skin cancer..... my experiences....

in my previous occupation i used to see the damage the sun's rays can do....

choroidal melanoma (source)

iris melanoma (source)

            Ocular melanomas are the most common primary intraocular
            tumor of adults, but it is still rare: only 0.5 per 100,000 are
            diagnosed in the United States each year. The age range is 40-75
            years, with a peak at 50 (American Academy for Ophthalmology).





personally, melanoma has also touched my family.  my father had a stage one melanoma removed from his back over 5 years ago.  it was caught early so there were no other complications and a low risk of spread but he has the scar as a reminder all those days of surfing and slopping on the coconut oil weren't so carefree...

1960s beach bunnies (source)