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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors concerning
sun protection/skin cancer among adults in TurkeyNursan Dede Cinar1, Sezgi Cinar2, Ayse Karakoc3, Fatma Ucar4
Objective: To document the level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of adults concerning sun protection and skin cancer.
Methodology: This was designed as descriptive and correlational study. The study group comprised of 1020 adults aged 18 to 75, chosen from all seven geographical regions in Turkey.
Results: Participants living in East and Southeast Anatolia regions had statistically less knowledge concerning sun protection and skin cancer. The knowledge scores of women were higher than men. The knowledge scores of those in younger age group, students and university graduates were higher than others. Women were sunbathing more often than men to have a darker skin and also were taking more protective measures against skin cancer.
Conclusion: Education level, gender and living in a coastal region effect level of knowledge, attitude and behavior about sun protection/skin cancer.
KEY WORDS: Skin Neoplasm, Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior.
Pak J Med Sci January - March 2009 Vol. 25 No. 1 108-112
How to cite this article:
Cinar ND, Cinar S, Karakoc A, Ucar F. Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors concerning sun protection/skin cancer among adults in Turkey. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(1):108-112.
1. Nursan Dede Cinar, PhD,
Assistant Professor,
2. Sezgi Cinar, PhD,
Assistant Professor
3. Ayse Karakoc, PhD,
2,3: Marmara University,
Faculty of Health Science,
School of Midwifery, Istanbul.
4. Fatma Ucar, Msc.,
1,4: Sakarya University,
Vocational School of Health,
Sakarya – Turkey.
Sezgi Cinar,
Marmara University,
Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing,
Tibbiye cad. Haydarpasa, 34704,
Istanbul, Turkey.
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* Received for Publication: September 17, 2008
* Revision Received: September 23, 2008
* Revision Accepted: December 23, 2008
Skin cancers are the most common type of malignancies seen in the United States. It was estimated in 2004 that more than one million people would be newly diagnosed as having basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas.
1,2 The incidence of malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer has increased rapidly in Sweden and other Western Countries during the last three decades.3 In Turkey, 5-7% of all reported malignancies were skin cancers in 1999. Nine thousand nine hundred nineteen cancer cases were diagnosed in women, 684 of them were skin cancer and the incidence was 2.1 per hundred thousand. On the other hand, 16023 cancer cases were diagnosed among men, and 804 of them were skin cancers, the incidence being 48.3 per hundred thousand.4 In 372 patients, (231 male and 141 female) a total of 386 skin cancer were diagnosed.5As the exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from the sun is the most important known risk factor for skin cancer, increasing sun protective behaviors and decreasing excessive sunbathing among general population may reduce the incidence of skin cancer.
6-9 The World Health Organization recommends sun protective behaviors such as wearing protecting clothes, staying in the shade, avoiding the sun during midday and using a sun screen.2 In some studies, the importance of social education and getting positive behavioral changes were underlined to protect people from the health damaging effects of the excessive exposure to sunlight.8-12 Nearly, all skin cancers are preventable, as the great majority of them are attributed to sun exposure. Therefore, the application of sun protective strategies may reduce the incidence of skin cancer and malignant melanoma.11-13 Regular voluntary sunscreen use for skin cancer prevention can be sustained by sun-sensitive people in the long term.14,15Some studies show that women were more informed compared with men about sun protection,
3 and women were taking more protective measures for sun protection than men.2,16 Sunlight is a great risk factor for the formation of skin cancer; it is advisable to educate adults about the preventive measures and the importance of early diagnosis.17 Older people ignored risk factors for skin cancer and melanoma frequently.11,18The aim of the present study was to document the level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of adults concerning sun protection and skin cancer, and to compare differences according to age, gender, education level and geographical regions in Turkey.
This descriptive and correlational study was carried out between April and December 2004.
At first, a random city was selected from each of seven geographical regions of Turkey. The sample was estimated by selecting 5 adults per 100,000 adults from each city. Then, a random sample of 1020 adults aged 18-75 years were selected from heavily populated areas or crowded places such as shopping centers, bus terminals and schools.
Participants were given information about the objectives of the study and an informed verbal consent was obtained. The questionnaire form was prepared by the investigator and was based on scientific literature. It had three sections:
1. Socio-demographic data and habits (16 questions).
2. Assessment of knowledge on harmful effects of sunlight, skin cancer and protection from them (15 items). Fifteen items assessed knowledge towards sun exposure using true/false and multiple-choice items over a total of 15 points. Knowledge scores were dichotomized by distributing the study population into low score (0-10) and high score (11-15) groups.
3. Assessment of attitudes and behaviors on harmful effects of sunlight, skin cancer/ protection from them (8 items). Eight items assessed attitudes & behaviors on harmful effects of sunlight, skin cancer and protection from them using always, seldom and never.
The internal validity of the questionnaire was assessed and a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.70 and Kuder Richardson 21 value of 0.66 were found. Then, data was analyzed through SPSS/12 software with non-parametric tests.
All of the 1020 participants (53.4% women and 47.6% men) answered, and were included into the statistical analysis. Relationships between knowledge level of the participants concerning the sun protection/ skin cancer and age, gender, educational status are shown in Table-I. Participants living in East and Southeast Anatolia regions had statistically less knowledge concerning sun protection and skin cancer than participants living in other five regions (Table-II).
