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Cabasares: People put themselves in danger
of cancer by seeking a golden tan
By Jj JOHNSON
Times-Journal Editor
Many people endanger themselves unneces
sarily in seeking a golden tan, Dr. Horatio
Cabasares said April 21.
Speaking to members of the Perry Rotary Club,
Cabasares said many people, especially white people,
put themselves in danger of developing skin cancer
because of their desire to have a golden tan.
Skin cancer is the seventh most frequently appear
ing cancer in the United States and is becoming the
most common malignant tumor among western cul
tures, Cabasares said.
Based on 1991 figures, the latest complete study
figures available, Georgia ranks third among all U.S.
states for the most rapidly growing skin cancer
occurrence rate.
Among risk factors, persons who are descendants
of previous skin cancer victims show up quickly.
Their rate multiplies for each incident, beginning at
about 2.5 times more likely to get skin cancer and
increases proportionally based on the number of inci
dents.
Physical characteristics are also a major indicator of
skin cancer susceptibility, Cabasares said. Persons
with red hair are far more likely to develop the disease.
Other leading physical factors include blue eyes,
fair complexion, difficulty in tanning, freckles and
more than 10 moles on the body.
Cabasares, a surgeon associated with Perry
Hospital and in private practice in Perry, said the
increasing interest in sun-drenched holidays, coupled
Green, Griffins enjoy
reunion from high school
While Martha Evans Green
was visiting her mother, Aurelia
Evans, she had an old classmate,
Joe Griffin and his wife, as
Saturday morning guests. They
had moved back to Perry in
September and now reside in their
new home in Devonwood.
Joe is Paul Griffin’s brother.
He grew up in Perry and is now
serving as an anesthetist at Perry
Hospital. After serving in the U.
S. Navy, he went to Presbyterian
St. Luke’s School of Nursing in
Chicago, 111., and to the School of
Nurse Anesthesia at Mayo Clinic
in Rochester, Minn. Later, he
served in the U. S. Navy. He is
now in the Navy Reserves.
Prior to returning to Perry, the
Griffins lived in Mauston, Wise.
Their daughter, Cora, has taught
school for four years at the
Freeport Anglican High School in
Freeport, Grand Bahamas.
The Perry High School Band
made a recent trip to Freeport and
gave a band concert at her school,
which she enjoyed.
•••
Denise Williford gave a sur
prise birthday luncheon on
Saturday for her husband,
William, to which approximately
35 guests were invited. At 3 p.m.,
another 35 guests arrived for ice
cream and cake. Most of them
were from Fort Valley, Macon and
Warner Robins, in addition to
close neighbors.
•••
The April meeting of the
Delphian Club was a club-spon
sored trip to Social Circle and
Conyers. About 18 members
made the trip, with four members
providing transportation by dri
ving their cars. Hostesses were
Norma Cheek and Hilda Walker.
•••
Aurelia C. Evans, former
Director of Houston County
Family and Children’s Services,
attended the ground-breaking cer
emony for the new building for
Family and Children’s Services
which is located along Ga. 96.
The ceremony was held April 11.
•••
Felton and Mary Norwood of
Atlanta, visited Dorothy Ayers
during the weekend.
•••
Pauline Lewis attended the
birthday luncheon for her niece,
Janis Ricks of Atlanta, given by
Janis’s mother, Madge L. Ricks of
Milledgeville.
•••
Welcome to Cindy Hays, the
new Office Manager at First
Baptist Church.
•••
Members of the G.A.’s of First
Baptist Church are doing a mis
sion action project to help the
Rainbow House in Warner
Robins. The Rainbow House
with more tanning bed facilities are providing more
exposure to harmful rays which help cause skin can
cer.
He said that the rate of incidence is highest among
white men, with black women having the lowest rate,
substantially lower. Among men, there is now more
skin cancer appearing on the body trunk, as opposed
to arms and legs.
Of the three major forms of skin cancer, basal cell
carcinoma is the smallest threat because it does not
spread, and because it is not life threatening. These
cancers generally are found near the eye or nose and
can be treated by physicians.
Cabasares said the second form is squamous cell
cancer which also is usually found on the face. The
problem with this cancer is that it can spread to the
lymph nodes of the body.
The most dangerous and most aggressive form of
skin cancer is melanoma.
“This is the most feared form of skin cancer,”
Cabasares said. Starting from moles, this disease
spreads quickly into the body through the lymph sys
tem and can attack the blood of the body, causing death.
Treatment of skin cancer is based on the size of the
mole when it is detected. Cabasares said careful mea
surement of a skin lesion is very important, especial
ly if the cancer is melanoma, because the larger the
mass, the greater chance it has spread to other parts
of the body.
He suggested wearing hats, additional clothing,
staying out of the sun from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and using
sunscreens as ways to protect skin.
Potpourri
Pauline Lewis
Lifestyle Editor
Children’s Resource Center pro
vides a safe non-threatening envi
ronment for interviewing abused
children and a place to work with
families.
The GA’s will be collecting
games of short duration (10-15
minutes), story books, coloring
books, crayons, art paper, puzzles
and stuffed animals co be used in
the transition room where the chil
dren go after interviewing.
The GA’s are also going to
design and paint a canvas with a
theme and message, to be placed
in the room. To help, contact
Marilia Gonzalez at 987-7092
•••
Congratulations!
To Doctors Thomas and
Louis Shelton, twin dentist-sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Irby
Shelton, all of Perry. The brothers
celebrated their birthdays April
19.
•••
To Grace Swan upon the
birth of her great granddaughter,
Carrie Kinman, on March 31. The
proud parents are James and Sally
Pearson Kinman, and the proud
grandparents are Buddy and Jenny
Andrews;
To Mark and Tammy
Conner upon the birth of a daugh
ter, Mary Catherine, on April 9.
Mary Catherine joins big sister
Elizabeth in the Conner home.
•••
Among those hospitalized are
Frances Law, Carolyn McKinley,
Louis Moody, Thomas Shelton,
Palmer Sowell, Shirley
Thompson, Grace Procker, Sidney
Bledsoe, Sally Kinman and baby,
Bea Lemley and Helen Rickett.
Among those in nursing homes
are Gardner Watson, Lucia
Adams, Fern Malone, Mary
Odom, Ann Woods, Rheunette
Griggs, Dot Hardy, Rea Goode, E.
B. Trigg, Marie Harold and Edna
Smith.
Among those recuperating at
home are Kyle Arnold, Katie
Howard, Fred Larsen, Ann Moore,
Anna Rosner, Barbara Shipley,
Marianne Tolleson, Millie Mealor,
Dan Hubert, Yvonne Edwards,
Stacy Brantley, O.J. and Ann
Kiser, Mack Dennard, Dawson
and Roselyn Mullin, Albert
Greathouse, George Dunham,
Annie Bacon, Bob Green, Barbara
Green, J. C. McDaniel and Misty
Warren.
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