| Title: | Naturism |
| Notice: | Site report index is in topic 7 |
| Moderator: | GENRAL::KILGORE |
| Created: | Tue Jan 26 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Wed May 07 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 457 |
| Total number of notes: | 3687 |
This was taken from todays BOSTON GLOBE, 4-19-1990
written without permission.
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PROTECT MALE GENITALS FROM ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
Attention men, a tan line may be sexier than the alternative.
The risk of a rare cancer of the penis and scrotum goes up
sharply - like, 286 times - among sufferers of psoriasis treat-
ed with PUVA, which involves high doses of ultraviolet light,
after taking a light-sensitizing drug called a psoralen.
What does this have to do with those who don't have psoriasis
and don't take PUVA treatments? Even when the psoralen's effects
are ruled out, exposure to ultraviolet B-rays raises the risk of
genital cancer fourfold, Dr. Robert S. Stern of the Beth Israel
Hospital and colleagues at 15 other centers report in this week's
New England Journal of Medicine.
For men who need PUVA treatment, they advise covering the genitals
or reducing the dose of UV light. For everyone else, the word is:
cover up.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 239.1 | Free Skin Cancer Screenings | EXIT26::SAARINEN | Thu Apr 19 1990 15:05 | 14 | |
This was also taken from todays BOSTON GLOBE, 4-19-1990
written without permission
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CANCER SCREENINGS BEING OFFERED - FREE
Beginning Monday and running through June, more than 170
Massachusetts dermatologists will offer free skin cancer
screenings to people who have risk factors, such as fair
skin or suspicious changes in a mole or freckle.
Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-ACS-2345
The campaign is sponsored by the American Cancer Society,
the American Academy of Dermatologists and WBZ-TV and radio.
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