There were no significant differences between women and men according to sunbath on the seaside (chi-square=2.928, p>0.05). Women (68.8%) were using a wide-brimmed hat more often than men (31.1%), (chi-square=5.926, p<0.05). More men (56.8%) had experienced sunburn than women (43.2%), (chi-square=14.208, p<0.01). Moreover, men were more often outside during the middle of the day (chi-square=22.416, p<0.001). There were no significant differences between women and men according to experiencing sunstroke (chi-square=0.303, p>0.05). Women were sunbathing more often than men to have a darker skin (chi-square=10.573, p<0.01) and also were taking more protective measures against skin cancer (chi-square=10.061, p<0.01).
The younger the age the more people had sunburn (chi-square=15.513, p<0.05). Also, younger people were using a protective hat less frequently (chi-square=51.156, p<0.001). There were statistical differences among age groups according to staying outside at noontimes (chi-square=20.152, p<0.01). 45.8% of the people aged 20-29 were outside during noontimes. There were no significant differences among age groups for taking protective measures against skin cancer (chi-square=12.949, p>0.05).
There were no significant differences between men and women for having had sunburn before, experiencing sunstroke and taking protective measures against skin cancer (chi-square=2.128, p>0.05; chi-square=0.960, p>0.05; chi-square=5.667, p>0.05, respectively).
Significant differences were found among different education groups in taking protective measures while going outdoor or trying to limit time spent at outdoor at midday to avoid skin cancer (chi-square=32.185, p<0.001); university graduates were the most careful group (44.2%) On the other hand, there were no significant differences among different education groups in having had sun burn and heat stroke before (chi-square=10.889, p>0.05; chi-square=11.530, p>0.05).
In the present study, women had statistically more knowledge concerning sun protection and skin cancer than men. Kristjansson et al.,
3 found that women were more informed compared with men about sun protection, also adults compared with adolescents. Our results are in agreement with this finding. Additionally, we found that university graduates had more knowledge about sun protection than lesser educated people. People living in coastal regions had more knowledge about the sunlight's harmful effects and protection methods compared with people from inner regions. This was more or less expected and it may be due to differences in socioeconomic status as well as the climactic factors and differences in outdoor working and recreational habits.We found that women were taking more protective measures for sun protection than men. This was in correlation with women's higher level of knowledge and in agreement with other studies, namely Kristjansson et al.,
3 and Cokkinides et al.16 On the other hand, Campel et al.,17 found that less than 50% of women and men were taking protective measures against sunlight. There were some differences in the nature of the selected protective measures between men and women. Ermertcan et al., (2005)15 found that avoiding sun exposure during peak hours was the most popular preventive behavior for men, wearing sunglasses was the most popular one for women. In general, wearing protective clothing, sunglasses and using sunscreen were found to be significantly higher in women than in men.We found that in the domain of attitudes and behaviors against sunlight's harmful effects, people younger than 29 years were found to use sun protective hats less often. On the other hand, 20-29 age groups were using sunscreens more often, going outside at midday less often, had experienced less sun burn and taking more protective measures to protect themselves against skin cancer than other age groups. Kristjansson et al.,
3 reported the ratio of using sun protective clothes as 39% in the 13-19 year age group and 60% in the >60 year age group. On the contrary, Baron-Epel and Azizi13 found that people 45 years and older were less insistent in taking protective measures against sunlight. Moreover, Cokkinides et al.,16 found that those 46 years and older group was using sunscreens less frequently than younger age groups.We found that most of the students had sunbath to get a suntan. This is in agreement with the results of Filiz et al.,
18 A positive correlation was found between education level and knowledge, attitudes and behaviors for the protection against health damaging effects of sunlight; more educated people were more sensitive and conscious about health protection. These results are in agreement with other studies in the literature.3,19CONCLUSIONS
People's level of knowledge, attitude and behaviors are influenced by several factors including age, gender and educational status and living in a coastal region. These factors should be kept in mind when designing intervention programs concerning sun protection/skin cancer. It should be emphasized that sunscreen use may be a questionable method to prevent skin cancer and these should only be used as complementary to other sun protection strategies. There is clearly a need for changing public's beliefs and protective behaviors; deeper understanding of the age and education specific preferences as well as the regional ones will help in planning future research and health education programs.
The authors are most grateful to Halim Ýssever in statistical analysis and Alp Aker in translation. We are also grateful to the participants of this study for agreeing to participate.
1. Marks R, Whiteman D. Sunburn and melanoma: How strong is the evidence? BMJ 1994;308:75-6.
2. Saraiya M, Glanz K, Briss PA, Nichols P, White C, Das D. Interventions to prevent skin cancer by reducing exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Am J Prev Med 2004;27(5):422-9.
3. Kristjansson S, Ullen H, Helgason AR. The importance of assessing the readiness to change sun-protection behaviors: a population-based study. European J Cancer 2004;40(18):2773-80.
4. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Sađlýk Bakanlýđý, Sađlýk Ýstatistikleri 2001;649:92-5.
5. Aktürk A, Yýldýz KD, Bilen N, Bayramgürler D, Kýran R 6 Onyedi M. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Týp Fakültesi 1996-2003 yýllarý arasýnda baţvuran deri kanseri olgularý. Türkiye Klinikleri J Dermotolog 2006;16(2):44-9.
