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...course, there's nothing new about saying there's nothing new under the sun. To the young, everything they encounter for the first time has the force of revelation; to the old, everything was done better before - when they were young. It must always have been thus. Some ancient Greek, hearing that Homer had just composed the Iliad, probably groused, "That old war story?" And when the Odyssey came around: "What? Not a sequel...
...Sun King A skin-cancer survivor needed more than sunscreen and started his own business--Sun Precautions, a company that specializes in clothes with built-in UV protection...
Hughes isn't a masochist--that is his homegrown quality-control system. In 1990 he helped pioneer in the U.S. the development of garments that protect skin from the sun, and his company, Sun Precautions, is now one of the world's leading manufacturers of sun-protective clothing. Hughes goes under the sun lamps because he feels a sense of duty toward his customers. "It's important from an ethical consideration. I don't want anybody to buy a product that doesn't work," he says. "I believe management should be on the front lines and not in some back...
...skin cancer, dermatology and textiles in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Finally, he developed a technology that involved a combination of specially woven fibers, UV-absorbing chemicals and a manufacturing process that maintains durability. Result: Solumbra, a material that is tightly woven, lightweight, cottony-soft and nylon-based. A sun-protection factor of 30 is built into the fabric, which, even when wet, blocks out 97% of the sun's harmful UVA and UVB rays. According to Hughes, the fabric remains effective after 100 laundry cycles and 100 full days of sun exposure...
...Sun Precautions, based in Everett, Wash.--which produces Solumbra sportswear for men, women and children--is targeting a growing market. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., and awareness is spreading. The American Cancer Society says that each year more than 1 million new non-melanoma skin-cancer cases are reported, almost 55,000 new melanomas are diagnosed and nearly 10,000 patients die of skin cancer. The numbers are alarming, but care and diligent sun protection can dramatically reduce the risk...