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The community of Marlborough is “very Sun Smart” according to Elanz Clinic Doctor Mark Foley, but how can we protect ourselves from skin cancer in our later years? Sun reporter Celeste Lodewyk talks to Dr Foley. Like any health issue, there are some people who still do not heed the ‘Sun Smart’ message and risk getting excessive sun exposure and skin cancer, says Blenheim’s Doctor Mark Foley. Bo r n a n d b r e d i n Blenheim, Dr Foley began treating skin cancers when he was working in rural general practice 20 years ago. He underwent Dermascopy training in Austria in 2003 and has been running a dedicated skin cancer clinic, Elanz Clinic for almost 10 years. According to Dr Foley the overall incidence of severe sun burn is declining, however he has seen an increased number of skin cancers in those with olive skin. “Those with fair skin generally have good motivation to protect themselves from the sun as their skin can sting and obviously burn with sun exposure, whereas those with olive skin can tolerate quite prolonged periods of sun exposure. “So it is not just the number of sunburns that increase your risk of sun
cancer but also the total amount of sun exposure. A sun tan provides a SPF factor of only five or less, so it provides very little protection,” Dr Foley says. Presenting most frequently with sun related conditions are those in the 50 plus age group, including those who have been very careful with sun exposure in the preceding decades. “It is their past sun exposure that has caught up with them,” Dr Foley informs. “There is a long lag time between excessive sun exposure and sun damage, often 20 to 30 years or more. The message is simple, all age groups need to heed the sun smart message as the more sun damage you get the greater the risk of skin cancer.” However we all need some sun exposure with the majority of people only needing 10-15 minutes of direct unprotected sun per day to produce enough vitamin D. This sun exposure is best early in the morning or late afternoon so the most
intense part of the sun’s exposure is avoided. Asked what were the youngest cases of skin cancer that he had seen, Dr Foley responded saying the youngest person was only 14-years. “Every year I see people in their early 20’s with skin cancer, and I have read case reports of children with melanoma at the tender age of five-years and less, though these cancers are probably due to genetic factors rather than being sun related. “Generally though the older you are the greater the risk is of getting skin cancer,” he says. Elanz Clinic provides the following services:
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