6. Armstrong BK, Kricker A. The epidemiology UV skin cancer. J Photochem Photobiol B 2001;63(1-3):8-18.
7. Bastuji-Garin STD, Diepgenn TL. Cutaneous malignant melanoma, sun exposure, and sunscreen use: Epidemiological evidence. Br J Dermato 2002;149(61):24-30.
8. Purdve PM, Marrett LD, Peters L, Rivers JK. Predictors of sunburn among Canadian adults Preventive Medicine 2001;13(4):305-12.
9. Hall HI, May DS, Lew RA, Koh HK, Nadel M. Sun protection behaviors of the U.S: white population. Preventive Medicine 1997;26(4):401-7.
10. Pagota S, McChargue D, Fuqua RW. Effects of a multicomponent intervention on motivation and sun protection behaviors among Midwestern beachgoers. Health Psychology 2003;22(4):429-33.
11. Koh HK, Geller AC. Skin cancer prevention comes of age. Am J Prev Med 2004;27(5):484-5.
12. Hill D. Skin cancer prevention. Am J Prev Med 2004;27(5):482-3.
13. Baron-Epel O, Azizi E. The association between counseling, sun protection, and early detection of skin cancer in middle-aged Israelis. Cancer Detection and Prevention 2003;27:338-44.
14. Clavarino A, Green AC. Long-term increase in sunscreen use in an Australian community after a skin cancer prevention trial. Preventive Medicine 2006;42(3):171-6.
15. Ermertcan AT, Oztürkcan S, Dinç G, Yurtman D, Pala T, Sahin MT. Sunscreen use and sun protection practices in students and personel of Celal Bayar University. Photo dermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine 2005;21(4):191-7.
16. Cokkinides VE, Weinstock MA, Cardinez CJ, O'Connel BA. Sun-safe practices in U.S. youth and their parents' role of caregiver on youth sunscreen use. Am J Prev Med 2004;26(2):147-51.
17. Campbell HS, Birdsell JM. Knowledge, beliefs, and sun protection behaviors of Alberta adults. Preventive Medicine 1994;23(2):160-6.
18. Filiz MT, Cinar DN, Topsever P, Uçar F. Tanning youth: Knowledge behaviors and attitudes towards sun protection of high school students in Sakarya-Turkey. J Adolescent Health 2006;38:469-71.
19. Canto MT, Drury TF, Horowitz AM. Use of skin and oral cancer examinations in the United States, 1998. Preventive Medicine 2003;37:278-82.
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Maison H comes with classic simplicity design. There is an expansive living and dining spaces as a center of building. You can see each villa appear to float on water because of the application of fully retractable glass walls those are open out to a reflecting pond and swimming pool.
Maison S is more contemporary with sweeping curves. The curves enfold a circular reflecting pond and flare outward towards an angular swimming pool and blue sea.
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iGnore iTunes
After a year of spending my $11 per month, I basically have nothing to show for it.
There are two ways to look at iTunes. The first way is optimistic. I didn't buy an entire album when I actually wanted only one song. Additionally, it costs the same amount to hear a song played on a jukebox only once. Instead, I get to hear it as many times as I want. Finally, I spend more per month on NetFlix, which has absolutely no "leave behind" value. Let's not even start to talk about cable TV prices.
Pessimistically, I can only cut a few mixed CDs and can only have the file on my computer, my laptop and one iPod. Then, I have to repurchase the song. Whereas, if I bought a CD in the first place, I could've mixed as many CDs as I wish and could move the music onto all my players (as well as any future players).
It makes more sense to purchase CDs unless it's a single I really want. Consequently, this year I'm going to buy CDs instead of iTunes singles. I may still buy some iTune singles, but I'll probably stick to albums for the most part.
Amazon also provides CD samples (scroll down the page), so it shouldn't be a huge change. Amazon also makes it easier to paste song titles and URLs here.
Due to the Amazon's compression, there's a loss of audio quality on the samples. Also, don't choose the "listen to all" option because it's seriously compressed. Frankly, you might want to listen to the samples on iTunes before you actually purchase or discard the song.
My first CD selection is the album '80s Pop Hits [box set] by various artists. (*****)
Because there are so many (sappy love) songs on this three-CD set, I'll list the songs worth adding to an MP3 player. The point of this selection is - even if you don't like some of the songs - we're getting a better deal than buying them individually on iTunes.
In the future, I'll bold the singles I think are worth a buck on iTunes. I'll also try to give reviews and critique photo covers.
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2. Rosanna - Toto
6. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
7. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
8. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
10. Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
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5. Stop To Love - Luther Vandross
6. Time And Tide - Basia
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5. Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
7. Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg
8. Your Love - The Outfield
9. Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
10. Footloose - Kenny Loggins
11. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work
12. The Warrior - Scandal
13. Der Kommissar - After The Fire
14. Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs
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Ex-Wildcats Quinn, Tutogi move on to this week's NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Sunday, January 13th, 2013About a week after the Arizona Wildcats' win in the New Mexico Bowl, senior center Kyle Quinn got a call from a number he didn't recognize. He answered anyway.
"This is Coach Tomey."
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There was a practical purpose for the call. Tomey, serving as a head coach and procurer of talent for the Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game, was inviting Quinn to participate in the game, which took place Friday at Kino Stadium.
