European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 scene stars and stripes pages body dark Side of the Sun worst form of skin cancer on the especially in 20somethings Lindsey of led the life of a typical girl who wanted to have she kept herself in shape and took care of her playing in the Sun with her friends kept her and she liked looking that meant visits to tanning Par sometimes three or four times a week before big events such As proms and about four years she found a blemish above her left she spot Ted it while on the Beach in Panama the family doctor removed the Blem it looked like a mole except for its Odd about the size of two Pencil and its uneven something was her family doctor referred her to a dermatological the surgeon delivered her diagnosis in Blunt terms malignant something a 20yearold would not i thought it was something that older people she of the three most common forms of skin Melanoma is the most the two less dangerous basal cell and squamous cell grow and can be ugly but rarely Melanoma grows deep and infects other parts of the body Lymph nodes sometimes Quick theres no cure other than Louis Vicki of gets propped for Mohs surgery april 17 on a basal cell cancer on her Temple at the Anheuser Busch Institute in skin cancer is becoming More especially in those under the Only option is to find it we Are seeing an increase in Young adults in their Early says Lynn chief of dermatology at Washington University school of medi she says that Krebs age is rare for Melanoma about 1 percent of Mela Noma cases Are younger than 30 but the age of people with their first Melanoma is getting Cornelius says that researchers Haven found the smoking gun to link tanning Beds and skin but statistics show theres a danger those who visit tanning salons More than once a month Are twice As Likely to develop Melanoma appears More often in people who have intermittent Sun she and that Contact Doest have to mean tanning Beds May fall into that Cate tanning Beds Emit More Uva skin care tips avoid deliberate excessive exposure to Wear ultraviolet blocking sunglasses and protective including a wide rimmed when exposed to ultraviolet apply sunscreen 15 to 20 minutes before going use sunscreen every Day if you get More than 20 minutes of daily expo sure to the Wear sunscreen with a Sun Protection Factor spa of at least preferably one that is labelled As providing Broa spectrum meaning it blocks Uva and Uva one ounce of sunscreen is required to completely cover exposed areas of the reapply sunscreen every two hours or immediately after swimming and strenuous the american Academy of dermatologists the Type More closely associated with Uva rarely causes sunburn but still causes deep skin Krebs was new surgical technology and techniques increasingly can Tell whether a cancer has spread hers Ive been telling my friends to say out of the tanning she All of my friends have but i know people who go every its almost like there in q a n o o o co 7 g a take care to Wear summer shoes that offer support d o its nearly when the living is easy and your feet have to work twice As when the weather your toes want to get out and play just As much As the rest of but flip flops and women Little Strappy nigh heeled shoes All pose potential problems for your Johnny director of medical special to procedures surgery Center in Vero says Hes not against wearing airy you just have to be smart when you do he especially in col weather people Are cooped up for several months a now they get Spring fever and just want to get out and enjoy Benjamin but he says people dont consider the drawbacks of casual open toed and before there developing unexpected aches and pains Ana wondering where it went Larry owner of Good feet stores in Cali says casual summer shoes cause problems when they dont fit make sure somebody actually measures your he youd be surprised How Many people come in and they wore size 10 when they were 25 years now there 50 years Ana they still think they Wear size its not just the length of your feet but their shape that Good feet specializes in Arch and Schneider says there Are All kinds of variables when it comes to finding the right Fresno a cutaway foot bust at the Good feet store in illustrates the problems with summer footwear that offers no such As you and i May both have a size10 he but the distance Between your Heel and the Ball or your foot May be different than even when they know their some women Are tempted to go smaller when choosing a cute pair of they look Schneider but youre stuffing your foot into a shoe that Doest and youre All on your As for Benjamin says that while they May be there not real Good for your its stressing All of the on your he if a person could imagine walking on her tiptoes for 68 hours a How much stress would that put on her foot keep in mind that the wider the the More balance youll and the less weight will be distributed solely on your get As wide a Heel As the fashionistas will Benjamin Ross a says flip flops also should not be worn All i Wear them All the washing the car or going to the he there you just slip them and off you but theres not much sup port in that Type of for most if youre not going to Wear them for but a Day at there probably not people often Wear flip flops where they know their feet will get Benjamin says moisture can Lead to so daily washings Are essential to healthy flip flops also have Little Benjamin says running in them is a bad but a person just ill run til run there real for a few Short and your foot slides out of the you go Down and end up with a Nasty ankle he