Tanning beds have been proven to cause skin cancer and they are still on the market. Cigarets have been proven to cause ling cancer and they are still on the market. Very successful companies make millions selling products that can kill us every day.
I do not think that UV nail lamps cause skin cancer, I'm just saying that we cannot trust that a company would not put out a product that could harm or kill someone. Katherine St. Louis, MO Sent from my iPad On Sep 14, 2011, at 9:00 AM, Jill in Ky <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi you all, > > I haven't been on in awhile so I apologize if someone already covered > this angle on the UV lamps possibly causing cancer, but my thoughts go > along these lines: > > 1) They've been around for years......maybe 15-20 years or more.. > > 2) In 24 yrs. of doing nails I've never met 1 client who developed > cancer of the hands or fingers. I've met many that had cancer of > various forms on just about all other parts of their body. > > 3) Nail companies, both small and large (especially CND & OPi, the 2 > biggies) spend untold millions, if not billions, of dollars on > research before releasing products to the consumers that is safe for > use because they wisely do not want litigation. > > 4) Does anyone REALLY think these companies would not have covered > every conceivable angle of product safety by not thoroughly > researching and testing their UV nail lamps for the biggest fear > factor we all have.......CANCER? > > 5) Would these many nail companies ALL put themselves at risk of being > sued out of business if there was even the tiniest, remote possibility > that UV nail lamps could cause cancer? > > > Maybe I'm wrong, but it just seems logical to me. I'm not saying > people can't get cancer of the hands and fingers, but other factors > besides the UV nail lamps are involved. > > Jill Wright > Bowling Green, KY. > > > On Sep 12, 2:04 pm, "Erick Westcott" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Lynnette, >> >> UV is radiation. But so is visible light. Any light or heat is radiation. >> Cellphones, microwaves, TVs etc. all work because of radiation. If the >> radiation has enough energy, it can damage DNA, which is what causes >> problems. If the energy is high enough you can get very sick and die very >> quickly. UV does have sufficient energy to create free radicals and to >> damage DNA. >> >> You are being bathed in radiation right now from the sun, cosmic rays, the >> lights in the room and your computer monitor. >> >> But in terms of a nail UV lamp, the exposure is not unlike the dose of >> radiation you would normally receive by just living for 45 minutes. Or by >> being outside for 5 minutes. >> >> Erick Westcott, CEO >> >> Gelousy Gel Nail Systems >> >> 1745 W Deer Valley RD STE 124 >> >> Phoenix AZ 85027 >> >> 602-493-9043 >> >> Fax: 602-493-2544 >> >> [email protected] >> >> www.gelousy.com >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Lynnette Madden >> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 6:37 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: NailTech:: UV Nail Dryers cause cancer!? >> >> Not angry, but UV is not radiation. If that were the case, we would all not >> be able to be in the sun. >> I also just had a Hydascan. The tech assured me that the radioactive >> material in the iv would pass through and excrete. Make sense? >> Lynnette >> >> On Sep 10, 2011 10:38 AM, "agedog1" <[email protected]> wrote:> O.K. this is >> going to anger everyone. Please realize I was trained in >>> Disaster Response by the United State Air force. One of the many >>> types of disasters we respond to is radiation (mostly after crash's). >> >>> Having said that: Yes UV exposure can and will cause cancer. It >>> depends of length of time and amount of exposure over a period of >>> years. >> >>> Personally I would never us an UV lamp for any reason. The amount of >>> chemicals and radiation exposure I have been subjected to (even with >>> hazmat suits) of course has been accumulative over the years. Ladies >>> Radiation is accumulative (you don't get rid of it after being exposed >>> - you add after each exposure). >> >>> Using just the nail UV lamp should not be a problem unless you have >>> used it weekly for a good deal of time (say 5 years). This is very >>> different than say the booth's at tanning salons. >> >>> On Sep 9, 9:38 pm, Dawn Flaharty <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I believe that his expertise is spreading false stories and perpetuating >> >> old wives tails. I cannot believe that they dont check out the stories >> better before they air, but I guess that a scare tactic is so much more fun >> than the truth....Some people will believe ANYTHING that a DR> says without >> question because they are under the impression that DR's are some kind of >> god figure. I could go on. but.... he is not worth the time>> Dawn >>>> [email protected] >>>> Lancaster,PA >> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Lynnette Madden <[email protected]> >>>> To: nailtech <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tue, Sep 6, 2011 12:12 pm >>>> Subject: Re: NailTech:: UV Nail Dryers cause cancer!? >> >>>> oops, he would NOT have Doug or anyone else that would dispel the myth on >> >> his show. His expertise is cardiology. He should leave it that way.