FRI 2S


 Stopping skin cancer


epidemic starts with children


 Skin cancer rates in the
 United States are in-
 creasing at epidemic lev-
 els. In fact, one blistering
 sunburn in childhood
 more than doubles a per-
 son's chances of devel-
 oping melanoma later in
 life. The majority of skin
 cancers are almost al-
 ways preventable with
 good sun protection
 habits. Children should
 be taught from an early
 age to be aware of the
 problems associated
 with sun exposure and
 the need to use sun pro-
 tection.
 "By 2010, melanoma
 rates are projected to rise
 to 1 in 50 Americans,"
 said The Skin Cancer
 Foundation President
 Perry Robins, M.D. "The
 most important factors
 contributing to the rise in
 melanoma rates areex-
 posure to ultraviolet rays
 (UVR) in early child-
 hood, sunburns,.and in-
 termittent increased ex-
 posure to the sun."
 Parents can teach their
 children early sun pro-
 tection techniques that
 will help prevent skin
 cancer later in life. The
 Foundation recommends
 the following methods of
 protection for different
 age groups.
 Babies
 Babies' skin is extreme-
 ly sensitive and can burn
 easily. In fact, babies un-
 der six months of age
 should be kept out of tfhe
 sun. Follow these tips for
 babies older than six
months:
 Take walks early in the
morning or late after-
noon and use a stroller
with a sun-protective
cover.
 Dress babies in loose-
fitting outfits that cover
arms and legs. Clothing
made with a UPF of 30 or
higher offers the best


 protection. For a selec-
 tion of stylish, sun pro-
 tective children's cloth-
 ing, check out www.ca-
 banalife.com. A portion
 of proceeds from Cabana
 Life sales benefits The
 Skin Cancer Foundation.
 Choose a hat that pro-
 tects the baby's face,
 neck, and ears. A baby
 who wears a hat during
 the first few months will
 get used to having it on.
 Sunglasses are not very
 practical for. a young
 baby. To protect your
 baby's eyes, seek the
 shade between 10 a.m.
 and 4 p.m.
 Apply a broad-spec-
 trum, SPF, 15-plus sun-
 screen to areas left un-
 covered such as baby's
 hands.
 While in the car, shield
 the baby from direct sun-
 light coming in through
 the side window with
 UV-blocking window
 film.
 Toddlers
 Protecting toddlers
 from the sun requires a
 little, more thought and
 effort. It is important to
 not only educate your
 child, but the caregiver
 as well.
 Make sure your child
 seeks the shade between
 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Check
 the outdoor area where
 your child plays to make
 sure there is adequate
 shade protection.
 A broad-spectrum, SPF
.-15-plus sunscreen
should be apiplied'every
morning, 20 minutes be-
fore leaving the house.
Keep sunscreen in the
bathroom where chil-
dren brush their, teeth,
and eventually it will be-
come routine.
 Two tablespoons of
 sunscreen must be ap-
 plied every two hours
 and more often if your
 child is swimming or


sweating.
 Children should wear
 sun protective clothing-
 including shirts, hats
 and sunglasses-as their
 primary line of defense
 against UVR. Make sure
 your child wears a wide-
 brimmed hat, long-
 sleeved shirt and pants
 during prolonged peri-
 ods in the sun.
 School-Age Children
 Most of the sun protec-
 tion methods used for
 toddlers and young chil-
 dren should be applied
 to elementary school
 children:
 Wear sun protective
 clothing every day, espe-
 cially if you live in a
 warm climate.
 Apply' broad-spec-
 trum, SPF 15-plus sun-
 screen to exposed skin.
 Reapply sunscreen af-
 ter two hours of UVR ex-
 posure and continue to
 reapply.
 Be sure your child
 wears a hat during re-
 cess.
 Reach your -child to
 look for shaded areas in'
 which to play.
 Teach your child to
 wear sunglasses while
 outside.
 Children should enjoy
 the outdoors safely.
 Learn how to protect
 your children, teach
 them how to protect
 themselves and tell oth-
 ers about the importance
 of sun protection.
 The Skin Cancer Foun-
idaoon is the only,global
organization solely de-
voted to the prevention,
detection and treatment
of skin cancer. The mis-
sion of the Foundation is
to decrease skin cancer
incidence and mortality
by means of public and
professional education,
medical training and re-
search.
 For more information,
v- i s i t
www.skincancer.org or
call toll-free 800-SKIN-
490 or 800-754-6490.


