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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 2000)
Catharine Kendal! Emerald Precision Cuts and Tanning, located at 609 E. 13th Ave., is one store that has recently experienced an increase in customers. Skin cancer should concern both 'fake’ and real tanners ■ An estimated 9,600 Americans will die of exposure-related skin cancers in the year 2000 By Darren Freeman Oregon Daily Emerald With spring break approaching, many University students are thwarting the still-drizzly Oregon weather and getting a head start on their summer tans. Business at local tanning salons is booming, with salon owners re porting as many as 200 customers each day. “From 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. every single day, we are completely booked,” said Sunsational Tan ning & Beauty Salon owner De Lynn Tucke. The recent increased business at tanning salons is indicative of our culture’s long-standing rever ence for sun-bronzed skin and de rision of pale skin, owners said, but many doctors worry that Americans’ love of the tan is be coming a health hazard. “People are going on vacations, they want to put their shorts on and they don’t want to look pasty white,” said Tammi Cantwell, a Tanners’ Paradise manager who also tans regularly. “Obviously, you look healthier when you’re tan.” Dr. James Kitterman, a special ist in diseases of the skin, said the opposite is true, however. Regular tanning is far from healthy, he said. Excessive exposure to ultravio let rays, be it from the sun or a tanning bed, has been found to weaken the immune system, pre maturely age the skin and cause skin cancer. The American Cancer Society projects 1.3 million new cases of basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer to develop this year. Both forms of cancer are rarely lethal and highly curable when detect ed and treated early. But the ACS predicts 9,600 Americans will die in the year 2000 from skin cancer, mostly from melanoma cancer. Though the causes of melanoma are still largely un known, Kitterman said the “vast majority” of skin cancer cases are caused by excessive sun expo sure. “Salon owners espouse that regular tanning is non-damaging and doesn’t lead to cancer and ag ing,” Kitterman said. “But that’s not the case. Tanning is definitely not a safe thing to do.” Tracy Kimball, salon coordina tor at Precision Cuts & Tanning, disagreed, saying her business in forms all customers of the risks of tanning and reserves the right to deny service to customers who are obviously sunburned. Sunsational Tanning & Beauty Salon also takes precautions by not allowing customers to tan longer than ten minutes each ses sion and no more often than every other day. Oregon law requires sessions not exceed 20 minutes. Both Kimball and Tucker said their employees take an annual course on tanning safety. The course teaches salon employees to identify skin types, recom mend proper lotions, use appro priate sun bulbs and operate ac cording to law. But such courses are not re quired and constitute an addi tional expense, about $150 for each employee, that some tanning salons choose not to accept. “It’s not cheap for me to do, but it’s well worth my while to have our girls educated,” Tucker said. “A little bit of prevention is better than reparation at the end.” Willamette Valley’s Largest Flyfishing Shop A great selection of flytying and flyfishing supplies (SddisFly THE GSDDISFfiY Mckenzie River guided fishing trips 1/2 and full day available Fly fishing classes: April 7 & 8 May 10, 11 & 12 GUARDLINE FISHING INFO: (541) 485-2000 ext 3906 342-7005 168 West 6th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401 342-7005 Weekdays 9am-6pm Saturday 1 Oam-5pm Sunday 1 Oam 3pm soszoo KATEE— GOLF CLUB at O* College Students -*20.00 822-3220 008720 We can work it out rnrr Birth Control Supplies & HIM Sexual Health Services Call or stop by to see if you qualify. PPlanned Parenthood 1 670 High, Eugene 344-941 1 any regular price Item or auelc! (With student ID. Mention this ad) expires 3/31/00 • Guitars & Amps • Keyboards & Software • Drums & Percussion • Music • Brasswinds • Woodwinds Pull service instrument repair center -New Location!-: 888 Goodpasture Island Rd. * 686-4870 (at the corner of Goodpasture Island Rd. & Delta Highway) www.lightmusic.cpm New Hours! Mon-Sat 10-8, Sunday 12-6
