European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday May 5, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 be Alert for warning signs by Gayle Young in led press International c Onstance Lehman was gelling dressed one morning in october and glanced Dow Nat a mole on her shoulder that had bean there since she was e child it was dark and raised she said later in an interview i did t know How Long it had been that Way but it Wes not like it used to if Lehman was an average american she would have waited 16 months before visiting a dermatologist to get the mole checked out. She saw her dermatologist within the month and on Dee. 1 had. Surgery to remove the cancerous Melanoma thai had developed from her mole Melanoma has killed 10-year-old children said or. Arthur Rhodes professor of dermatology at Harvard medical school in Boston. " people wait and see. Belore they seek medical help. It s problem of stupidity ii is a Pio Lemol denial.". Skin cancer is the most rapidly increasing form of cancer next to that of the lungs said or. Blean Safar chalet of dermatology at memorial Sloan Kettering cancer Center in new York. In 1975, doctors reported 300,000 cases of non malignant Melanoma and 9.000 oases of malignant Melanoma. In 19bs those figures Rose to 500.000 cases of non malignant Melanoma and 22,000 cases of malignant Melanoma. Safai estimated that if the numbers keep increasing at the same Rale one out of every 150 people will have malignant Melanoma by the year 2000. As to is now one out of every seven people in the common moles and skin cancers do not look alike. But a change in a Mote or skin spot May be the first sign of skin cancer. People at High risk have family history of skin cancer or have had one themselves b unusual moles on the skin or changing moles fair skin Light hair and Blue Green or Gray Eye color h childhood history of painful or blistering sunburns and or they sunburn easily As adults h indoor occupations and outdoor recreational habits changes to look for h color multiple shades of dark Brown or Black spread of color into surrounding skin size sudden or continuous enlargement h shape development of irregular margins h Elevation especially in previously Flat mole Anatomy of a skin cancer skin layers epidermis skin cancer sweat gland \ hair follicle h surface scariness erosion oozing crusting ulceration bleeding h surrounding skin redness swelling satellite pigmentation sensation itching tenderness pain a consistency softening or title Ness Chicago Tribune graphic Sou is skin cancer foundation cancer journal Tor Clink Sara by american cancer society and Rush presbyterian is. Luke s medical Cente United states will develop Shin cancer he said. Most of these cases will be basal cell carcinoma the least deadly of All cancers and the same that struck president. Reagan last year. Dermatologists say the rapidly increasing instances of skin cancer can be directly attributed to the increased popularity of outdoor activities exercise sunbathing tanning salons Beach vacations and Sun lamps. Americans still remain ignorant of skin cancer and its warning signs especially of Melanomas a cancer of the skin thai usually starts on the site of moles and if left untreated can insect every Organ of the Bod the Good news about skin cancer is that ii is easily detectable because it s on the own and it s easy to treat said Rhodes. Few would die of skin cancer if the Public Ware better educated about warning signs he added. Most Melanomas Start on the site of moles which Are basically a Cluster of pigment forming cells. Most moles appear at 6 months of age but moles Are. Present at birth in one out of 100 children he said. These birth moles Are More Likely to be the site of Melanomas than Are moles that appear later said Rhodes. They have to be monitored constantly All during Lite he said. People with a duller of moles called Dysep Tastle nevus should also Walch carefully for signs of Melanoma. The doctors advised everyone to Check their bodies once a year perhaps on birthdays for signs of Melanoma but said people with Dysput Aslly nevus or birth motes should Check every six months and occasionally consult a dermatologist. Generally moles Are even and roundish in shape. When they become the site of Melanoma hey become raised larger and uneven in shape said Rhodes. Hit s ugly. It s Melanoma said Rhodes. Treatment for Melanomas As Lor the less deadly basal cell carcinoma is usually surgical removal said the doctors older patients unsuitable for surgery Are treated with radiation therapy. Basal cell carcinoma is directly linked to Sun exposure and while it can strike any part of the is usually Lound on the lace shoulders and hands. This form of cancer which usually starts As a hard bump that sometimes oozes Lould. Has a 99 percent cure rate said the doctors but Ihor Case books Are full of people who have been disfigured by basal cell carcinoma because they have refused to seek. Treatment. These people have lost noses eyes and ears to the Cencer. While skin cancers Are More common in the elderly they can strike at any age said the doctors. Sandy Conlen is Only 16 years old. Last tall Aller a summer of Waters Ling and several sunburns at Cape cod an oozing sore developed on her nose that would t go away. She was diagnosed As having basal cell carcinoma and had the cancer removed during surgery this Winter. I was left with a big Hole in my nose a said Conlin. My mom and dad were shocked because they thought i was much Loo Young to have skin Rma Bombeck y eyes have drifted Over enough College commencements to practically read the minds of everyone who is there. The graduates Are having second thoughts about majoring a human. Sexuality the faculty is begging forgiveness for what they Are about to unleash on the civilized world. The mothers Are wondering ii the pictures they took without a Flash Are going to turn out. The grandparents Are trying to remember where the bathroom was they passed four hours earlier the father is sitting there numb. He is mentally trying to Lagura out How a is going to it All the graduate s possessions he saw stacked in the room into his station Wagon. Even in he left grandma in a Gas station restroom and pretended he forgot her the stuff would t fit. Even if he donated the Aqua urn and inf fish to the science department it would t fit. Even ii he strapped the surfboard and the Small refrigerator to the lenders it would t Survey was done a few years ago by the Wall Street journal about what College students considered essential for thar Comfort in school. Eighty Lour percent of them said an alarm clock was their no. 1 priority. A stereo was chosen by 77 percent and Blue jeans by 70 percent. A Backpack was a necessity Lor 61 percent and extra underwear was a luxury named by 57 percent. I would have thought someone would have voted Lor a tuition Check taut when you re sitting around in clean underwear and Blue jeans listening to your stereo and setting your alarm so you can get up Early and Backpack that s about As Good As academic life can get. I Don t know what happens once kids get to College but tour years later those rooms would take the sight out of a Good Eye. We had a child Olathe 60s who wanted to get away from our materialism. She entered College taking with her our to set 4-by-6 Rug bed linens towels pots and pans silverware dishes typewriter portable Heater hair dryer Tennis Racket and second car. Every Lime i visited her room i Tell like a game show contestant. All my dreams Ware there within my reach but gave the wrong answer when she asked do you need this sometimes i hang around the Campus Long enough to see those station wagons pull away from the dormitory. They look like the Beverly Hillbillies after College. There Are bicycles lied to the Reol crates of albums that lower the car to within two inches above the ground. Skis hang out from the tailgate with a t Short tied Over the end boxes of Blu books and themes. Float from the windows. Larger than life cuddly animals Grin through the windows Beer can collections Dangle in mesh bags from door handles. The Only thing missing is the graduate sitting in a rocking chair on the Root of the car wearing a football helmet and Reading tha want ads. 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