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Page 10/The Battalion/Thursday, June 23, 1983 Cancer^ danger^ warned_ Doctors blame sunbathing United Press International ATLANTA — Sunbathing, one of America’s more popular f >astimes, has drawn criticism rom two Emory University medical researchers who say the practice may cause skin cancer rates to soar. Drs. William L. Dobes and Henry Earl Jones say most skin cancers are caused by over exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun, and a sunbathing lifestyle poses a serious health hazard. The researchers plan a cam paign to call attention to the threat and will try to uproot the notion that a beautiful suntan denotes good health. fore. Their personal observa tions are supported by a Nation al Cancer Institute study that ranked Atlanta as having one of the highest incidences of skin cancer in the nation. Dobes and Jones enlisted the aid of the National Weather Ser vice in their sun awareness pro ject. The NWS has started pro viding the Atlanta-area news media with a sunburn predic tion index that tells the number of minutes it takes to redden the average untanned Caucasian skin at specific times of day. Americans develop skin cancer each year. Among whites, roughly 232 new cases develop out of each 100,000 population. For blacks, it is 3.4 cases per 100,000. The two physicians specialize in treating skin diseases. Dobes is director of Emory’s immunof luorescence laboratory for the diagnosis of skin problems. Jones is chief of Emory’s depart ment of dermatology. Both say they are seeing more cancers of the skin than ever be- “Redness is synonmous with skin damage. It means that it’s time to protect yourself,” said Dobes. He said the index will tell people'“how long they can stay out in the sun if they want to protect themselves.” In Atlanta there were 393.8 new cases per 100,000 people for 1977-79, the last year stu died. For all the survey areas in cluded in the NCI study, the rate was 232.6 per 100,000 popula tion. The rate of skin cancers in the Atlanta area exceeds that for all other forms of cancer stu died. are getting skin cancer, probably because of our leisure lifestyle,” Jones said. He said one reason for the higher number of skin cancers in Atlanta might be the large number of fair-skinned people of Scots-Irish ancestry living in the area. Fair-skinned indi viduals are more susceptible to sun-caused skin damage. Skin cancers, wrinkling and premature aging of the skin are the cumulative effects of years of exposure to the sun’s rays, said Dobes, who estimated that between 400,000-500,000 The sunburn prediction in dex being tried in the Atlanta area is the first of its kind in the Southeast and the second in the nation. Another is in operation at the University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson, where skin cancers occur at a rate four times the national average. The researchers said the problem might also be traced to the favorable attitude toward suntanned bodies, more skin being exposed to the sun, and a possible impairment of the earth’s protective ozone barrier. Dobes and Jones said people ;d expo- “What is alarming is that in Atlanta and all across America, more and more young people should avoid unprotected expo sure to the sun during periods of the day with high levels of dan gerous rays — between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. They suggested that the head and neck be protected with hats and sunscreen prepa rations and that children be taught to protect themselves against the sun. 1 C7T}ff MM M MM/ Around town Magazine to be published here The American Archivist, a journal published by the Society of American Archivists, is now headquartered here. Published four times a year, the journal includes theore tical and practical articles on arrangement and description, finding aids, references and access, appraisal and preserva tion of archives. Dr. Charles Schultz, professor of library science and archivist here, will be editor of the 3,500-circulation journal while it is housed at the University. Departm en ts receive $27,000 gran t Union Texas Petroleum of Houston has presented Texas A&M with $27,000 in grants. A donation of $12,000 was designated for faculty support in petroleum engineering. Another $15,000 grant will be divided equally among the College of Business Administra tion, Department of Geology and the Department of Pet roleum Engineering. Presenting the check for Union Texas Petroleum were G.J. “Bud” Wilson, Jr., vice president and general manager of U.S. exploration and production and Michael Wolff, manager for employment. Receiving the grant on behalf of Texas A&M were Dr. Doug Von Gonten, head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Dr. William Mobley, dean of the College of Business Administration, Dr. Karl Koenig, head of the De- artment of Geology and Dr. Robert Walker, vice president or development. £ To submit an item for this column, come by The Battalion office in 216 Reed McDonald or call 845-2611. Rape conviction stands in court United Press International AUSTIN, — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday upheld the convic tion and life sentence of a chauf feur, 38, who was convicted of raping his employer, 70. The court rejected the appeal from Dallas County of Homer Junior Jackson, who was sent enced under the habitual cri minal act. According to testimony, Jack- son fell asleep in the bed where the assault occurred and was stll asleep when police arrived. mse to a i IsaUnivt Jeffrey 1 public in 1 Hit by tl tee reasoi 'First of actlv wha ford saitl PA under Swinging practice staff photo by Eric Evan Ltt David Kent, tennis coach Texas A&M Tennis Team, the opposition Wednesday for the sized up afternoon with his son Trey, who plays tennis A tremt Louisianna Tech University, tying” is Coaching tips were not included. Corrigan nd the S-i sidents j m one continued from page 1 “We are already short now by 4,500 teachers,” Corrigan said. “The difference between the number leaving and the number graduating from college is about 4,500.” The third problem has re sulted from a larger number of teachers quitting at a faster rate than ever before because other professional opportunities are more attractive. “You graduate in the math or science field today and you start out with a salary of $11,346 in teaching,” Corrigan said. “What happens is you could go into a computer corporation and make $26,000. “The data shows that teachers just are unable to survive. The myth of the public is that teachers work nine months and they have three months off. The data shows that they have to work in the summer just to sur vive economically. “But the kinds ofjobs they can get in the summer, because they’re only short-term jobs, don’t take advantage of their academic training,” he said. 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