“IF YOU PLAY GOLF, THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU’LL GET SKIN CANCER”

Ronnie Kapriske wrote a pretty good article pertaining to golfers and skin cancer. It has a pretty disturbing opening line.

Here’s the link: Burned To A Crisp

The doctor interviewed in the article said “I don’t think it’s ignorance, and I don’t think it’s inherent in being exposed to the sun longer, People just don’t care.”

Care we should, one out of every five Americans (one in three Caucasians) will develop some form of skin cancer in their lifetime. Every dermatologist we spoke with thinks the odds are even worse for golfers.

I know I’m guilty of this, always finding reasons not to wear sunscreen, excuses like I’ve got a hat, It’s not too hot out, it’s pretty overcast, etc..

I find the statistic pretty alarming, one out of five!? Why cant awesome stuff like the lottery have odds like that? 🙂

Anyway, fellow golfers, Floridians, Orlandoians, protect yourself! Check out the full article if you want to see pictures of the type of cancer you can get, just looking at the pictures made my stomach squirm…

-Dave

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