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I know I've been pretty terrible at posting recently – partly I have got the winter blues and partly I am exhausted by hectic workloads at both of my jobs. I am so looking forward to Christmas – I am craving that cosy Christmas feeling and a good break – and a chance to eat great food.
We have been eating a mixed bunch of food recently - some good, some crap. A couple of Friday's ago we cooked a killer fish pie for friends…but we ate it before I had a chance to take a photo of its golden crusted gorgeousness.
We are majoring on sausage casseroles full of root veg, tinned beans, and other leftovers.
Last weekend we visited my family and cooked a pheasant casserole (my brother has become a beater and comes home with pheasants often at the moment).
I am just in the middle of cooking our dinner – Salami and Fennel Linguine – which I will endeavour to post tomorrow as I'm snapping pictures while I type – of course only if it tastes good – we've not made it before! I also promise to try and get the second part of our Italy holiday food posted asap. Watch this space.
It's been a miserable day here today – wet and wild. While I was stood by the bird table crumbling up some stale bread, my two little mice friends appeared! I thought they had gone, got by the fat cat who ate my robin babies, but no! Maybe not the original mice I saw, but a pair nonetheless. They were so sweet, scampering out of the shrubs to grab morsels of bread as I dropped it.
So we have spent the evening cosy inside, N watching rugby and me browsing the internet. I came across this lovely 'Waste Not Want Not' table runner at one of my favourite shops, Re-found Objects. How lovely is that! Definitely one for the Christmas wish list.
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Last weekend N and I had a lovely weekend down South, visiting some friends in Surrey and doing a bit of wedding planning (how exciting!) – we went to view these stunning giant tipis as a possibility for our wedding reception…
But back to food. We visited a National Trust property called Polesden Lacey (a beautiful house, gardens and stunning view – well worth a visit if you're in the area) which also has a recently opened farmshop.
Always on the hunt for delicious local food, we chose a couple of local cheeses, a sausage roll and a pork pie. The sheep cheese we bought called Lord of the Hundreds is so tasty I could eat the whole thing in one sitting.
On Sunday night we cashed in a voucher for a free night's stay at a hotel called the Bishop's Table in Farnham. It's a pretty old building painted sky blue, which has recently been refurbished downstairs combining modern and old very nicely. Upstairs hasn't been updated, but we had a large room with a big bathroom with delightful old shutters – the only thing offense about the bedroom was the garish flowery wallpaper and matching curtains.
Breakfast, however, was going to cost £12.50 for each of us, which I think sounds quite a lot! I wasn't convinced the breakfast would live up to its price tag, so before we left for our weekend away I had a search on the internet for an alternative option for a tasty Monday morning breakfast.
I discovered Farnham Pottery farmshop and coffee shop, which is located just outside Farnham in a place called Wrecclesham. Originally a Victorian pottery the buildings have been sympathetically converted into a small farmshop and coffee shop. With only four tables in the tiny coffee shop, it felt cosy but light and airy with a lovely atmosphere.
From the breakfast menu, N chose a bacon breakfast bap accompanied by a pot of Earl Grey, and I went for the English muffin with scrambled eggs (it did come with smoked salmon but I was far too full after a weekend of good company and good food) and a Delightful Detox smoothie (yoghurt, raspberry and pineapple).
The food was delicious. My English muffin was toasted to perfection and the scrambled egg full of flavour and moist, N's bacon bap disappeared without a murmur, and the smoothie was scrumptious. And the cost – £12.60 - just 10p more than it would have cost for one of to have breakfast at the hotel, and it was just what we were after.


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No, its not fair to the 17 seniors who have devoted countless hours to the team and milestone of a first ACC championship berth. Its not fair UM wont get 20 extra practice days. Its not fair to deny the chance to play the game, no matter the odds.
But, as Golden said, Thats the system. The NCAA can only punish and in turn, deter schools that have agreed to be rule-abiding members. The NCAA cannot punish Shapiro (the Ponzi schemer is in prison) or ex-Canes who foolishly accepted gifts from a guy who exhibited traits of a groupie shyster. The NCAA can only try to keep the playing field even by penalizing cheaters who have gained a competitive advantage.
The infractions committee has to be fair to schools that are culpable and schools that have been compliant, Potuto said. What gets my goat is the perception that the NCAA is one big evil monolith. People serving on the committee would not attend meetings and study thick case binders in our spare time if we did not believe that athletics is important, energizing and unifying.
Is it an imperfect system? Enormously so. But until somebody invents something better, the NCAA is the only barrier separating big-time football and basketball from complete anarchy. You could argue that for all its flaws, the NCAA has been more effective at regulating rogues on campus than the SEC has been on Wall Street.
College sports goes through cycles of excess and reform, toeing and sometimes crossing the line into professionalism. Its not getting any cleaner with conferences like the Big Ten expanding to 14-16 teams and schools like Maryland and Rutgers who barely turn a profit on athletics or run deficits despite millions in funding trolling for more money. Currently, there is a shared feeling among presidents that NCAA penalties have not been severe enough to root out persistent problems.
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We found some coaches did cost-benefit analysis: Is it worth it to cheat? Can we get away with it? How much do the sanctions matter? Can I just get hired by another school? Potuto said. I think penalties need to be and will be ramped up, but lets concentrate on serious stuff and less on stuff that does not confer a competitive advantage.
