things involved but science doesn't yet know what they are so they blame it on UV. Sort of like if I smoke cigarettes at age 18 and quite by 19 and get lung cancer when I'm 65, oh well, it was the smoking for sure.

0
deleted 0 points ago +1 / -1