http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/sunscreens-may-not-prevent-melanoma.aspxSunscreen can prevent the most common types of skin cancer -- basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas -- but it does not protect against melanoma , a more rare but deadly type of skin cancer, according to a researcher from Memorial Sloan-Kettering CancerenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/sunscreens-may-not-prevent-melanoma.aspx#43100Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:31:31 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:43100PeterF<p>my wife was diagnosed with melanoma 8 months ago and had it removed. &nbsp;It was less than 1mm (0.3mm actually) so she was very lucky, as anything over 1 mm is seen as very dangerous and likely to spread through the lymph nodes. &nbsp;However, she has been told she must not go into the sun, and if she does , must use factor 50. &nbsp;She is paranoid about this now and very depressed, as she used to love sunbathing. &nbsp;We live in the south of France, where there is a lot of sunshine.</p> <p>I myself was diagnosed with liver cancer 2 1//2 years ago and was given 12 months to live. &nbsp;However, I did succeed in getting a liver transplant here in France finally having been turned down by 3 hospitals in the UK &nbsp;(I had too many tumours and they were too big). &nbsp; I think that perhaps the stress of my illness has been a contributory factor in my wife's melanoma...</p> <p>I would like some advice on what would be a happy medium for my wife to enjoy her life here in the sunshine..</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=43100" width="1" height="1">