Letters in Health and Biological SciencesLetters in Health and Biological SciencesLetters in Health and Biological SciencesLetters in Health and Biological Sciences2475-6245Ommega Online PublishersNew Jersey, USA178110.15436/2475-6245.18.1781Research ArticleWater H2O2 Levels as Factor in Swimmers MelanomaWater H2O2 Levels as Factor in Swimmers MelanomaAbrahamEmbiCitizen Scientist 13442 SW 102 Lane Miami Florida USAEditor* E-mail: embi21@att.net
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20182602201831LHBS-18-RA-178126012018220220182018Creative Commons Attribution LicenseThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. nbsp Introduction This study proposes afoundation which could demonstrate a published H2O2 hypothesis of cancerogenesis A mechanism explaining the high incidence of melanoma in swimmers is described Methods Humanhairs immersed in drops of pure water with resistivity of 18 2 M Omega times cm million ohms were in indirect contact with adjacent drops of 35 H2O2 Digital microphotographs and video-recordings were obtained for further analysis Results This approach allows visualization of details that could not be analyzed previously The findings show that H2O2 penetrates hair follicles either at the sites of injury to external structures or at the intact shaft skin junction Conclusions In hairs immersed in pure water mixed with a low concentration of H2O2 sebum and contiguous dermal sheaths blocked exogenous H2O2 Conversely in injured hair follicles and at the intact shaft skin junction H2O2 penetrated the tissue and was subsequently decomposed by catalase This mechanism is proposed for the high incidence of Swimmers Melanoma 10