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Thursday, February 19, 2015

(MustRead) IRONY,MORE MELANIN(darkerSkin),MORE SKIN CANCER:"Sun damage keeps happening even after you go inside, new study says"

IRONY,MORE MELANIN(darkerSkin),MORE SKIN CANCER(if I'm reading this correctly,the study flip-flops previous conventional wisdom about those with lighter skin being more prone to skin cancer. Actually,yhose with lighter skin may burn more easily,but this study suggests those with darker skin (ie more melanin) have more susceptibilty to skin cancer:
"Sun damage keeps happening even after you go inside, new study says"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/02/19/sun-damage-keeps-happening-even-after-you-go-inside-new-study-says/

IN FACT,ALEX JONES GOES SO FAR TO SAY THE SUN PROTECTS US FROM SKIN CANCER,AS OPPOSED TO CAUSING IT,& the STUFF WE CALL "PROTECTION" (ie sunscreen) MAY IN FACT CAUSE IT:
"...The cancer and sunscreen industries have made it
their mission to convince the world that sunlight is a
primary cause of skin cancer, when it fact it has been
shown to prevent it. In fact, considerable evidence
shows that blocking the sun's rays from reaching our
skin with, for example sunscreen, significantly
decreases our uptake of vitamin D levels, leading to
higher mortality, critical illness, mental health
disorders and cancer itself..."
http://www.infowars.com/its-time-to-stop-perpetuating-the-myth-that-sunlight-causes-cancer/