Mark Scott said if he could tell his younger self anything, it would be to wear sunscreen. This week he underwent his seventeenth skin cancer treatment.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The harmful rays can do some pretty serious damage to your skin and in some instances, prolonged exposure can even lead to cancer.
As a South Texan, residents can’t escape the sun and heat we experience year-round. But as Coastal Bend resident Mark Scott came to realize later in life, all the time under the sun can catch up to you.
“Chase, playing baseball, playing football. I mean, we were outside all the time. Never thought about sunscreen,” he said.
Decades later, a routine doctor’s visit would reveal the effects of all that time spent under the sun’s harmful rays.
Mark pointed out several scars on his arms and legs where he’s had procedures to remove concerning areas on his …