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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
No such thing as a 'healthy suntan'
As many of you know, the
American Cancer Society
(ACS) held its annual Relay
for Life fund-raiser last
weekend. Something that
you may not know is that
the ACS designates May as
the month to increase
awareness of what is the
most common form of can
cer in the United States -
skin cancer.
It is especially important
for those of us living in
southern states, where
ultraviolet (UV) radiation
can be particularly bad, to
heed the ACS warning (they
estimate that about 59,600
new melanomas will be diag
nosed in the United States
during 2005) and learn
about the dangers and
prevalence of skin cancer.
According to the NCI,
“The risk of developing skin
cancer is affected by where a
person lives. People who live
in areas that get high levels
of UV radiation from the
sun are more likely to get
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Warner Robins Police Det. Lee Croxton was recently named the department’s Officer
of the Year. Maj. John Wagner presents the plaque to him at a meeting of the Warner
Robins Noon Optimist Club, where the club recognized Croxton as well. Croxton has
left the department to teach forensics at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in
Forsyth.
MGTC business student excel at competition
Special to the HHJ
ATLANTA - Middle
Georgia Technical College’s
chapter of Phi Beta Lambda,
a business student organiza
tion, competed against over
400 other college students
from colleges with PBL
chapters, at state competi
tion in Atlanta recently. The
competitions range from
knowledge-based tests on
business subjects to per
formance events and team
events. The entire chapter
was also competing in com
munity involvement events.
The group of 15 students
brought home a record 20
awards. Middle Georgia
Tech achieved their third
Floy McGarity award in a
row and their fourth in
chapter history. This honor
is awarded to chapters who
meet 22 of 33 accomplish
ments including funding for
various state and national
PBL projects.
There were seven events
in which MGTC students
were awarded first place.
The Business Decision
Making team of Michelle
Brown, Miranda Carr and
Patecia Minor was awarded
first place as well as the
Community Service Project
team of Steven and Jane
Fowler. Michelle, Miranda
and Patecia were also
teamed together in the
Partnership with Business
project, which was also
awarded first place. Pam
Cliett placed first in Job
Interview. Brian Vencill won
two first-place awards at
District competition in
March and was also awarded
first place at State competi
tion in Business Law. Brian
then teamed with Michael
Mosley to finish first in
Emergency Business Issues.
Sharon Burns was awarded
first place in Public
Speaking, making her the
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skin cancer. In the United
States, for example, skin
cancer is more common in
Texas than it is in
Minnesota, where the sun is
not as strong.”
Here are some more
sobering facts from the NCI.
“Skin cancer is the most
common type of cancer in
the United States.
According to current esti
mates, 40 to 50 percent of
third MGTC student to win
first in Public Speaking over
the past four years.
Other awards include:
Second-place awards to
Annie Wang, in the
Accounting for
Professionals event; Ricky
Bishop, in the Future
Business Executive competi
tion; Sharon Burns and Pam
Cliett, in The American
Enterprise Project. The
Local Chapter Business
Project composed by the
chapter also won second
place.
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Americans who live to age
65 will have skin cancer at
least once. Although anyone
can get skin cancer, the risk
is greatest for people who
have fair skin that freckles
easily - often those with red
or blond hair and blue or
light-colored eyes.”
And as I’ve written here
before, there is no such
thing as a “healthy tan.”
Tanned skin is damaged
skin, mutated by exposure
to UV radiation to produce
more melanin (the body’s
protective pigment) in an
effort to protect itself.
Again from the ACS, “skin
cancer is related to lifetime
exposure to UV radiation.
Most skin cancers appear
after age 50, but the sun’s
damaging effects begin at an
early age. Therefore, protec
tion should start in child
hood to prevent skin cancer
later in life.”
And despite claims to the
contrary, tanning beds
and/or booths are not safer.
Third-place awards went
to Steven Fowler for his
Business Plan and Michael
Mosley in the Future
Business Executive event.
Fourth-place awards went
to the Business Decision
Making team of Ricky
Bishop, Felicia Smith and
Annie Wang.
The thirteen students
winning first and second
places for MGTC will con
tinue competition at the
National Conference in
Orlando, Fla., the end of
June.
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Ask a dermatologist.
Sadly, this type of cancer
is very preventable by sim
ply avoiding or limiting
exposure to UV radiation. I
don’t mean stay inside all
summer; just use light cloth
ing, hats, and sunscreens to
protect your skin.
Here are some other rec
ommendations from the
ACS:
• Avoid the sun between
10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
• Seek shade: Look for
shade, especially in the mid
dle of the day when the
sun’s rays are strongest.
Practice the shadow rule
and teach it to children. If
your shadow is shorter than
you, the sun’s rays are at
their strongest.
• Slip on a shirt: Cover up
with protective clothing to
guard as much skin as possi
ble when you are out in the
sun. Choose comfortable
clothes made of tightly
woven fabrics that you can
not see through when held
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• Slop on sunscreen: Use
sunscreen with a sun protec
tion factor (SPF) of 15 or
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and reapply after swimming,
toweling dry, or perspiring.
Use sunscreen even on hazy
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• Slap on a hat: Cover
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choose a baseball cap,
remember to protect your
ears and neck with sun
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Wear sunglasses with 99
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surrounding skin.
• Follow these practices to
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children’s routines before
going outside. Believe me;
you don’t want to have deal
with skin cancer.
You see, I fall into that
“fair-skinned, blue-eyed”
high-risk category and grew
up using little or no sun
screens (no one did in the
1970 s - it was thought tan
ning would protect the
skin). I have also had more
than one skin cancer
removed already. They don’t
leave pretty scars.
If you have any questions
regarding medications or
pharmacy practice in gener
al, or comments, or sugges
tions for topics you ’d like to
read about in this column,
just write to me. I can receive
email via voltzrph@hot
mail.com or postal mail at
Pharmacy Q&A, c/o The
Houston Home Journal, P.O.
Box 1910, Perry, GA 31069.
All questions are confiden
tial, so you don’t have to give
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