The NCAA didnt quickly wrap up its UM investigation for a reason. UM is anticipating more than bowl bans as it enters a turbulent time: Two athletic directors have left in the past two years; Golden and basketball coach Jim Larranaga are paying for sins they didnt commit; attendance is lagging at Sun Life Stadium and BankUnited Center; donors are down; nonrevenue sports deserve more support.
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This past week I got a text from a friend asking what the bass were hitting right now. After I said a few bad words, since he was fishing and I was at work, I sent him a note with a few baits I thought would work but this brought to my attention the occasional need to tell you what the fish are hitting right now. So here is a short list of what I've been using to catch fish over the past few weeks.
I don't know if you've noticed but it's been windy lately. The wind has been so rough that we were eating dinner on the deck a few nights back and my tea started white capping. Now that's rough. With wind conditions this bad you have to choose your baits wisely. You need something that you can stay in contact with and has a lot of treble hooks hanging off it so that if a fish hits it will hook itself since you may not be able to feel it. To combat the wind I've been throwing a small jerkbait over grass beds with some success. My bait of choice is a Sebile Koolie Minnow because the hooks are extremely sharp and grab the fish even when I don't know they've hit.
Even when the winds are bad, it seems they always lay down right at dark for just a little while. Lately I've been taking advantage of this to throw some topwater baits. If the bass are buried up in the weeds I throw a Stanley Ribbit in there with them and drag them out kicking and screaming. When the fish are cruising over the top of grass flats I've been throwing a Sebile Splasher. Tonight I even threw a saltwater Bomber Badonk-A-Donk with limited success. The fish wanted it, they just kept missing but this shows that just because a bait is marked for either salt or freshwater that doesn't mean you can't use it for other things.
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How Does My Doctor Know I Have Liver Cancer?
Your doctor may find liver cancer during a routine visit, even if you don?t have symptoms. If you?re having symptoms of liver cancer, your doctor will ask you about these things:
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Imaging tests may also be done to look for liver cancer.�These tests may also help determine the stage (extent) of the cancer. You may have one or more of these tests:
Ultrasound. This test is very helpful in seeing whether a liver tumor is a cyst, a fluid-filled sac that is probably not cancer, or a solid mass that is more likely to be cancer. An ultrasound uses sound waves to look for abnormalities in the liver. The sound waves bounce off body parts and send back a series of signals. A computer then looks at these signals and creates an image of your body.
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). This test gives the best information about normal and abnormal details of the liver. An MRI uses magnets and radio waves to take pictures of the inside of the body. MRIs can show more detail than other imaging tests.
CT scan (computed tomography). A CT scan uses an X-ray beam to take pictures of the body from many angles. A computer then combines these pictures, giving the doctor a very detailed cross-section picture of the body.
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FNA (fine needle aspiration) biopsy, which uses a thin, hollow needle placed through the skin to get a small sample�
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Molecular studies by molecular systematists, based on DNA analysis, have revealed new relationships among mammal families over the last few years.
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I have a Camtronics controller with gecko 201 controls, purchased used from a working setup that was retro-fitted. The motors and control all seam fine, I hooked the cables to the motors on my CNC router. I turned on the control and the motors are holding position ok, but can't seam to get them to move. I setup the direction pin settings and set it to active low on in mach3. I'm not sure what to do next with setting up mach3 in the software and testing the motors. Any help or links would be appreciated.
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Get a multimeter, set it to DC volts, put the black lead on your breakout board ground (GND) and the red lead to the G201's DIRECTION terminal. Jog the axis CW, jot down the voltage. Jog the axis CCW, jot down the voltage again. One reading must be under 0.5V, the other reading must be above 4.5V. If not, your breakout board is not powered, there is no connection to the G201 or you are not porting Mach3 to the correct axis.


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Hello Pups
It's been one heck of a week. One of my many tasks was to
create a Labrador cake for a friend's 8th birthday (she's a leap
year baby). I enjoyed this project (especially because this is the year I embrace cakes!) and it was relatively simple to do. Here's a DIY tutorial for making your own pup cake.
1. Bake your cake. It's a sin,
I know, but I used cake mix. Sometimes a girl just can't be bothered. Thank
you, Betty Crocker.
2. Cut it in half.Put something nice in the
centre. I used Betty's chocolate frosting. Jam is nice, too.
3. Cover the whole thing in buttercream icing. This allows the fondant to stick to your cake.
5. Take your fondant and roll it out. Use
icing sugar to avoid stickiness.
6. Use your rolling pin to lift the fondant
and cover your cake.
7. Smooth it down with your hands, being
careful not to tear it. Use a knife to tidy the edges.
8. Voila! A perfect canvas.
9. This is Sam the Labrador. I used chocolate
fondant to make him. Really it's just one large elongated rounded body, a
smaller head, some sausages for his legs and tail all stuck together with sugar
glue. To make up some sugar glue take 2 parts caster sugar, 1 part water and
nuke it in the microwave for 30 seconds. Let it cool before applying then brush
your surface lightly and stick it all together.
10. Roll up some fondant balls to stick around the
edge of your cake. This hides any messiness and finishes it off. I also added a
bone in the front made from fondant and some paw prints made from royal icing.
And here he is. Little cake-dog with his bowl of kibble. I
used the fondant bone as writing space to personalise the cake.
