{"id":1087,"date":"2014-03-19T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2015-02-05T16:47:42","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T21:47:42","slug":"how-to-protect-yourself-against-skin-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/19\/how-to-protect-yourself-against-skin-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Protect Yourself Against Skin Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1088\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1088\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MP9004117781-200x132.jpg\" alt=\"Preventing Skin Cancer\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MP9004117781-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MP9004117781-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MP9004117781.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preventing Skin Cancer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Skin cancer is easily treated when detected early and rarely spreads to other parts of the body. However, a new study has found that nonmelanoma skin cancer can increase your future risk of developing dangerous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/cases\/Melanoma1.aspx\">melanoma skin cancer<\/a> and 30 other forms of cancer (see our previous post). The risk is greatest for young people under age 25.<\/p>\n<p>To guard against skin cancer, everyone should check their body regularly for new or changing moles and see their doctor if they notice any changes. Study researchers also recommended that people who develop nonmelanoma skin cancer during their teen or young adult years consider cancer screenings for internal malignancies.<\/p>\n<p>Detecting and beginning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/TreatmentSummary.aspx\">cancer treatment<\/a> early improves outcomes, although <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/\">Issels integrative immunotherapy<\/a> has achieved an enviable record of complete <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/Testimonials.aspx\">long-term remissions<\/a> even when cancer is advanced or resistant to standard therapies.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Taking the following measures to protect your skin from exposure to the sun\u2019s harmful ultraviolet radiation can significantly reduce your risk of skin cancer:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Avoid tanning salons. Some sunlamps emit highly concentrated doses of UV light that can be as much as 12 times more potent than sunlight, increasing cancer risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Before spending time outdoors, apply a broad-spectrum (UVA\/UVB), water-resistant sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher. Reapply frequently while outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wear a broad-brimmed hat to shade your face.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wear sunglasses with 99% to 100% UV absorption.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wear clothing that protects your skin from sun exposure.<\/p>\n<p>If you develop cancer, Issels offers non-toxic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/TreatmentSummary.aspx\">alternative cancer treatments<\/a> and full spectrum healthcare at our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/Issels-Medical-Center.aspx\">Santa Barbara, California outpatient medical center<\/a>. Inpatient treatment is also available at the largest, most modern <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/Issels-Treatment-Center.aspx\">private hospital in Tijuana, Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skin cancer is easily treated when detected early and rarely spreads to other parts of the body. However, a new study has found that nonmelanoma skin cancer can increase your future risk of developing dangerous melanoma skin cancer and 30 other forms of cancer (see our previous post). The risk is greatest for young people &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/19\/how-to-protect-yourself-against-skin-cancer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Protect Yourself Against Skin Cancer<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201],"tags":[300,305],"class_list":["post-1087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-care-tips","tag-preventing-cancer","tag-skin-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1087"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1584,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1087\/revisions\/1584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}