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womanofthehills

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8. While the less serious skin cancers are from sun
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 12:49 PM
Sep 5

Many studies blame chemicals & toxins as contributing to melanoma.

NM where the sun always shines has low melanoma cases while northern greyer US has most cases.

I had an interesting experience with melanoma on my upper arm. i had a month before surgery - so I decided to peel it down with 50% glycolic aciid before surgery Dr cut deep about a half inch “to makesure she got it all”
Labs came back that there was no sign of melanoma. So either the biopsy got it or I peeled it off. Now at the slight of a weird spot on my skin, I zap it with acid. My friend’s dermatologist gave her a deep skin peel because she kept getting pre cancerous spots on her face. That gave me the idea.


My dad had melanoma and he NEVER went in the sun - it was right below his waist - a spot that never saw the sun in his whole life.

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