I advised my friend to keep this out of the sun, in a cool
dark place. She suggested the fridge and the last 3 hours of hard work flashed
before my eyes. Do not commit cake crime – fondant and royal icing do not fare
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Lyman Morse constructed Ring Leader's hull of resin-infused composite, with Corecell foam coring throughout, including the bottom, for added strength and stiffness. "We infused the hull in one shot, which was a spectacular sight," Ullberg said.
The shipyard's metal shop played a key role by helping to turn the engine room into a showcase for the boat's twin Caterpillar C32 ACERT diesels. (Naturally, the gensets are also Cats, 21.5 kW C2.2s.) All the stainless fuel lines are hand-polished, and the gauges sport gleaming chrome. Most of the machinery was stripped and repainted so it would match perfectly. The floor is painted gloss white. Capt. Greg Simmons, who has been part of "Team Ring Leader" for 18 years, keeps the engine room as clean as it was the day the boat left the yard in Maine, and regularly shows it off to guests.
"The original reason we got into this was to promote Cat engines to the sport-fishing industry," said Ringhaver, whose family-run corporation started as a marine Caterpillar dealership in St. Augustine, Florida. A mechanical engineer by training, Ullberg appreciated the emphasis Ringhaver put on the boat's machinery spaces. "Ninety percent of the people who are going to see Ring Leader are...'diesel heads,'" he said. His mantra was: "'Let's get the engine room perfect and let's get the performance to match it.'"
Driving Ring Leader offshore at just under 41 knots with the big Cats purring below my feet was almost as big a thrill as landing that sailfish. She accelerated effortlessly through the rpm band and handled beautifully at all speeds. The hull was particularly responsive to adjustments to the Humphreys trim tabs. Cruise speed is around 38 knots at 1,950 rpm and she hits 43 knots at 2,350 rpm at wide-open throttle. "The performance is fantastic," Ringhaver said. "It's the best ride in rough water I've had on a boat — and it's a dry ride."
As befits a serious sport-fisher, Ring Leader backs up with minimal exhaust and leaves a clean wake at trolling speeds. Thanks to the full-scale mockup Lyman Morse created of the bridge, the controls are at the perfect height for Simmons to work behind his back while maneuvering on a fish.
The helm station has three swiveling Pompanette chairs that provide good sight lines over the boat's long bow. Fairwinds Technical Services of St. Augustine installed the custom electronics package, hand-selected by Simmons, which includes a full Furuno suite. The helm array is ultraclean, with 19-inch flush-mounted Hatteland display monitors above a flip-up electronics box. Overhead is an actuated drop-down box with Cat system displays, controls for the FLIR night-vision camera, and other instruments.
Where possible, the Ring Leader employed Florida vendors. The tuna tower was built by local guru Jack Hopewell in Fort Lauderdale. It has a shaded upper station with full controls, a Furuno fish finder and comfortable bench seating. The tower is fully anodized, with smooth, ground-out welds and a satin finish. Hopewell uses 6,000 series alloy aluminum, which is pricey but less prone to corrosion. "He's a traditionalist, but I think he's the best in the business," Ullberg said.
The boat's hardtop, which is incorporated in the tower, was built by Lyman Morse and offers easy hatch access to the controls for the Rupp 46-foot hydraulic outrigger system and Miya Epoch super HD electric fishing reels. It also anchors a Seaworthy isinglass enclosure.
The bridge deck is designed for entertaining, with a large teak sole, a long L-shaped settee and a counter with wet bar and refrigerator. Even so, the beam is wide enough to accommodate decent-size walk-arounds to the foredeck, so anglers can fish all the way around the boat.
The cockpit is designed for versatility and is fitted with a central stanchion that held a teak Pompanette rocket launcher but also accepts a fighting chair and interchangeable baitwell. There is a large double fish box in the cockpit sole with two 600-poundper- day ice makers, one for each side. The lazarette is big enough for a man to lie down in. The cockpit corners have plug-ins for downriggers, deep-drop electric reels or standard reels. And there are concealed rod lockers in the gunwales beneath "rolled" teak coaming boards. "The teak work we got at Lyman Morse is as good as we've ever seen," Ringhaver said.
A couple of steps up, the comfortable mezzanine seating conceals a wealth of gear stowage, including pull-out tackle drawers and a cold locker.
While most of the entertaining aboard Ring Leader will take place on deck, her interior is also open and inviting, with 6 feet, 11 inches of headroom. On one side of the salon is an L-shaped leather settee served by an oval granite high-low cocktail table. The day-head is tucked into the aft bulkhead. Opposite the settee is a galley with a long granite counter lined with housesize Miele appliances.
The entertainment system includes a 42-inch plasma LG TV, mounted on the forward bulkhead, that, in addition to playing DVDs and satellite television channels, also displays the ship's systems panel and the feed from the CCTV camera mounted above the cockpit.
Forward, there are two staterooms side by side that share a full head with separate shower in the forepeak. One of the cabins is configured with a double berth for the captain; the other has bunks. Ullberg placed a pocket door between them to open up the space during the day.
"I also have been thinking about alternate general arrangements...to suit different owners' individual requirements — as long as it doesn't interfere with the machinery space," Ullberg says. The plan is to offer the Ullberg 65 Express as a semicustom series for discerning anglers who entertain in style.
Beam: 19'1"
Draft: 4'0"
Weight: 60,000 lb.