OBITUARIES


 Sheddrick M. Roundtree
 July 11, 2006

 heddrick M.
 Roundtree, a Live
 Oak, Fla. native,
passed away suddenly Tues-
day, July 11, 2006. He was
educated in the public
schools of Suwannee Coun-
ty.
 Survivors include, one son,
Demonte Roundtree; moth-
er, Mattie Clayton; father,
Jerome Roundtree and wife,
Diane; three sisters, O'Tun-
nel, Christy and Jeronica;
three brothers, Amondo, An-
thony and Joshua; grandpar-
ents, Thelma Cooks, Ralph
and RosaI Roundtree and
Bertha Clayton; great-grand-
mother, Ida Dukes; and a
host of aunts, uncles, cousins
and sorrowing friends..
 Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m., Saturday,
July 22 in African Missionary
Baptist Church with Elder
Alex Fountain, pastor and
Brother Dockery officiating.
 Thomas Funeral Home of
Live Oak is in charge of all
arrangements.

 Georgina Doreen Turner
 Dec. 15, 1928 -
 July 17,2006

 Seorgina Doreen Turn-
 er, 77, of Live Oak,
 Fla., passed away
Monday, July 17, 2006 in
Shands at Lake Shore follow-
ing a lengthy illness. She was
a .native of Leicestershire,
England and moved to Live
Oak from West Palm Beach
15 years.ago.
 Survivors include her hus-
band, Doug Turner of West
Palm Beach; one brother,
Percy Browne of Stuart; and
one sister, Sheila Pole of Live
Oak.
 Memorial services will be
held at 3 p.m., Fd ,ri yul 21'
at her sister's home at 16515


38th Street, Live Oak.
 Harris Funeral Home, Inc.
 of Live Oak is in charge of all
 arrangements.

 George P. Gannon
 March 10, 1924 -
 July 18, 2006

 eorge P. Gannon, 82,
 of Live Oak, Fla.
 passed away Tues-
 day, July 18,2006 in his home
 after a long illness. The
 Yonkers, N.Y. native moved
 to Live Oak from Miami four
 years ago, was a US Navy
 veteran and served on the
 USS Shamrock Bay during
 World War II. He retired af-
 ter 26 years as a men's suit
 salesman at Burdines De-
 partment Stores in Miami.
 Gannon also worked for Pan
 American Airlines in Miami
 as well as New\- York Central
 Railroad in New York. He
 was a member of St. Francis,
 Xavier Catholic Church in
 Live Oak.
 Survivors include his wife,
 Martha Gannon of Live Oak;
 three daughters, Kathy Gan-
 non of Winter Park, 'Colo.,
 Susan (Jeff) Wayne of Col-
 orado Springs, Colo. and
 Julie Gannon of. Pembroke
 Pines; one step-daughter.
 Beverly Jones ot Miami: htwo
 .tep-sons, Ramrnond and'
 Steven Jones of Live Oak;
 one sister, Rita Hodgmani of-
Stow, Mass.; one brother,
Lawrence Gannon-of Port St.
Lucie; three grandchildren,
Jennifer Randall, Christo-
pher Wayne and Eddie
Jones; two great-grandchil-
dren, Jordan. Wayne and
Triston Randall. He was pre-
ceded in death by two sons,
Paul and Patrick Gannon.
 Funeral services will be
conducted at 2 p.m., today,
Friday, July 21 at Daniels
Memorial' Chap~el' m ;Live "
Oak with Father Richard
Perko officiating. Interment


will follow in Live Oak
Cemetery with military hon-
ors.
 Daniels Funeral Homes,
 Inc. of Live Oak is in charge
 of all arrangements.

 Ouida F. Bell
 'July 8, 1933 -
 July 17, 2006

 uida F. Bell, 73, of
 Live Oak, Fla. passed
 away July 17, 2006 in
Baptist Medical Center-
Beaches, Jacksonville. She
was born July 8,1933 in Live
Oak and moved to Jack-
sonville at the age of 19. Bell
was a member of the Univer-
sity Boulevard Church of the
Nazarene.
 Survivors include her
daughters, Catherine Adams
(Hank) of Tampa, Susan
Brown (Rodney) of Atlanta,
Ga. and Lynda Hobbs of
Ponte Vedra Beach; broth-
er, Charles E. Sweat (Linda)
of Live Oak; grandchildren,
Jason, Abbye (Jorge), Zach,
Ali, Ashley, Lyndsey,
Whitnex-, Dahlton and Stel-
la; and a great-grand-
daughter, Tailer Spears.
 Visitation will be held
from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., to-
day, Friday, July 21 in the
University Boulevard
Church of the Nazarene
w-ith the funeral service im-
mediately following at 11
.a.m. There will be a recep-
tion following the service at
the church. Interment will
be in Live Oak.
 In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions may be made to. The
University Boulevard
Church of the Nazarene
Building Fund/Youth
Fund, 3930 University
Blvd. S. Jacksonville, FL
32216.
 Quinn-Shalz, A Family
Funeral 'fomei o f Jack-
sqnville Beach i in charge
of all arrangement's.


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