THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 2002
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Tanning can increase cancer risk
By Summer Lewis Kansan staff writer
People who use tanning beds may double their risk of getting skin cancer, according to a new study by the National Cancer Institute.
The study found people who used tanning devices were almost twice as likely to have common kinds of skin cancer
— such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma
— than people who didn't use the devices.
According to WebMD, www.webmd.com, basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer, affecting 800,000 Americans per year. Squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common skin cancer, affects more than 200,000 Americans per year.
Skin cancer is diagnosed in about one million Americans a
year.
The study said about 25,000 tanning salons operate in the United States.
The tanning industry earns $5 billion annually by about 28 million Americans.
Lee Bittenbender, dermatologist at the Dermatology Center of Lawrence, said he was not surprised the study finally proved what dermatologists had strongly suspected for a long time. He said tanned skin was never a good thing.
Margaret Karagas, an author of the study, said that although people suspected tanning lamps could cause these types of skin cancers, no previous epidemiological studies that addressed the issue.
"People need to understand that if their skin is tanned, then it is damaged," Bittenbender said. "That is how the skin responds to ultraviolet entry."
Hesaid ultraviolet light, a form of radiation not visible to the human eye, was the major factor in the development of skin cancer as well as aging of the skin.
"Aging means wrinkles, uneven pigment and thinning of the skin." Bittenbender said.
Elizabeth Escher, Topeka freshman, said that she usually tanned in tanning beds to prepare for spring break.
"I go to tanning beds so that I don't look so pale for spring break," she said.
Bittenbender said that he recommended people use the safer and cheaper alternatives to tanning beds.
"My view is that going to a tanning salon is an expensive way to do something bad to your skin," he said. "If someone wants to have the look of a tan, it is much safer to use the self-tanning methods that use a dye on the skin."
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Facts about tanning beds and skin cancer.
Risk of skin cancer is almost twice as high in people who use tanning beds.
Skin cancer is diagnosed in about one million Americans a year
28 million Americans use tanning beds
25,000 tanning salons
operate in the United States.
The tanning industry earns $5 billion annually.
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer.
Squamous cell skin cancer is another common form of skin cancer.
Source: National Cancer Institute
Aircraft maker says layoffs possible
The Associated Press
wICHITA—Cessna Aircraft Co., the only aircraft manufacturer that did not lay off workers last year, said job cuts may be necessary if sales didn't pick up in the next year.
"The last thing we want to have to do is lay people off," Cessna chairman and chief executive Gary Hay said Tuesday. "But the realities of the marketplace may indicate we'll have to do that."
Wichita's three light aircraft manufacturers — Cessna, Raytheon Aircraft Co. and Bombardier Aerospace — delivered 10 percent fewer Wichita-built airplanes to customers in 2001 than they did a year earlier.
The drop was the smallest at Cessna, which delivered a record number of Citation jets in 2001. But Hay said that if orders did not rebound, it may also have to cut production rates, and with it, jobs.
Since April, Raytheon Aircraft has announced 2,000 job cuts, and Bombardier Aerospace in Wichita announced 600 layoffs.
Cessna ended the year with a 4 percent
decline in airplane deliveries overall. Deliveries of Bombardier's Lear jet models, meanwhile, dropped 26 percent, while Raytheon ships were down 24 percent.
"The saving grace for us was quite simply the fact that we had hard terrific acceptance of our product in the prior two or three years in the marketplace." Hay said. "That allowed us to build our backlog."
Together, Raytheon, Cessna and Bombardier delivered 1,670 Kansas-built jets, turboprops and piston-engine airplanes last year, down from the 1,861 they shipped in 2000. The totals do not include military aircraft.
Cessna expects deliveries to be flat this year overall.
But the market for orders has been tough, and the company must rebuild its backlog of orders, Hay said. Cessna's backlog of orders is $5.2 billion, down from $6.6 billion a year ago.
Cessna halted plans to ramp up Citation jet production this year and also decided last year not to hire an additional 500 people.
The company has put a hiring freeze in place, except for "mission critical" positions, such as airframe and power-plant mechanics and engineers, said Cessna spokeswoman Jessica Myers.
Though it has avoided layoffs in Wichita, Cessna has eliminated about 400 jobs at its single-engine aircraft plant in Independence.
Cessna delivered 1,210 airplanes in 2001, compared with 1,256 the year before. The total included 313 Citation business jets, up from 252.
Cessna has expected deliveries this year of more than 300 Citations,100 Caravans and 600 single-engine aircraft, said Myers.
Bombardier Aerospace delivered 96 Wichita-built Lear jets in the 12 months ending January 31, the end of its fiscal year, compared with 129 for the same period a year ago. The biggest drop was in the Lear jet 31A aircraft.
Bombardier Aerospace, however, shipped more of its Canadian-made regional jets last year and ended its fiscal year with the same number of total deliveries as it did a year ago.
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