Sun protection

A cycling friend is having to have a fourth or fifth skin cancer
removed, this one from her face. Most of the others were from legs or
torso. I suppose it's not surprising that she's upset.

She's always used sunscreen (although some people now say that may not
be much protection - see
http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/...r-on-the-rise/) but is now
concerned that it's not enough.

Does anyone have clothing to recommend that is not too hot for cycling,
yet protects arms, legs etc. from the sun?

BTW, it seems to me this and one other facial cancer appeared on areas
normally shaded by hats or by her helmet, so I'm not certain that
bicycling is at fault here. But she now fears the sun, yet wants to
continue riding.

--
- Frank Krygowski

On 4/28/2017 12:02 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
A cycling friend is having to have a fourth or fifth skin
cancer removed, this one from her face. Most of the others
were from legs or torso. I suppose it's not surprising that
she's upset.

She's always used sunscreen (although some people now say
that may not be much protection - see
http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/...r-on-the-rise/) but
is now concerned that it's not enough.

Does anyone have clothing to recommend that is not too hot
for cycling, yet protects arms, legs etc. from the sun?

BTW, it seems to me this and one other facial cancer
appeared on areas normally shaded by hats or by her helmet,
so I'm not certain that bicycling is at fault here. But she
now fears the sun, yet wants to continue riding.


http://www.britainfirst.org/wp-conte...burka_bike.jpg
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Friday, April 28, 2017 at 10:12:54 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 4/28/2017 12:02 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
A cycling friend is having to have a fourth or fifth skin
cancer removed, this one from her face. Most of the others
were from legs or torso. I suppose it's not surprising that
she's upset.

She's always used sunscreen (although some people now say
that may not be much protection - see
http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/...r-on-the-rise/) but
is now concerned that it's not enough.

Does anyone have clothing to recommend that is not too hot
for cycling, yet protects arms, legs etc. from the sun?

BTW, it seems to me this and one other facial cancer
appeared on areas normally shaded by hats or by her helmet,
so I'm not certain that bicycling is at fault here. But she
now fears the sun, yet wants to continue riding.


http://www.britainfirst.org/wp-conte...burka_bike.jpg
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Nice bike. Is that a dyno-powered headlight?

On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:02:00 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

A cycling friend is having to have a fourth or fifth skin cancer
removed, this one from her face. Most of the others were from legs or
torso. I suppose it's not surprising that she's upset.

She's always used sunscreen (although some people now say that may not
be much protection - see
http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/...r-on-the-rise/) but is now
concerned that it's not enough.

Does anyone have clothing to recommend that is not too hot for cycling,
yet protects arms, legs etc. from the sun?

BTW, it seems to me this and one other facial cancer appeared on areas
normally shaded by hats or by her helmet, so I'm not certain that
bicycling is at fault here. But she now fears the sun, yet wants to
continue riding.

Firstly, there are skin creams that can be used with basil cell
cancers in their early stages. I have used Efudex with considerable
success. It is expensive though I believe that generic versions are
now available.

Secondly, for the face, here one can buy a sort of balaclava made from
very thin fabric (lycra?) that is almost universally used by female
cyclists here. In fact the females I see riding here are completely
covered. Ankle length tights, either long sleeved jerseys or separate
arm covers, like arm warmers but much thinner material, face covers
and gloves.

I don't use the balaclavas but I do use the arm covers which do
protect the skin and don't seem to be any hotter then without them.

Re Sunscreen. My experience is that a "grade" 50 sun screen does
appear to offer some protection and I have used it for a number of
years now. And, while it is not a scientific test a couple of
"pre-cancerous" areas "healed" after a year or so of daily
application.

On 4/28/2017 5:58 PM, John B Slocomb wrote:
On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:02:00 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

A cycling friend is having to have a fourth or fifth skin cancer
removed, this one from her face. Most of the others were from legs or
torso. I suppose it's not surprising that she's upset.

She's always used sunscreen (although some people now say that may not
be much protection - see
http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/...r-on-the-rise/) but is now
concerned that it's not enough.

Does anyone have clothing to recommend that is not too hot for cycling,
yet protects arms, legs etc. from the sun?

BTW, it seems to me this and one other facial cancer appeared on areas
normally shaded by hats or by her helmet, so I'm not certain that
bicycling is at fault here. But she now fears the sun, yet wants to
continue riding.

Firstly, there are skin creams that can be used with basil cell
cancers in their early stages. I have used Efudex with considerable
success. It is expensive though I believe that generic versions are
now available.

Secondly, for the face, here one can buy a sort of balaclava made from
very thin fabric (lycra?) that is almost universally used by female
cyclists here.

John, out of curiosity (and because I've never heard of these lycra
balaclavas), where is "here"?

Mark J.

On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 20:16:45 -0700, "Mark J."
wrote:

On 4/28/2017 5:58 PM, John B Slocomb wrote:
On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:02:00 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

A cycling friend is having to have a fourth or fifth skin cancer
removed, this one from her face. Most of the others were from legs or
torso. I suppose it's not surprising that she's upset.

She's always used sunscreen (although some people now say that may not
be much protection - see
http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/...r-on-the-rise/) but is now
concerned that it's not enough.

Does anyone have clothing to recommend that is not too hot for cycling,
yet protects arms, legs etc. from the sun?

BTW, it seems to me this and one other facial cancer appeared on areas
normally shaded by hats or by her helmet, so I'm not certain that
bicycling is at fault here. But she now fears the sun, yet wants to
continue riding.

Firstly, there are skin creams that can be used with basil cell
cancers in their early stages. I have used Efudex with considerable
success. It is expensive though I believe that generic versions are
now available.

Secondly, for the face, here one can buy a sort of balaclava made from
very thin fabric (lycra?) that is almost universally used by female
cyclists here.

John, out of curiosity (and because I've never heard of these lycra
balaclavas), where is "here"?

Mark J.

Thailand.

I had a quick look at Amazon and e-bay and I see what I think are the
same things although "ours" seem to be more colorful :-)

On Friday, April 28, 2017 at 10:02:04 AM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
A cycling friend is having to have a fourth or fifth skin cancer
removed, this one from her face. Most of the others were from legs or
torso. I suppose it's not surprising that she's upset.

She's always used sunscreen (although some people now say that may not
be much protection - see
http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/...r-on-the-rise/) but is now
concerned that it's not enough.

Does anyone have clothing to recommend that is not too hot for cycling,
yet protects arms, legs etc. from the sun?

BTW, it seems to me this and one other facial cancer appeared on areas
normally shaded by hats or by her helmet, so I'm not certain that
bicycling is at fault here. But she now fears the sun, yet wants to
continue riding.

--
- Frank Krygowski

Inorganic chemicals that deflect sunlight will deflect both UVA and UVB rays. ... A sunscreen with an SPF of 15 protects against about 93 percent of UVB rays, and one with an SPF of 30 protects against 97 percent of rays, according to the Mayo Clinic. No SPF can block 100 percent of UV rays.

So these sunblocks do good. But any Sun exposure leaves you open for skin cancers. In the case of your friend she is exceptionally sensitive.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3460660/