Gabrielle Union Speaks Candidly About Skin Cancer….Yes, “We” Can Get it Too
Sunscreen is not just a summer time product, and it’s not just for white women. That’s the message Gabrielle Union and Neutrogena are trying to get across. Union Neutrogena are urging people to make skin cancer prevention a part of their daily routines. African Americans don’t think much about skin cancer, but it can affect everyone. Gabrielle can add this to her list of conscientious causes, and the beautiful skin she has is likely to get the attention of her audience.
“Skin cancer is the one cancer that’s preventable, yet it’s still on the rise. I’m glad that I can help Neutrogena educate people by spotlighting common sun protection myths and spreading the word that it doesn’t matter the color of your skin; everyone can get skin cancer,” Union said.
A recent survey by Harris Interactive showed that just 13 percent of all women in the U.S. wear sunscreen on a daily basis. Additionally, among those who have ever used sunscreen, 76 percent of White women and 63 percent of Hispanic women use it to protect themselves from skin cancer, compared to just 46 percent of African-American women.
While it’s common belief in the African-American community that our darker skin tones provide natural protection from the sun, dermatologists contend that this is not the case. African-Americans can still get skin cancer. According to the report, cases of skin cancer in people with darker skin are often not detected until later stages, when it is more dangerous. The overall melanoma survival rate for African Americans is only 77 percent, versus 91 percent for Caucasians.
Thank you Gabrielle Union for your forward thinking. We are not immune from any disease in this country or world and we need to get out of that backwards thinking.
I think it’s a ploy by Neutrogenia to sell their products. I’ve never known or heard of any Black people with skin cancer; and that includes my light skinned cousins.
Do you know if Africans on the continent have a skin cancer problem? I don’t think so.
Gabrielle should stop helping those White people sell us something we don’t need. Mother Nature indeed gave us all the potection we need.
It is true that blacks CAN get skin cancer. However, it is rare. After all, we have had at least 200,000 years of genetic development to protect us from skin cancer. I suspect it is Neutrogena trying to increase sales by scaring the s**t out of us – oh so American. But I ain’t mad at Gabrielle. She may think she is doing a service and she needs to make some money, too.
do you people know what skin cancer is…it when the sun a hold through your as and you get a sore…and you go out in the sun the next day while the t-cells or white blood cells is try to fix the first sun burn {sore} and it now inside your cells….have you every had a sore from being burn by the sun….my mother is light skin and she have never had one that is know of…i’m dark skin and i have never got burn from the sun to the point it becomes a sore…”a bleeding sore” look at their nose” this is why the nose thing is so much of a big thing with these….you people do know the half….”and union show her dumbest” listen to the wrong people this is why the black race can not grow and build real power……real power is the farm system in the sun this is why the european bought mexican to america….think
Wow! What a coincidence. For some reason about a year ago I started using Neutrogena sunblocks. I ordered it online directly from Neutrogena because I was able to get the high SPF 45, 75 & 100 which I haven’t seen in stores. Let me tell everyone no matter your color, sunblock lotions works miracles. I am almost 59 years old and I love being outside. I work in my yards and flower gardens for hours and it’s hot here in Alabama. For many years I didn’t use sunblocks and my skin was parched. I have dark skin which I love, but when it’s burned it becomes very uneven. When I began using Neutrogena I mean in a few days I saw and felt a big difference in my skin. My face is so smooth tone is so even. I will even go out in public with little or no makeup which I would never have done before. I also notices that it helps me feel cooler. I use it under my makeup as a moisturizer.
Please ladies go out and get some sunblock any kind will do, I just like Neutrogena best. Make sure you use it on your arms and hands when they are exposed to the sun. Thanks Gabrielle for helping us to take care of ourselves. May God Bless you.
How many Africans have you heard of having skin cancer? I’m just saying…..
What a bunch of c**p I,v never heard of africans getting skin cancer or carribean people,I,m dark skinned and when i,m out in the sun i just get darker i,v never had any issues with sun burn,this sun block company is just getting their latest c**n to sell their products.This is a genetic thing black folks are made to be in the sun ,they don,t call us sun people for nothing.Sun block thats for white people they,re not made to be in the sun they burn up like lobster.
Good to see bruthas and sistahs not falling for this ridiculousness. I have never heard of one black person with skin cancer. Although it may occur on extremely rare occasion, its not reason to push sun block for black people. We are people of the sun! The chemicals contained in those sunscreen lotions will give you cancer. It’s loaded with carcinogenic products. Research the ingredients of these products and you’ll see how ridiculous this article truly is. Peace…..
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer. Energy from the sun actually is a form of radiation. It consists of visible light and other rays that people can’t see. Invisible infrared radiation, for instance, makes sunlight feel hot. UV also is invisible, and causes sunburn and sun tan. UV rays damage DNA, the genetic material that makes up genes. Genes control the growth and overall health of skin cells. If the genetic damage is severe, a normal skin cell may begin to grow in the uncontrolled, disorderly way of cancer cells. UV also can cause sunburn, and other damage that makes the skin look prematurely old and wrinkled…
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