Cancer Treatment Options Forum - December 22nd, 2010 - 11 Comments
Im taking chemo for breast cancer, is it safe for me to tan in the tanning bed?
with chemo drugs in my system?
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Why do you want to add skin cancer on top of breast cancer?
I don’t know where you have been for the past 20 years, but TANNING IS BAD FOR YOU. Tanned skin is DAMAGED skin. It causes skin cancer and premature aging.
I would not do it at all, and especially if you have one form of cancer already. On chemo, your immune system is very low. You might even have an increased chance of damage because of the chemo.
Im not a professional but I would have to say no…..are you also doing radiation therapy, if so then its a definite no.
Ask your oncologist.
you have got to be kidding me!!!!!!!!!! forget the tanning and focus on your health. no one will care that you are not as tan as normal, as long as you are there for your friends and family
Not really sure why you want to pay for skin cancer when you’re fighting for your life already. What part of "mortality" do you not get?
Next time you go in for treatment, ask the nurse:
" do these chemo drugs make me light-sensitive, or UV-sensitive"?
The nurse can tell you better than I can.
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i agree with asking your doctor. i personally don’t think tanning right now would be a smart thing to do
I think that you already know the answer to this. Tanning is not good for anyone, especially if your going through chemo. Anyways, your focus should not be on your tan, but your health.
Best of luck to you and get well.
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well I would say no only because of the drugs in your system,some drugs makes your skin Very sensitvive to ultra vilot rays and make bad reactions.Good Luck my Dear.
I would have to say no. I have done some Private duty patient care, any of my clients who had breast cancer, during treatment were told not to go even in the sun. Now is not the time to concern yourself with a tan. Ask your doctor to be sure, but I would be very surprise to hear it was OK. Good luck.