HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-10-07, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1998.
Breast cancer info night set
The Wingham & District
Hospital, Huron County Health
Unit, and the Canadian Cancer
Society will be offering a Breast
Cancer Informations Evening on
Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at
the Wingham and Area Seniors
Day Centre. The information
session is open to the public at no
charge.
The purpose of the evening is to
provide information to women
about the importance of early
detection, to help women make
informed choices about their own
breast health, and provide support
to women facing a cancer diagnosis
at the present time.
Information about surgical
options and treatment for women
will also be presented.
"Breast Cancer: A Family Affair"
will feature speakers Dr. Kent
Sorsdahl and Mrs. Jane Sorsdahl of
Sebringville. Mrs. Sorsdahl is a
young mother of two and a breast
cancer survivor, who discovered a
lump while nursing her first child.
Now , a Canadian Cancer Society
volunteer, she facilitates a breast
cancer support group in Stratford
and provides one-to-one visiting
services for women diagnosed with
breast cancer.
In addition, Mrs. Sorsdahl
delivers a breast health message,
including specific
recommendations regarding the
early detection of breast cancer.
The subjects of physical
examinations by health
professionals, regular breast self
examinations and mammography
will be explored in her talk.
Dr. Sorsdahl graduated from
medical school in 1989 from the
University of Saskatchewan. His
residency was completed at the
University of Western Ontario and
following a brief fellowship in
London, Dr. Sorsdhl came to
Stratford in January 1996 to
practice as a general surgeon. He
also runs a clinic in Exeter for area
residents.
Dr. Sorsdahl will address
recommendations for women
discovering breast lumps, as well as
surgical options and treatment for
women facing breast cancer. What
to expect after surgery and factors
to consider when making treatment
option choices will also be
explored.
There will be 7,600 new cases of
breast cancer in Ontario in 1998
and 2,000 deaths as a result. Breast
cancer is the most common cause
of death in women under 40, the
greatest cause of potential years of
life lost by Canadian women and
the most commonly diagnosed
cancer in women.
"Breast cancer is the second
leading cause of cancer-related
deaths among Canadian women,
after lung cancer, with one in nine
Canadian women diagnosed during
their lifetime." says Doris Howie,
Wingham and Area Branch
president, Canadian Cancer
Society. "The good news is that
three out of every four women will
survive the disease if it's caught in
its early stages. Currently
mammography is the best tool
available for detecting breast
cancer early, which gives women a
better chance for recovery."
The Canadian Cancer Society
recommends that women between
50 and 69 years of age have a
mammogram every two years.
Younger women at increased risk
should discuss having a regular
mammogram with their doctor.
The Canadian Cancer Society is a
leader in the fight against breast
cancer funding $2 million for
research each year through the
Canadian Breast Cancer Research
Initiative (CBCRI), the primary
funder of breast cancer research in
Canada. The Society contributed,1
$10 million to the CBCRI at its
founding in 1993, and recommitted
another $10 million over five years
in 1997. Since 1993, CBCRI has
awarded about $39 million to
breast cancer research in Canada.
October is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month. The Canadian
Cancer Society urges women to
take responsibility for their own
breast health by becoming more
knowledgeable and less fearful
about breast cancer. Know your
risks, see your doctor regularly and
get the facts about breast cancer by
calling the Society's Cancer
Information Service at 1-888-939-
3333.
For information, contact Deborah
Barton 1-800-294-0086 or Nancy
Brown at 357-3210.
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child has the right to be protected
from exploitation, and there are
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teachers, and ministers of
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Bill Abaigar, for example, is a
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the young market porters of the
Olongapo Central Market have
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thanks to the support of Abaigar
and UNICEF.
A few years ago, these "pushcart
boys" • worked nightly from
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charging 20 pesos a night to rent
the_pushcarts, and the boys making
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a measly earning for their hard
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Following some information
sessions on children's rights, which
awakened in the boys a sense of
being exploited by the vendors,
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to the porters at the cost of a mere
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their working conditions, many of
the boys have gone on to finish
their schooling, and even to lobby
the mayor for the creation of a local
playground — designed by the
children themselves!
If they only knew that this
initiative was supported by the very
coins that millions of Canadian
children collect each Halloween
night in their orange UNICEF
boxes, the pushcart boys of
Olongapo would surely agree that
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The Group Committee Chair is
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