Is sun exposure dangerous when you have prostate cancer?

Never heard of that being a problem.

If you’ve just had some types of radiation, you don’t want to get out in the sun right away. Could that be what the doctor was talking about?

I haven’t heard this either. My RO actually prescribed me vitamin D so I wouldn’t think that would be the issue

Come up to Minnesota, you won't have to worry about sun for another month or so.
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Thanks for the opportunity, but I know nothing about sun being bad, I bet someone will ask copilot

You might want to read this.
https://www.newhopemedicalcenter.com/blogs/sun-exposure-in-cancer-patients-is-it-good-or-bad/
I live in the south and work indoors all day. I'm the color of glue, I'm Edward Cullen pale, I scare children, On the rare occasion I wear concealer it's always the lightest shade, I have taken daily Vitamin D for over 15 years. I'm so pale I'm translucent, If I try to tan I go from Glue to Tomato in less than 15 minutes.

There are many papers written regarding the association between sunlight exposure and risk of prostate cancer. Here are just a few:
> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33969413/
> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35244993/
> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25065376/
> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27466617/
> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25398820/
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@brianjarvis
The first one says it helps prevent prostate cancer.

Another one says they find no correlation.

Not gonna read them all doesn’t seem to make any difference to be in the sunlight.

@jayhall
Still, I bet you I am whiter than you XP , ahahahaaaaa !!! Though my white has pinkish hue and yes, there is actually NO shade of concealer that is not visible on my skin, so lately I use Zinc cream and let me tell you - it blends great and it is also natural SPF lol. Try it ! ; )

Now- regarding sun exposure, I do not think that there is a link since the most vulnerable groups for getting a PC are African American and Caribbean men of African ancestry , no matter where they live. : (((

HOWEVER - there is some link between PC and risk of getting melanoma !

This would be short AI summary :

"Personal history of prostate cancer (PCa) is associated with an increased risk of developing melanoma and conversely, melanoma patients face a higher risk of developing prostate cancer (1, 7). Studies indicate up to a 24% increased risk of prostate cancer in melanoma patients, with the highest risk within the first year of diagnosis."

So, maybe your doctor was advising you to stay away from sun since he worries that you are high risk for developing melanoma ?

@surftohealth88 Regarding sun exposure —> However….. African American men (like me) and Caribbean men of African ancestry have high levels of melanin which often blocks the effects of sunlight and typically have low Vitamin D levels as a result. (This may play a role in susceptibility to many duseases and immune responses.)

The factors that contribute to prostate cancer risk are many and complicated.

@jayhall hey , I’m dying over here😂You sound like Rodney Dangerfield!
Great article, BTW, and it does make sense: radiation is like a million sunburns but deep down inside. Your skin (abdomen, pelvis) is gonna be a lot more photosensitive. Thanks Mr Cellophane!!😂
Phil

@brianjarvis

I know that -

I am saying that even though those man have natural protection from UV radiation they have heighten risk of getting PC which negates UV effect on possibly INITIATING formation of PC , which was what doctor possibly insinuated.