Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/22

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Subject: [Leica] Wear that sunscreen!
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:04:45 +1000
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Jayanand I know nothing of this regarding India. Genetic adaptation has no
doubt been at work in some populations of course. However I can tell you
that the state where I live (Queensland) is reported to have the highest
incidence of skin cancers on earth. Here there are very large public health
initiatives to try to improve that. No-one's body "gets used" to the sun.
What you get is damage which is permanent and cumulative.


*Family and friends are everything.*

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 23 June 2013 09:42, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> I was outside all day every day in late summer in Spain and the south of
> France for a month, so well used to 'the sun'. On coming home, 30 mins
> outside in NZ and I got sunburn..... It varies!
>
> john
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > I have been exposed to the tropical sun all my life without any
> problems, nor
> > do I personally know anyone here who has had any skin problems
> > whatsoever, and none of us take precautions at all. It is just what you
> were
> > brought up doing, or we have the pigments that work! My guess is using
> > sunscreen and suchlike from an early age causes problems later on because
> > you do not give your body a chance to get used to the sun. Whatever did
> all
> > of you do before sunscreen was invented?
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> >
>
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In reply to: Message from amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak) ([Leica] Wear that sunscreen!)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Wear that sunscreen!)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Wear that sunscreen!)