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27 years
Hi, 2 years ago i had 3 tumor resection surgeries in my back followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.is it safe to tan and expose my back to the sun?thank you
Jul 17, 2014

Dr. Rania Mousa General Medicine
Far from your case ,In a healthy normal person tanning increase the chance of cancers .Near to your case then ,the chances will be more risky since you develop atumor before
.Tans are caused by harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and if you have one, you’ve sustained skin cell damage.
Sun is good for your health. Vitamin D, crucial for bone and immune system health, is activated in your body when you expose your skin to sunlight. just a half hour or more of exposure to sunlight will cause an enormous amount of the vitamin to circulate in your bloodstream. But too much sunlight can be deadly.
A suntan, like a sunburn, is produced by exposure to the ultraviolet radiation found in sunlight. Both sunburn and suntan are caused when ultraviolet rays damage your DNA, which can be the first step on the pathway to cancer.
So this will add risk at your health for a recurring tumor or a newly developed one .
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Dr. Salim Saab Otolaryngology (ENT)
wedot know the kind of tumor if they are not melanoma and no moreresidual lesion moderate exposition to sun
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