Fuel Capacity: 1,943 gal.
Water Capacity: 450 gal.
Transom Deadrise: 16 degrees
Engines Tested: 2 x 1,850-hp Caterpillar C32 ACERT
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Deanne Stillman's Twentynine Palms: A True Story of Murder, Marines and the Mojave takes us back, as Boston Teran put it, "through fired dimensions of lavaed rock and sand [to] the terrible country where no scream can be heard" -- to the desert, that is, specifically to the military town of the title. Far more ambitious than your average teller of true-crime tales, Stillman goes beyond the bare details of her topic, the 1991 rape and murder of 15-year-old Mandi Scott and 20-year-old Rosie Ortega by a Marine named Valentine Underwood. She digs as deep as she can into the down-and-out desert culture in which the crime took place, providing an entire family history of Mandi's clan (tracing the lineage matrilineally), which forms a sort of shadow history of California -- a long line of working-class women trying to escape their circumstances but finding themselves trapped and trapped again by dead-end jobs and men who start out nice but disappear or turn mean, or who start out mean and stay that way.
Mandi's mother, Debie McMaster, flees a number of such men and ends up hoping to get away and start over in a $200-a-month bungalow in Twentynine Palms. Stillman nicely describes the world in which her daughter grows up, a desert melange of bikers, Marines, poor whites, Samoans and black gangbangers in court-imposed exile from L.A., where teenage sex and crack are as common as Budweiser, which is very common indeed. Stillman, to her great credit, never patronizes or moralizes. She finds love, strength and heroism where Twentynine Palms' upper-crust townspeople see only "trash."
Twentynine Palms is well-crafted, jumping back and forth between the events leading up to the murders and Underwood's trial and eventual sentencing seven years later. Only occasionally does Stillman's prose tilt toward the melodramatic, anthropomorphizing the desert, describing yet again its unquenchable thirst for blood. The book's one real problem is Stillman's inability to get into Marine culture with as much insight and compassion as she exhibits in her investigations of the off-base world. This may be out of revulsion for Underwood's crime, which is more than warranted, but the relative flatness of his character comes off as a failure of the imagination. Her explanation of his deeds as part of "the longest undeclared war in military history, the military war on female civilians," while interesting and likely justified, doesn't quite suffice. But overall, Stillman does what journalism always should -- she immerses herself and her reader in a world at which few desire even to peek, depriving both of the familiar comforts of prejudice and cliche.


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The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating analysis that tries to get at how much ethical and environmental considerations really stand to change consumer behavior.
It's no small question, because many of the negative side effects and results of our consumer society have occurred over the decades because those in boardrooms and government have assumed the masses would rather not know what's really behind all those shiny new goods and services. This includes poor and dangerous working conditions; deforestation; pollution; discrimination; support of dictators, terrorists and murderous rebel groups; overthrow of democratically elected leaders and so on.
But the ethical and green products industry has slowly been gaining steam for years, and recently has been experiencing explosive growth, precisely because some business visionaries have believed that consumers will indeed pay a little extra for things they can feel better about. But exactly how much extra, and what do companies actually have to do?
To find out, the Journal conducted a series of experiments, showing consumers the same products coffee and T-shirts. One group was told the items had been made using high ethical standards, one group was told they were made with low standards, and a control group was told nothing. They found consumers were indeed willing to pay a small premium for ethically sourced goods. But interestingly, participants agreed to buy known unethically made products only after their prices were slashed significantly.
Not surprisingly, people who walked in with stronger opinions about the importance of good corporate behavior showed more polarization toward higher reward and deeper scorn when it comes to pricing. However, the test also found that "if a company invests in even a small degree of ethical production, buyers will reward it just as much as a company that goes much further in its efforts."
This last point is at once encouraging and troubling. On one hand it provides incentive for companies to get started on a greener path, since they can achieve considerable results without having to completely overhaul their entire business. That should make doing the right thing more accessible. On the other hand, it means there is real potential for greenwashing, in which companies make a few cosmetic changes to their image in hopes of being labeled as a good actor. (Remember when the Sierra Club discovered that BP had spent more money on its corporate name change than it had on actually researching going Beyond Petroleum?)
It's perhaps not too shocking to discover that consumers don't want to be associated with known negative brands. Nobody wants to be seen as a jerk among his or her peers. In investing, the socially responsible funds that screen out controversial companies have long been more popular than those that focus primarily on the hard-core do-gooders.
This report also shows why it is so important for consumers to have as good information as possible on what consequences their choices may have. It's true that globalization has made things complicated and immense, but companies can no longer excuse themselves by saying they just didn't know what problems their actions may cause. In large part, we have decades of struggle by dedicated environmental groups and activists to thank, as well as journalists and politicians, who have fought to expose trouble spots and bad actors.
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New Arboretum Helps Milwaukeeans Branch Out into Nature
After planning for several years, the 40-acre Rotary Centennial Arboretum opens along the Milwaukee River north of downtown this weekend.
The project is on land that was part of Milwaukee's heavily industrial past.
"We have pictures from the early '40s and the land was nothing but huge industrial buildings, industrial land and smokestacks," says Ken Leinbach, director of the Urban Ecology Center. "We've co-created this incredible natural space out of this brownfield industrial land and that's something special."
