Good News!: \"Spontaneous\" Gene Defect Causes Most Melanoma Cases. - tanTALK

Don Smith · 06-10-2002, 07:15 AM

FYI:

At the ASP (American Society of Photobiology) meeting last July, Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick (the father of skin typing) asked me what I thought about UVR and melanoma. I responded that I thought the "answer" to the melanoma "riddle" would ultimately be found in the Human Genome Project "data" and that UVR was not the inducing factor. A report that will probably be published in your local paper today (based upon the research from England) confirms the validity of my response to Dr. Fitzpatrick.

Scientists at the Cancer Genome Project (a "spin off" of the Human Genome Project) at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, England have determined that a SPONTANEOUS change (a "mutation") in a certain gene is involved in 70 percent of cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, which kills nearly 40,000 people a year worldwide.

So what causes the "spontaneous" mutation in the gene (B-RAF) that is responsible for 70% of the melanoma incidence?

I believe (Ask Don's New Prediction!) that we are on the "cusp" of confirming that the mutations [Note: Genes are made up of a DNA code that is represented by a "sequence" of letters. A "mutation" occurs when the "order" of the letters is shuffled.] that result in melanoma are caused by the "heat" produced by certain specific wavelengths in the infrared region. [Note: Both your natural skin color (constitutive pigmentation) and a "tan" (facultative pigmentation) are BOTH photoprotective AND thermoprotective which proves that "Mother Nature" knows what she is doing!]

Thus (if I am correct), certain "longer" wavelengths of sunlight may be responsible for inducing melanoma. However, keep in mind that the wavelengths of light emitted by LP tanning beds DO NOT contain these wavelengths. [Note: The "conference" I am attending in Europe this week will discuss the "ways and means" of developing "HP systems" that will also eliminate these "undesireable" heat producing wavelengths while retaining the "desireable" infrared wavelengths.]

Look for this exciting article in your local paper today!

Don "Keeping YOU Informed" Smith

Mori · 06-10-2002, 07:33 AM

Sorry Don but IMHO your quote..... "certain "longer" wavelengths of sunlight may be responsible for inducing melanoma".....

should read..... "certain "longer" wavelengths of sunlight may ALSO be responsible for inducing melanoma"

The dangers of OVEREXPOSURE to UV wavelengths can not be set aside by the mere suggestion of the possibility of damage being done by the longer wavelengths...AS WELL.

Don Smith · 06-10-2002, 07:49 AM

Mori:

That's YOUR interpretation, not mine.

The "shorter" (UVR) wavelengths are "linked" stongly to the induction of SCC (squamous cell carcinoma" and weakly to BCC (basal cell carcinoma) and NOT AT ALL to CMM (cutaneous malignant melanoma).

Keep in mind that ALL cancers are thought to be "induced" by multiple factors. Thus, it takes genetics, smoking AND overexposure to UVR to significantly increase the risk of SCC.

Don

PS: In time, Mori, you are going to have to jump on the HP bandwagon before you are left behind! LOL

solarmeter · 06-10-2002, 09:45 AM

HP that filters out whatever bandwidth of IR Don's referring to, that is. Are you keeping those nanometers a secret, Don? Or maybe they haven't been precisely determined yet..

Coming soon (maybe): Evil IR rays meter model 9.0. Spectral response _________ tbd.

Steve

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06-10-2002, 07:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Don Smith Join Date: Feb 25 2000 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,643 Rep Power: 26	FYI: At the ASP (American Society of Photobiology) meeting last July, Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick (the father of skin typing) asked me what I thought about UVR and melanoma. I responded that I thought the "answer" to the melanoma "riddle" would ultimately be found in the Human Genome Project "data" and that UVR was not the inducing factor. A report that will probably be published in your local paper today (based upon the research from England) confirms the validity of my response to Dr. Fitzpatrick. Scientists at the Cancer Genome Project (a "spin off" of the Human Genome Project) at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, England have determined that a SPONTANEOUS change (a "mutation") in a certain gene is involved in 70 percent of cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, which kills nearly 40,000 people a year worldwide. So what causes the "spontaneous" mutation in the gene (B-RAF) that is responsible for 70% of the melanoma incidence? I believe (Ask Don's New Prediction!) that we are on the "cusp" of confirming that the mutations [Note: Genes are made up of a DNA code that is represented by a "sequence" of letters. A "mutation" occurs when the "order" of the letters is shuffled.] that result in melanoma are caused by the "heat" produced by certain specific wavelengths in the infrared region. [Note: Both your natural skin color (constitutive pigmentation) and a "tan" (facultative pigmentation) are BOTH photoprotective AND thermoprotective which proves that "Mother Nature" knows what she is doing!] Thus (if I am correct), certain "longer" wavelengths of sunlight may be responsible for inducing melanoma. However, keep in mind that the wavelengths of light emitted by LP tanning beds DO NOT contain these wavelengths. [Note: The "conference" I am attending in Europe this week will discuss the "ways and means" of developing "HP systems" that will also eliminate these "undesireable" heat producing wavelengths while retaining the "desireable" infrared wavelengths.] Look for this exciting article in your local paper today! Don "Keeping YOU Informed" Smith

06-10-2002, 07:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mori Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Apr 23 2002 Posts: 242 Rep Power: 0	Sorry Don but IMHO your quote..... "certain "longer" wavelengths of sunlight may be responsible for inducing melanoma"..... should read..... "certain "longer" wavelengths of sunlight may ALSO be responsible for inducing melanoma" The dangers of OVEREXPOSURE to UV wavelengths can not be set aside by the mere suggestion of the possibility of damage being done by the longer wavelengths...AS WELL.

06-10-2002, 07:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Don Smith Join Date: Feb 25 2000 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,643 Rep Power: 26	Mori: That's YOUR interpretation, not mine. The "shorter" (UVR) wavelengths are "linked" stongly to the induction of SCC (squamous cell carcinoma" and weakly to BCC (basal cell carcinoma) and NOT AT ALL to CMM (cutaneous malignant melanoma). Keep in mind that ALL cancers are thought to be "induced" by multiple factors. Thus, it takes genetics, smoking AND overexposure to UVR to significantly increase the risk of SCC. Don PS: In time, Mori, you are going to have to jump on the HP bandwagon before you are left behind! LOL

06-10-2002, 09:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
solarmeter Join Date: Nov 13 2001 Location: MI Posts: 861 Rep Power: 23	HP that filters out whatever bandwidth of IR Don's referring to, that is. Are you keeping those nanometers a secret, Don? Or maybe they haven't been precisely determined yet.. Coming soon (maybe): Evil IR rays meter model 9.0. Spectral response _________ tbd. Steve

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