'It's criminal, it should be stopped': Melanoma survivor issues warning on illegal solariums
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Melissa Sheldon's melanoma spread to her lungs and her brain, and her doctors said it was probably because of her sunbed use. Now she has issued a warning to others thinking of using one of Australia's illegal solariums - "stop".

Melissa Sheldon’s melanoma spread to her lungs and her brain, and her doctors said it was probably because of her sunbed use. Now she has issued a warning to others thinking of using one of Australia’s illegal solariums - “stop”.

  • sabreW4K3@lemmy.tfEnglish
    141·
    1 year ago

    Using a sun bed in such an ordinarily hot country is hilarious to me, because it’s so redundant.

    • SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I have a vitamin D deficiency. I already take a calcium + vitamin D supplement, it’s the height of the British summer (lol) and my vitamin D levels are still too low. My doctors advice is to eat lunch outside every day. Which would be fine if it wasn’t 15C and raining! I could really do with a 30second sun bed treatment every other week.

      • WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        Similarly have seen sunbread suggestions as one way to try to treat eczema. Given a lot of eczema is caused by allergies to stuff in the air outside, just going outside can make it worse.

        Edit: “sunbread suggestions” should be 'sunbed suggested". Sunbread probably won’t do anything for eczema.

        • SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Years ago (maybe 20!) a boy I was at college with had sunbed treatments for acne. It did help but I don’t think they do that anymore. It’s roaccutane now but that has horrible side effects of its own.

        • SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I get mine on prescription but I have lupus. I’m pretty sure a relatively healthy person who has a vitamin D deficiency would be told to buy supplements. I take Fultium D3 which is prescription only. Your doctor will recommend a specific type if you need it, whether OTC or on prescription.

          There was some research released just yesterday showing that basically everyone in the northern hemisphere would benefit by taking vitamin D + calcium. It massively reduces the rate of heart attacks for some reason. Do check with your doctor before taking anything that hasn’t been prescribed though.