Cobalt radiation and sun exposure

skin care
conrad,

First, congratulations to mom on her lengthy survivorship! Especially considering the dire diagnosis originally offered!

Why you would doubt her doctors after all of these years is beyond me.

Second, I salute you for your continuing concern and care for mom.

Third, as you must know, it is likely that the eczema and psoriasis are not cancer-related, or if so, only marginally so.

A lot of things happen to us that are not cancer-related, but if we have had cancer, we are somehow inclined to wonder if the cancer (or the treatment) did it.

Fourth, recent stuff in the news and in medical publications indicate that tanning salons are definitely cancer-inducing agents. I am not sure about what you mean with 'sun lamp', but I would caution you to check it out in depth before deciding that it would be good for mom.

From what I've read, it is good to get about an hour of sun every day. Of course, this is for physical health rather than mental, as most of us would prefer to be out and about for much more than an hour. The hour that is recommended is to get our daily fill of vitamin D.

There are clearly other ways to get vitamin D, and maybe you can explore them with her docs. You may also want to explore alternatives to the sun lamp for mom's current conditions.

Eczema and psoriasis are a pain. I watched my father-in-law suffer with both, trying just about everything to overcome them, to no avail in his case.

I am assuming, of course, that mom has already been to a dermatologist. If not, that is the next step, I would think. In the meantime, I would skip the lamp without evidence that it will do more harm than good.

Best wishes to mom and her family.

Take care,

Joe