>> >> Lynnette >> >>>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Lynnette Madden <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>>> Dr Oz would more have them on his show. Did you read about the way he >> >> treated the radiologists trying to tell him he was wrong about the thyroid >> shields? That is what happens when your ego gets enlarged. Yes, I feel sorry >> for people with enlarged egos!>> Buenos dias, >>>> Lynnette >> >>>> On Sep 5, 2011 11:26 PM, "holly cliffe" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> I wonder how Dr. Oz would handle it if Doug Schoon made a guest >> >> appearance on his show! >> >>>>> On 2011-09-05, at 8:05 PM, Lynnette Madden wrote: >> >>>>>> It was, Pam. The media just will not let it go. We can thank Dr. Oz >> for this. >>>>>> He has now pissed off the medical community by telling women they need >> >> thyroid shields during their mammograms.>> >> People will believe what they >> want. >>>>>> Buenos noches, >>>>>> Lynnette >> >>>>>> On Monday, September 5, 2011, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> I thought we dispelled this myth! From the AOL news blog >> >>> http://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-and-beauty-pictures/9-biggest-salo... >> >>>>>>> Beauty Threat: Medium >>>>>>> High-tech nail dryers with UV light >> >> <http://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-beauty/uv-safety.aspx> promise to >> speed-dry nails, eliminating the potential for nicks and smudges. The >> accompanying heat and fans that circulate air around nails help evaporate >> solvents in the polish, which allows lacquer to harden and cuts drying time >> in half. But the lights emit UV radiation that's 95 percent UVA, rays that >> can cause wrinkles >> <http://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-and-beauty/ways-to-reduce-wrinkles...>, >> sunspots, and even skin cancer. One study published in the Archives of >> Dermatology examined two cases of healthy middle-aged women who developed >> non-melanoma skin cancer on the backs of their hands and fingers. Neither >> had a family history of cancer but they did report regular use of UV nail >> dryers (one twice monthly for 15 years; the other 8 times over the course of >> a year) which researchers linked to their cancer. "Your hands are close >> enough to the light to soak up rays >> <http://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-and-beauty/aging-skin/effects-of-u...> >> and damage skin. At the very least, the lights can prematurely age your >> hands. It's one more risk you don't have to take," says Taub. >> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> Groups "NailTech" group.>> >> > To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> [email protected] >> <mailto:nailtech%[email protected]> >> <nailtech%[email protected] >> <mailto:nailtech%[email protected]> >.>> >> > For more >> options, visit this group >> >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. >> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Lynnette Madden >>>>>> Salon 29 >>>>>> 229 Main Street >>>>>> East Greenville PA 18041 >>>>>> 215-541-9029 >>>>>> http://www.salon29.net >> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> Groups "NailTech" group.>> >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> [email protected] >> <mailto:nailtech%[email protected]> .>> >> For more options, >> visit this group >> >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. >> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> Groups "NailTech" group.>> > To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> [email protected] >> <mailto:nailtech%[email protected]> .>> > For more options, >> visit this group >> >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. >> >>>> -- >>>> Lynnette Madden >>>> Salon 29 >>>> 229 Main Street >>>> East Greenville PA 18041 >>>> 215-541-9029http://www.salon29.net >> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NailTech" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> [email protected] >> <mailto:nailtech%[email protected]> .>> For more options, visit >> this group >> >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - >> >>>> - Show quoted text - >> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NailTech" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> [email protected] >> <mailto:nailtech%[email protected]> .> For more options, visit >> this group at >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NailTech" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. 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