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Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Wear sunscreen. And don't go to tanning booths.

Texas Tech center Cisti Greenwalt has been hitting the electric beach for years, and now she'll have to spend this summer getting chemo treatments.

"I don't want to bash tanning beds or tanning in general, but I think parents should think twice before letting their little girls in junior high go tan," Greenwalt said. "They need to realize that it's more common now than ever. Maybe I can be a spokesperson for the reasons of not going to tanning beds," she said. "But I know this is only one of the things God gave me, and it's a milestone I can overcome."