Senator McCain had another mole on his face scraped away. Yummy. Anyway, his advice was this:
Stay out of the sun as much as possible.
As an outdoorsy type, I'm constantly at odds about this. First, I thought the Sun was basically responsible for life as we know it. Second, don't we need sunlight in order to maintain normal vitamin-D and calcium levels -- and, if you're younger, to prevent rickets? Also, aren't sunscreens loaded with chemicals that rapidly absorb into our skin? And finally, isn't it just sunburn that causes melanoma, rather than normal exposure? I also read that too much processed vegetable oils (omega-6 fatty acids) and not enough fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids) have increased our risk of skin cancer. Any experts in the house?