HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-11-13, Page 9Wednesday, November 13, 2013 • Lakeshore Advance 9
Importance of cancer screening urged at event
Several community
partners host "Busts A A
and Bottoms"
Dave Flaherty
QM' Agency
A group of local ladies recently got
schooled on the importance of getting
screened for breast, colon and cervical
c'anc'el'.
lir South West Regional Cancer Pro-
gram recently partnered with 101)E
Maple Leaf Chapter, Shopper's Drug
Mart in Goderich, l inion County Public
1 lealth and the Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital Foundation to host
Busts and Bottoms" an educational
evening for girls and women of all ages.
1 losted at the MacKay (:entre in
Goderich on Thursday, Oct. 24, the
event featured display booths, door
prizes, an opportunity to hook a mam-
mogram and two guest speakers, Zurich
family physician 1)r. Jan Owen and
Ruth -Ann Ogilvie of Iluron County
Public 1 Width.
Gail 'l'rewhhi of 1OI)E Maple Leaf
Chapter said the event was in recogni-
tion of October being Breast Cancer
Screening Awareness Month and also is
in Zine with the goal of their organiza-
tion to help improve the lives of
women.
She noted all the cancers that the event
focused on are "preventable" and some-
times people just need a gentle reminder.
We forget to take care of
ourselves."
- (;ail 7i~eu►lzitt 0.1.101)!: Maple
Leaf Chapter
"We forget to takt' care of ourselves,"
'1 rewhitt said.
Owen said the number of new cases
and fatalities from breast, colon and
cervical cancer are mut.11 lower in Can-
ada than some other countries, hitt
more can still be done.
"We Ilavl' (1)1111' it long Way, 1111s is
why it's important you know about
screening,' Owen said.
Owt'n informed attendees on why
screening is important and how they
are performed for each type of cancer.
"It catches things we may not see,"
Gwen said.
She added that while the number of
citizens who are choosing to get
screen'd is improving, they should be
higher.
"We should have those numbers up
near the 100% mark," she said.
Ogilvie spoke on the 1 IPV virus,
which is one of the leading causes of
cervical cancer.
'I'rewhitt said they were pleased with
the turnout on a night full of pouring
rain and near freezing temperatures.
Dave Flaherty (IMI Agency
Importance of cancer screening discussed
Dr. Jan Owen of Zurich speaks to attendees of the Busts and Bottoms event at the MacKay Centre on Thurs.,
Oct. 24. Owen was speaking on the importanceof getting screened for breast, colon and cervical cancer.
The event was a partnership between the South West Regional Cancer Program, IODE Maple Leaf Chapter,
Shopper's Drug Mart in Goderich, Huron County Public Health and the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital
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