Sun Skin Cancer

The sun is an immensely crucial facet required for the prosperity and continuation of all life forms here on Earth, it would be senseless to argue otherwise. Without the sun being in the exact, precise position, size, and temperature that it stays in, all known life would cease to exist. Day after day the sun continuously provides the earth with numerous necessary ingredients including light, heat, solar energy, vitamins and plant life through photosynthesis. “Photosynthesis, the biological conversion of light and energy into chemical energy, is the most important mechanism for putting energy into food chains, and plants and algae are the most important primary producers on the earth.” (Ensminger, 2001) The sun 's exuberant rays shape our daily life in more ways than is typically known; such as being responsible for the precipitation of both rain and snow. It 's an undeniable fact that our sun is a general good for humanity, however, it is not without many severe and potentially fatal side effects, caused by Ultraviolet Rays (UV) that can seriously ravage those it shines upon. Though the sun is imperative to all life and often healthy to be exposed to, just like most other things, it can be very dangerous if received in excess. The most common and well-known side effect of long term exposure to the sun is getting a sunburn. Sunburns can be vexing and sometimes extremely painful for a couple of days, but in most cases, aren 't too serious. However, in some circumstances, sunburns can evolve into much more severe outcomes. The more sun burns a person accumulates in their lifetime, the higher their risk of obtaining serious skin damage or in some cases even cancer. Unfortunately, the sun that shines over earth each day has many ways to harm those beneath it. A great number of lives have ended because of heat stroke, which can occur in just a few hours of intense heat. Being outside on an extraordinarily hot day for a lengthy amount of time can be very dangerous if you do not have the means to properly cope with the weather. The intense heat causes sweating and …show more content…
Over 90 percent of skin cancers are caused by burns from over exposure to the sun. It is one of the few forms of cancer that can be caused by entirely naturally-occurring, normal everyday circumstances, such as simply being outside too long. Skin cancer has some severe symptoms, including sores, bumps, rashes, dried out skin, bleeding, discoloration, and increased vulnerability to future sun burns or blistering or even death. Quite often skin cancer must be treated with surgery, which can sometimes alleviate the issue for some, …show more content…
While we remain dependent on the sun for our lives, it is simultaneously damaging to be exposed to it, especially for prolonged periods of time. The sun is a necessary hazard in life, and thankfully with the aid of sunscreen and some simple shade it can be avoided. Though the sun is a threat to everyone, people with lighter shades of skin must take extra measures to protect themselves from the sun, applying sunscreen, wearing more clothing or even completely avoiding the sunlight for long periods of time. If you are aware of the various threats of the sun, the negative effects on our health can be lessened easily, to prolong our