Thinking about skin and ET

Ummm. Balmy and sunny (all night) in Reykjavik,
Iceland. ET patients: Don't forget to take your
sun screen!

My summer here at north latitude 45 around the Great Lakes has so far been unseasonably rainy and cold. In fact, right now it's 55 degrees with a cold drizzle. That means the weather is actually better in Reykjavik, Iceland, where it is 59 and partly sunny (and will be for the next 24 hours because of the Midnight Sun). It's also 63 in Fairbanks, Alaska, and a sweltering 67 in Yellow Knife, Northwest Territories of Canada.

Thanks a lot, Gods of Weather. I hate it when it's hot and humid, but no need to be sarcastic.

But never mind my digressions and resentments of people getting better weather far to the north of me. Today's topic is ET and skin cancer. This comes up fairly frequently among people who read the info that comes with their hydroxyurea, which warns that it may cause skin cancer, and become worried about sun exposure. So I did some digging, and I hope this info will encourage you to talk to your doc about this. Here's what I found: