
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 19, 1990                   TAG: 9004190277
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A10   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: CHICAGO                                LENGTH: Short

CANCER THREAT DOESN'T CURB TANNING HABITS

A study of more than 1,000 people who underwent skin-cancer surgery showed that nearly half refused to change their sunning habits.

Forty-four percent said they had not changed their habits concerning outdoor activities one year after removal of their cancers, despite repeated counseling from a physician that it would be beneficial to do so.

Thirty-eight percent said they still weren't using sunscreens, despite their doctor advising it, said the study, published in April's issue of the American Medical Association's Archives of Dermatology.

by CNB