THE MELANIN-ITE CHILD! "PAGE 5 & 6 OF THE DAILY MIRROR EXPRESSES THE HORROR OF MELANIN-RECESSIVE BEINGS" TRUTTING their perfectly bronzed bodies on the beaches of Los Angeles, the Baywatch babes and boys have the fashion item we all crave — a suntan. But as the heatwave soared to wards 300 (oF) yesterday for the Ara time this summon the chances like ‘overcooked lobsters instead of beach babes. Sun protection ia etal. Skin sian canoer —-have doubled fn the UK over ia and Account: ‘ast was Jo malautes for average ids, 90 inte for dark sein snd only 22mainutes fer fair in, "To avoid miorowaving your sin, forget Bavioutoh aad cover up ulover re tmbO, a wte brimmed ae 8 Logionnaite style ag with its flap over the neck ie ren Hetcer = thd clothing that penetrate fine fabrics — are Prcommended armour, [Best ofall, stay out of theaun completely and. cortataly between uma and Spm when It atite strongest ‘SAFE NOT ‘SORRY: covered ‘he su cud save son poi sunburn evenly over exposed areas before you go ut in the sun ~ and fe mantbe seapplied Segularly, eaboctally aftr a Olive acta which tans well shuld nov- ers lee than Sun Provsction wactor®, hd pale ae no lose than, ‘Even if you'r dressed, you avs to be careful. A thick cotton ‘art gives an SPF of around ib walle tin gaagy mun (arial only gives an SPF of abeut Pet = Trt second mort com And sunglasoce mustbe labelled ponent inthe CX wh oe for British standard S724 107 ‘Than dh.o00new cases and about ‘ty six per cont of women in deaths enc sear po deveigp melanoma are eae mad datgergus a at Sooners or ounce owes ‘Ityou're sitting in tae shade, ‘UV rays can bounce effaand wa” one neve tan ter ast white conorste 80 too Sib cancers shove precautions aul apply. 1 Sea's ace. long fr the aan rt aint jut to wreak ita havo. Ye jon't wat to become ye cay caabarn. warsiag eae ‘Siouier skin canoor seetiate Sven out with the weatiee fone "Tao growing hole fa the oeone layer ~ caused by chemicals fa thestratosphere "increases the isk of sunburn, Sunlight contains two types of ultraviolet rays, The Art, UA. penetrates deep into ths kn and can cause eto became ‘wrinisied and leathery HE second, UVB, ic absorbed by the by the upper layers of the skin and increases production of melanin which causes the skin to darken. [t's adviee that doesn't aaly ‘UVB the main cause of san- opi when you're cosead Boo. BY HELEN WEATHERS and JILL PALER Mecical |Correspondent barn and ekin cancer. {bry say many people they soo withsisincancerhavenever lef Jones laanched Molewatch after the ur hfs daughter Nicola,a 2-year ‘The problem is now 30, bad Old nurse, died from skin cancer jmat BRtain has lasnohed 308 rst, cancer beach patrol In Souta Wales Fie pt scheme Nexto itrouid be extended and voluntaers from the local Sink it Starity MAC (Melauama Aware f0r having a tan. hess Campairn) have patrolled “A tan isnoteaithy —even a five Deaches on the Gower light tan i's sign fat aia io being damaged Bosinsila wit UV monitors and good advice Ing is one of the iret obvious week W many sunburnt people fon the beach but they Dr Dafyda Jones, consultant ‘Called Molowatch—bocause = acrmatolegiat at Gtigioton Hos mole changing shape or blecd pital in Swansea, adda: “This ‘It your body doss not produce badDilsters on theirleysthetit suffidlent. molanin —- beesuse fiey told me they had poured you are fulr-skinned or ty to Kettle of toiling water on them bums Twould have believed them” "oo quickly — theta Generally people with fair or Katlo Chambers of thelHealth rod hair blue eyes and freckes ESAS: We wo oo gteiamanatiale Go mae aestaae aat ere es aes eee rr Se ee ee ‘Srfetin go don't use sunsoréen. of a Departinent of Health Re. jg 2 small price to pay search ahows $1 per cant of Sort ito the health risks of ean sunburn cases happen at home bathing, says the high price of iiueairateprent recites went SURCUTRREUS cas * "Gene tae are Tctetpsctorininan. SugcPhting ate Eieceae te aera LETS cease ates itch Seamer eat 3 thy skin for ourselves TimBefslte cancer “ehesi0H Dart people tarticulanly Gall: Sunscreens offer some pro- aad our children lator im ifs Initiative follows tneleadsethy dren as Australis and the US. MAC's chairman Granam Diagram 6 102 ‘gworrving ae bad tection by incrouslag ne jes such Sunbare im childhood Has been ee Inked with melanoma later Thavo seen pegole with mac ‘Tuo Baywatch brigades 1cok f ay in thou fabulous Som tae oftime youcan stay in thowun bulge mow. but ina) years Without ‘burning. Sane should he epplied thickly end types wilt have the last laugh 2nd interesting en time tie