Dr. Teo Soleymani

So there's a trajectory of changes that are occurring as a result of cumulative mutations in the skin. If we believe that trajectory, then every skin cancer should see that change, and we just don't see that. Also, we know that skin cancers that arise in sun-damaged skin behave differently than the ones that are very lethal.

So there's a trajectory of changes that are occurring as a result of cumulative mutations in the skin. If we believe that trajectory, then every skin cancer should see that change, and we just don't see that. Also, we know that skin cancers that arise in sun-damaged skin behave differently than the ones that are very lethal.

So why I bring this up, I think sunscreen is very helpful, but we have this unfortunate trend in medicine, particularly in dermatology, to guilt people into thinking that they cause this to themselves. And I don't think that's right nor okay. And I don't like that because they make it seem that, oh, the sun you got in 1987, that one sunburn in Hawaii did it to you.

So why I bring this up, I think sunscreen is very helpful, but we have this unfortunate trend in medicine, particularly in dermatology, to guilt people into thinking that they cause this to themselves. And I don't think that's right nor okay. And I don't like that because they make it seem that, oh, the sun you got in 1987, that one sunburn in Hawaii did it to you.

So why I bring this up, I think sunscreen is very helpful, but we have this unfortunate trend in medicine, particularly in dermatology, to guilt people into thinking that they cause this to themselves. And I don't think that's right nor okay. And I don't like that because they make it seem that, oh, the sun you got in 1987, that one sunburn in Hawaii did it to you.

And that's absolutely not the case. There are many things at play, fundamentally your genetics and immune system, that play a huge role in skin cancer development that sunscreen cannot address and will not address. Now, the wild card is, okay, what are my genetics?

And that's absolutely not the case. There are many things at play, fundamentally your genetics and immune system, that play a huge role in skin cancer development that sunscreen cannot address and will not address. Now, the wild card is, okay, what are my genetics?

And that's absolutely not the case. There are many things at play, fundamentally your genetics and immune system, that play a huge role in skin cancer development that sunscreen cannot address and will not address. Now, the wild card is, okay, what are my genetics?

And that's the part we don't know, which is why dermatologists say, okay, let's at least control the thing that we can, which is UV exposure. But I bring this up because, you know, Don't feel bad about getting some sun and don't feel guilted into something that if something bad occurs, it's not your fault. Some of it is out of your control.

And that's the part we don't know, which is why dermatologists say, okay, let's at least control the thing that we can, which is UV exposure. But I bring this up because, you know, Don't feel bad about getting some sun and don't feel guilted into something that if something bad occurs, it's not your fault. Some of it is out of your control.

And that's the part we don't know, which is why dermatologists say, okay, let's at least control the thing that we can, which is UV exposure. But I bring this up because, you know, Don't feel bad about getting some sun and don't feel guilted into something that if something bad occurs, it's not your fault. Some of it is out of your control.

And that's really important because I see a lot of very bad skin cancers in my practice. And I hate this feeling of patients feeling like they did it to themselves.

And that's really important because I see a lot of very bad skin cancers in my practice. And I hate this feeling of patients feeling like they did it to themselves.

And that's really important because I see a lot of very bad skin cancers in my practice. And I hate this feeling of patients feeling like they did it to themselves.

A lot of good points. So there's that famous New England Journal of Medicine picture of the truck driver that got chronic sun exposure on the left side of his face. And you see all this wrinkling and modeling of the skin on the left side and nothing on the right side. So by absolute measure, sun protection or UV protection will reduce premature aging.

A lot of good points. So there's that famous New England Journal of Medicine picture of the truck driver that got chronic sun exposure on the left side of his face. And you see all this wrinkling and modeling of the skin on the left side and nothing on the right side. So by absolute measure, sun protection or UV protection will reduce premature aging.

A lot of good points. So there's that famous New England Journal of Medicine picture of the truck driver that got chronic sun exposure on the left side of his face. And you see all this wrinkling and modeling of the skin on the left side and nothing on the right side. So by absolute measure, sun protection or UV protection will reduce premature aging.

Now, interestingly, that guy did not develop anything in that area. So again, it goes back to, well, no skin cancers.

Now, interestingly, that guy did not develop anything in that area. So again, it goes back to, well, no skin cancers.

Now, interestingly, that guy did not develop anything in that area. So again, it goes back to, well, no skin cancers.