The arboretum represents an expansion of the Urban Ecology Center, which will use the space for educational purposes. But it also is designated as a so-called Children's Forest by the U.S. Forest Service.
"What a children's forest is is an outdoor space that's focused on getting children and families out in to the outdoors, more specifically to try new outdoor recreation opportunities, to learn about nature and to get the youth involved in the management of that space," says Jean Claassen, the coordinator for the Forest Service's Urban Connections program in Milwaukee.
As its name suggests, the arboretum was sponsored by Milwaukee's Rotary Club to celebrate its 100th anniversary, says executive director Mary McCorrmick.
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And special it is, says the Urban Ecology Center's Leinbach, noting this patch of natural space is only a mile and a half from the city's downtown.
"When we were hearing politicians talking about jobs, well, this actually is about job retention because this is a place where people want to be," he says, "because there's nearby nature that they can get sustained both physically, spiritually, emotionally and in every other way."
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Finger puppets laced with a deadly carcinogenic dye and a bikini that acts as a strangulation device. Looking over the latest products recalled by EU safety watchdog RAPEX brings to mind a visit to Q's deadly gadgets laboratory in the James Bond movies. Now pay attention 007. Every four and a half hours, a manufacturer somewhere in Europe is subject to a probe into product safety, according to RAPEX figures. Nearly 2,000 notifications were served against unsafe goods two years ago. These included blacklisting products and ordering manufacturers to carry out extensive recalls. It's a risk area that manufacturers cannot afford to ignore. Even the safest products can suffer a breach in quality control or be the victim of a malicious product tamper. The resultant damage to brand and balance sheet has the potential to jeopardise the viability of an entire company, says Simon Plumridge, head of product recall at Zurich UK. "Imagine I'm a manufacturer of wine glasses and there's a production problem that results in sharp edges around the rims. A customer cuts their mouth on a glass and phones me to complain." It would be an unpleasant scenario and most manufacturers would turn to product liability insurance to protect them if a situation like this arose. But Plumridge is about to up the stakes in the unfortunate scenario of the wine glass manufacturer. "Let's say the firm fears they did not just produce one faulty wine glass, but that multiple batches may be affected. Instead of one person who'd cut their mouth, you were suddenly faced with hundreds of thousands." The manufacturer would have an obligation to remove dangerous product from the supply chain and the financial fallout would extend well beyond the realms of standard liability cover, he says. "The expenses could stack up quickly," Plumridge explains. "If some of the stock is sitting in your warehouse you may need to get staff working overtime to remove it. You've then got to ensure stock is destroyed safely and does not find its way back into the supply chain. In addition, you may need to close down production lines while you work to identify the cause of the contamination or defect. If affected stock has reached retailers then they must be informed which may in turn put valuable contracts at risk." It's a nightmare scenario for manufacturers who may rely on a handful of large retail contracts. This is particularly prevalent for many food and drink manufacturers, stresses Plumridge, where businesses are often dependent on one or two supermarket contracts. But worse still than riling a major retailer is finding your damaged goods are on the open market, says Plumridge. "If your products are with customers then you're in another world in terms of costs. You'll need to put adverts in the press and ship products back to the factory. Crucially consumers may lose trust in the brand and choose competitors' products until trust is restored. This can lead to a prolonged period of lost revenue. When preparing or reviewing a strategy for a product recall event, manufacturers should consider a dedicated insurance cover, says Plumridge. Indeed, product recall policies are becoming more commonplace in manufacturing. The cover has been around for at least two decades and provides valuable cover in a number of key areas. Firstly, policies will cover against the costs of removing a product from the supply chain - including overtime, media adverts and logistics expenses. Secondly, the policies recompense the insured for the interruption to business and other increased cost of working. Thirdly, the policy can provide a fund for marketing expenses to help restore the brand to its pre-recall sales levels. The policy will also provide cover for the additional expense incurred in producing replacement product. Finally, the Zurich proposition provides access to consultancy expertise that can help companies make the best possible preparations for a product recall. Product recall planning should be a manufacturer's first line of defence, advises Plumridge. Insurers will want to review a company's product recall plan when developing an insurance proposition, he says. A key component of the contingency plan should focus on limiting damage to the brand. That involves a rapid communications plan to let customers know about any problem, he says. "Telling customers you've got everything under control means they remain confident in your product." But, never be tempted to make unsubstantiated assurances, Plumridge adds. "If you have to issue a number of messages to correct or clarify an earlier communication, then it will have an even more damaging effect on your product and on your reputation." The hangover of a poorly handled product recall can last many months, according to Plumridge. Some companies never recover from the blow - and bankruptcy, though unusual, is not unheard of as a direct result of a poorly handled recall. So how much does it cost to get some peace of mind through the right type of cover? There's no hard and fast price guide: "The factors that drive recall pricing cover will be volume of product sold and the type of product you're manufacturing." Insurance brokers offer the best start point for those curious to know more. With the onset of regulatory pressure, the cover should no longer be considered the reserve of those producing consumer goods, he adds. "The requirements on manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers have become much more onerous since the EU directives of 2001 were enacted in 2004/2005. There are strict rules in place to ensure businesses that handle products ensure they're safe." Other risk factors are product complexity and consumer profile, for example those supplying products to vulnerable groups like the elderly or very young, like pharma firms or toy manufacturers. To find out more: visit www.zurich.co.uk/expertise or speak to your insurance broker
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