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JE ARE, most of us, well into our

affair with summer’s ‘sun, an

¥ indulgence we can’t hide as it

shows on our glowing faces and flushed
skin. ;

By Layne Christensen
“Fashion Reporter

We revel in its brilliance and gain pleasure when -

_ it reaches out to kiss our limbs with gold. We draw

strength from its radiance and lazy comfort from its
i, warmth. But to carry on with such abandon would
‘be imprudent. ;

Though it's ‘all fun and ganies on the surface.
there is danger that lurks within. To those whe say
“Well, I've already indulged, so why bother protect-
ing myself now?.” we retort “There's no time like
the present to practice safe sun.’

“The statistics are harrowing: more. than. 60.000
Canadians will get skin cancer this year. As most of
us are well aware, the sun is the main cause of skin

. cancer. Most skin cancers are curable if treated at an
“early stage and almost all are preventable. Even so,
620 Canadians: are expected to die this year from

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melanoma, the deadliest fori of the disease.
if that doesn’t scare you into action, note this:

“sun exposure is also the primary Cause of photosen-
-. sitive aging. This is damage to the s!

in that results
in a nasty network of fine lines (think crushed tissue
paper). a leathery appearance (naugahyde couches),
sun spots, mottling and freckles. The result is that

- You appear decades older than you really are. Have

you seen pictures of Brigitte Bardot lately? -

We now know that every second spent in the sun
leaves its mark on your skin. Permanently. Got the
picture? That ssid, there are a number of ways to
protect ourselves against the sun’s harmful rays

The Australians have it down pat with their
“Slip. Slap. Slop” campaign (slip on a shirt, slap on
a hat and slop ‘on a sunscreen) that is strictly
enforced in school playgrounds. Good thing, too,
because we now know that the mistakes me made as

youths (baby oil and foil sun reflectors?) can come .

back to haunt us,.A history of severe sunbums in
childhood puts us 10 times greater at risk of devel-
oping the disease later in life.

So what are our options? . /

Lintit your time in the sun. especially during
peak periods. That means between Lf} a.m. and 4
p.m. when the sun's rays are strongest.

Cover up. When at the -

beach, bring along pro-
tective clothing — 4
wide-brimmed . hat, a

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NOW THAT summer is here, sun care should shift into overdrive. Scart, ’

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