Melanoma is the tumor that produces more deaths in the specialty of Dermatology, and children and young people turn out to be the most vulnerable groups in the sun's ultraviolet rays.
How many times have we seen babies playing on the beach without a shirt or cap? How many families with children stay on the beach during the hours when the sun's rays are more dangerous and should be somewhere else? The 41st National Congress of Dermatology and Venereology has just been held in Valencia, and in this context, specialists have stated that letting Children remain in the sun without photo protection and nudes can be considered child abuse. Of course you can't have so much carelessness in everyone's skin care, and especially the smallest When this study published in Pediatrics, has shown that the melanoma rate in American children has increased between 1973 and 2009.
This lethal form of skin cancer does not usually affect children, however its incidence is rising, which is worrisome. In addition to the abuse of the sun can bring us other negative consequences such as carcinoma, erythema, skin aging, eczema, etc.
Despite the fact that the skin is the most accessible organ to the whole world, the mortality figures, far from descending, rise
With this statement, the president of the aforementioned Congress (Carlos Guillem), intends to draw attention to the contrast between the great possibilities of protection and self-protection that we have regarding our skin, and the increase in problems that - for not exercising the preventive role - are occurring.
In the opinion of specialists, blocking measures (photo protection creams, clothes, umbrellas ...) and reviews, are the best measures to combat the harmful effects of the sun.
A baby under six months should not be exposed to the sun in any case
During the congress he has also been alerted to the risk of using UVA lamps before age 18, increasing the risk of skin cancer by two to five times. The World Health Organization equates this practice with the consumption of a carcinogen such as tobacco.
Sun protection recommendations in less than a minute
In this video of Cuidate (Health portal of the Valencian Community), the best tips are briefly presented, which not by acquaintances are less necessary to disseminate among the public.
I leave you with the Euromelanoma campaign, with a lot of information about risk groups, what to look for when a skin spot is found, and how to prevent.
