P148 k text 148 10 Jan 084u:31 'oz5j5j5! j5j=/h<j)j5j5 — C —— 1/6 @ Lamp treatment hope for sKin cancer SKin cancer sufeetits have been offered @new hope due to a revolutionary ttiatmjnt lamp. The photodzn—mic thjtapz lamp is the brainchild of Dr Colin Whitehurst, a scientist from Manchjstix. It can be used to treat non-life threatening skin cancers which make up yk% of the@*0,000 new cases in the UK each year. more 5 text leisure 140, 150 ——————————————————————————————————————— APOLLO FA AWAYSELECTION 274 birthdayv entertain (eadlines m—in i^deP148 5 text 148 10 Jan 0847:)8 — —— 2/6 Lamp treatment hope for skin cancer SKin cancer is the most widespread of all cancers and the number of sufferers is increasing at the fastest rate. It is believed to be on the increase as more and more people take holidays in the sunshine a^d d#nWt protect themselves properly against the rays. Some expert; spy even tannin£ srsston; are not good for the skin and increase the risk of skin cancer. more 5 text leisure 140, 150 ——————————————————————————————————————— CALLING ALL SC EIFANS PRESS WIN DIGITAL TV SYSTEM! 1:3 birthdays entertain headlines m—in indeP148 5 text 148 10 Jan 0846:04 T@ — ^ —— 3/6 -amp tteatYent h#pe@for sVi^ cancer The lamp took more than five years to develop@at one of Europe's leading cancer hospit ls hzi1tiiW White traditionally the hospital would use tadiothjtapy or chjmothjtapz, patients are now being ttiated with photodynamic thjrapz (pdt). One of Dt Whitehurut'u first patient; was a 54-year-old woman who started developing lesions. more 5 text leisure 140, 150 ——————————————————————————————————————— HAVE YOUR DREAMS ANALZSED 145 birthdays entertain headlines main indeP148 5 text 148 10 Jan 0846:15 'oz5j5j5! j5j=/h<j)j5i5 — —— 4/6 Lamp treatment hope for skin cancer The patient's lesions spread actors hit body, being worst on hit hands, lower legs and feet. She was lift with disabling pain that curtailed hit life. She saw djtmatologistu foz yjaru and had lasjt ttiatmjnt which failed. But after four sessions of pdt, she now has some normal skin growth on hit lower leg. A painful growth elsewhere, @more sPa^ vmm tPicW, has va^ished^ more 5 text leisure 140, 150 ——————————————————————————————————————— FAR AWAY BARGAINS IN THE SUN 273 biythdazs entixtain hjadlinru mai/ i/deP148 5 text 148 10 Jan 0846:26 — —— 5/6 amp tteatmjmt hope for sVen cancer Thu lamps are used in conjunction with a light sensitive cream applied to cancerous arias of sKin sjvetal hours before ttiatmjnt. The cream contains a naturally occurring chemical called 5-ALA or amjnolaevulinic which the body converts into ptotoporphzrin. Normally, it would be harmlessly filtered out oe the body^ more 5 text leisure 140, 150 ——————————————————————————————————————— CAN Y U IMPROVE Y UR LIFESTYLE? 140 birthdays entertain headlines m—in indeP148 5 text 14 10 Jan 0 46:56 'oz5j5j5! j5j=/h<j)i)j5 — —— 6/6 Lamp ttiatmjnt hope for skin cancer But when light from the pdt lamp, similar to a lasjt beam, is shone on the treated aria, the protopotphzrin Sills off cancerous cells. PealtPz cells ate Sillid off too, but the pdt ttiatmjnt means they are quickly replaced. Suffitits can bj day patients and the cost to hospitals is fat lower than with conventional ttiatmjnt. more 5 text leisure 140, 150 ————p——————————p——p——————p—————pp—ppp—— FAR AWAY BARGAINS IN THE SUN 273 birthdays entertain headlines m—in inde