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Prevention of sun-induced skin cancer is a multi-faceted regimen. The "Cancer Facts and Figures" booklet recommends the following. • Avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. when ultraviolet rays are strongest. • Use protective clothing. • Use a sunscreen preparation, that contains such ingredients as PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid). The most common misconception about sunbathing, according to Last, is that a tan serves to protect against skin damage. "It just contributes to premature aging," he said.
is relatively rare, (it accounts for only 10 percent of all skin cancers) it can be deadly. In its booklet, "Cancer Facts and Figures," the ACS estimates the five-year survival rates for those with localized malignant melanoma is 89 percent. However, if the cancer has metastasized, the five-year rate drops to 39 percent. Also, the number of melanoma victims is on the rise. According to the ACS, the rate of malignant melanomas is increasing faster than any other type of cancer, except for lung cancer in women. SKIN CANCER WARNING Another startling aspect of meSIGNALS: lanoma is the relatively young age The American Cancer Sociof its victims. ety and the American Academy "It is not unusual to see melaof dermatology suggest that noma in patients in their late teens you visit your dermatologist if and early twenties," wrote Dr. Aryou have a skin spot that exhithur Sober of Harvard Medical bits the following symptoms: School and Dr. Robert Lew of the • Itching University of Massachusettes • Changing color Medical Center. • Bleeding There is increasing evidence • Not heaing that malignant melanoma is the re• Forming a scar for which sult of over-exposure to the sun there was no injury during childhood. • Turning red, white, blue or "Those who had blistering sunblack burns as adolescents are twice as • Developing a surrounding likely to develop melanoma," said halo of whiteness Dr. Lew and Dr. Sober. • Having uneven pigment or Also, locality plays an impornotches in the pigment's edges tant role in the development of the • Ulcerating or eroding disease. According to the National Cancer Institute, the incidence of melanoma is highest in southern areas. Continued from page 1 Predictably, the risk of developing skin cancer varies from one in"Corruption is a very serious dividual to another. problem in China. There are some In its most recently published people in the regime who use their response, the ACS lists the fol- power and influence to make lots lowng information: of money," said Yun, a graduate • Whites with olive-toned skin student in physics. usually tan quite easily; it is those Despite the military crackwith the fairest skins, notably red- down, however, Yun said he beheads or blondes, who usually lieves the democracy movement don't, and are at risk. in China will become more in• Men and women whose jobs spired and stronger. "It's possible demand long exposure should be to have a democracy in China, just aware of sun hazards. like in the Philippines and South • Certain drugs such as antibio- Korea." tics, antibacterial agents in mediYun said American television cated soaps and creams, barbitu- coverage of recent events in China rates and birth control pills, can was accurate, though one-sided. make the skin more susceptible. "This is because the Chinese re• Some perfumes, dabbed gime blocks the news, they don't where the sun strikes, can cause a allow news reports." sensitive reaction. A native of Fuzhou in Fujian • Blacks are relatively safe be- province, Yun is the only student cause their skin pigment provides from mainland China enrolled for good protection. summer at CSU.
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By Kamal Mazlan Staff Writer The Professional Educators Club on April 24 awarded scholarships worth $800 each to two 12th grade students, Stephanie Bates and Maria Young, as an incentive for them to attend Central State University in the 1989-90 academic term, PEC project coordinator Dr. Judith Wakefield said. Wakefield said scholarships were also given to Renee Hinton, Vicki Smallwood and Calvin Smith, who all got PEC financial assistance last year, while Gazelle Hughes got a scholarship from the CSU music department. PEC awarded the scholarships at its second annual planning conference held in the Cherokee Room at University Center, which was attended by 75 people, including 60 club members from Millwood, Northeast and John Marshall high schools, all in Oklahoma City. Dr. James R. Gaines III, a professor in diabetics from the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, was the guest speaker at the conference, which was also attended by CSU President Bill Lillard, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Clyde Jacob and Dr. Kenneth Elsner, dean of CSU's College of Education and PEC project director. Awards were also given to four high school students for achieving
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the highest grade point average: come to campus, they've already 9th grader Cristy Nokes, 10th decided on their majors. grader Hang Phan, 11th grader "Next year," Elsner added, Brian Wilson, and 12th grader "we'd like to build a support sysBates. Except for Phan, from tem that ensures that minority stuNortheast, the rest are from John dents, after they arrived on camMarshall, said Wakefield, a psy- pus, will be successful. Among chology and personnel service as- other things, this may include assistant professor. signing each new student to a faculty member, who will be avail"Our program," Wakefield said, "is to recruit minority stu- able either to answer questions or dents from 9th to 12th grades to go to provide assistance." into teaching, particularly in science, math, computer learning and foreign languages." Wakefield said there is a nationwide serious shortage of teachers, citing research that forecasted "in By Bryan Goodwin 1996 there will be a 30 to 40 perStudent Writer cent shortage of teachers and an Six piano performance majors increased enrollment of 9.5 perwill present a recital at 8 p.m., tocent in public schools in the U.S." Elsner said for this year's prog- night in the recital hall of Central rams, the PEC received a grant of State University's music building. $8,000 from the Oklahoma State Students involved in this evenRegents for Higher Education, ing's program are members of the compared to last year's $10,000. Jan Pokorny Steele studio. Minority students in CSU's Steele said the recital is held at College of Education, Elsner said, the end of each semester for stureprsented about 7 percent of total student enrollment of 4,059 stu- dents to gain performance experidents this semester: 313 Black stu- ence in playing more than one dents, 88 American Indians and 62 piece of music. Hispanics. Each student will play an ex"The PEC's main objective is to tended program, which means attract young people (from minor- they will play more than one piece ity groups) into teaching when from memory, she said. they're still in high schools," Elsner said. "We've found in the past The recital is open to the public, that when you wait for them to and there is no charge.
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