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Friday, October 7, 2011

Melanoma Rising, Lebanon Declining

Sara, a 42-year-old mother of three, comfortably lounges on a tanning bed while she sips chilled carrot juice and adjusts her sunglasses. No one could mistake that smile on her mouth as she inhales deeply and exhales with a contented sigh.
In her mind, she is doing her body a medical and cosmetic favor. Medically, she is soaking up as much vitamin D and hoarding it throughout the impending winter, and cosmetically, she is allowing the sun to beautify her skin color.
“I hate winter, thank God it’s delayed,” she says with a happy sigh.

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