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        "id": 1785071,
        "msgid": "eyelid-tumour-warning-doctors-recommend-sunglasses-and-sunscreen-1780581037",
        "date": "2026-06-04 19:34:00",
        "title": "Eyelid Tumour Warning: Doctors Recommend Sunglasses and Sunscreen",
        "author": "Basuki Eka Purnama",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Health",
        "summary": "An ophthalmologist has urged the public to use UV-protective sunglasses and sunscreen to prevent malignant eyelid tumours, stressing this is a medical necessity for both men and women. Chronic sun exposure is a primary risk factor for sebaceous carcinoma, a cancer of the oil glands in the eyelid. Early detection remains challenging as these tumours often mimic common styes.",
        "content": "<p>A specialist eye doctor has highlighted the serious risk that\nexcessive sun exposure poses to eye health, specifically warning against\nmalignant tumours of the eyelid. Dr Tri Wahyu, Sp.M, stated that wearing\nanti-UV sunglasses and applying sunscreen constitute crucial steps for\nprotecting the eyelids. In a health discussion with Pondok Indah\nHospital in Jakarta on Wednesday (4\/6), Dr Tri stressed that protection\nfrom ultraviolet (UV) rays is not merely an aesthetic issue, but a\nmedical necessity for both men and women. \u201cIf we are active in open\nspaces exposed to the sun for a long time, sunscreen protection is\nnecessary. Not only for women, men need it too. Sunglasses can protect\nthe eye area and the eyelids themselves from UV rays,\u201d said the\nPadjadjaran University graduate. Years of chronic sun exposure is the\nmain risk factor for the emergence of a tumour on the eyelid known as\nsebaceous carcinoma. This is a type of malignant tumour that attacks the\nskin\u2019s oil (sebaceous) glands and is statistically more commonly\nexperienced by men. Besides sebaceous carcinoma, Dr Tri mentioned other\ntypes of skin cancer that can also attack the eye area, namely squamous\ncell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. In general, eyelid tumours\naccount for about 5 percent to 10 percent of total skin malignancy cases\nthroughout the body. One of the challenges in detecting eyelid tumours\nis that they often resemble ordinary lumps or styes (hordeolum). Dr Tri\nexplained that in the early phase, a tumour can appear as a single red\nand swollen nodule. \u201cInitially it resembles a stye, with a head, red,\nswollen. However, if treatment and medication have been given but it is\nunresponsive or yields poor results, then we must suspect malignancy,\u201d\nhe explained. If diagnosed with sebaceous carcinoma, the usual medical\ntreatment involves surgical removal of the tumour followed by eyelid\nreconstruction. Dr Tri noted that fair-skinned individuals have a higher\nsusceptibility to skin cancer compared to pigmented Asian or\nAustronesian people. Even so, vigilance and physical protection remain\nthe primary key for anyone who is frequently active outdoors.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/eyelid-tumour-warning-doctors-recommend-sunglasses-and-sunscreen-1780581037",
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