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ancer research progresses says doctor
The Huron County Unit of the
Canadian Cancer Society held
its annual dinner meeting in
Goderich on Saturday
evening, October 1 with
Doctor Richard Hasselback,
a hematologist from Princess
Margaret Hospital, Toronto
as guest speaker.
j The Canadian Cancer
Society was formed in 1937
with the express purpose of
education. The society now
supports cancer,research and
provides service to cancer
patients as well as educating
the public about cancer. Out
of every dollar raised by the
Society, 59 cents goes toward
cancer -research.
A target of $35,000 was
established for the Huron
County Unit in the 1977
campaign. This was a 14 per
cent increase over the
previous year's objective.
The campaign for funds was
launched on April 4. The Unit
weekly report of May 16 in-
dicated that Huron had
already reached its objective
and was the first in the South-
western District to do so. A
report on August 31 showed
that the objective was ex -
ceded by 31,7 per cent. Huron
is still in first place of the
Southwestern District with
the highest percentage over
objective. At Saturday
evening's meeting, Ross
McDaniel, on behalf of the
Huron County Unit, accepted
a campaign award for service
from John Hunter. president
of fhe Southwestern District.
The guest speaker's talk
dealt mainly with cancer
research. Dr. Hasselback
began by saying that one in
three Canadians gets cancer
and one in five dies of cancer.
He said that approximately 30
per cent of all cancer deaths
are preventable and that
there is good reason to think
that SO per cent are
prevent«1h1e.
among 111t11, cancer of the
colon and rectum is the
second and cancer of the
prostate is in third place.
('ancer of the stomach and
esophagus are rare in Canada
and cancer of the liver is even
rarer. But in China, liver
ca ricer is the principal cruise
of cancer deaths.
I)r. Hasselback said
research has been done to
determine whether genes or
environment cause certain
types 1)t' cancer. Japanese
immigrants to the U.S. were
studied. It was found that the
immigrants got the sa me
cancers as in their home
country but their first
generation offspring got
different cancer.
Determining then that the
environment was responsible
for the various types of
Dr. Hasselback callecL
at ger as "geog.raphia
$ease''. He ~aid that cancer
death rates are about the
same in all Countries but the
types of cancers differ.
Cancer is not one disease, he
said, but about 125 different
kinds depending on the tissue
in which it arrives.
Dr. Hasselback informed
his rudience that in Canada
the principal cause of cancer
deaths for women is breast
cancer, secondly cancer of
the colon and rectum and
thirdly lung cancer.
However, he said. lung
cancer is rapidly replacing
• the other t++o as the number
one cause of death. Lung
cancer is already the number
one cause of cancer deaths
cancer. 1)r. Hasselback said
the nest logical place to look
to ++:r, dict One main
IsrohR'nl 111 researching
causes of cancer. he said !s
lack lag time This i, the time
between expo,ut'&' to
something ahich could cause
caneer and the actual
de%elopnlenl of the cancer. At
the +c•ry least this time is
about fill' +l',ii . It usually
averages about 21- years and
to think what a person might
have been capered to that
lone ago to result in c:urct'r
a difficult task The Lig tinges
cart be. reduced in ni c4) in
experiments though, eeid l)r•.
1lasselb:tck. These mice at'e
exposed chemical, suspected
to cause cancer. The time
between their exposure to the
chemical and their
development of cancer, is
elle) .11)1)111 `OX to nine months.
1lo\+e+et', said Hasselback. it
(est. :dealt $65,000 to test One
chemical for its ability to
.111.4) cancer ,Ind there are
,,bout 40,000 new chemicals
tieing produced in the world
+el y year.
Researchers have
narrow cd down the number of
chemicals tested with the
know (edge that chemicals
t1'ing nlutdtions are
clrnlnlonly associated with
cancer. Researchers have
also -disco\ cred that there are
certain chemicals in the
gastro tract which cause
(,mere. 'These chemicals says
11r. Husselhac'k, conte from
either pleat or fats, The
cou11ti'" that got cancers
caused by these chemicals
ha'e diets high in meat and
fats.
1)i' Hasselback maintains
oiete weal. got diseases that
In he are+ clued but aehave
le t h,uigl' aur Iltt'st�lc's to du
p,Itterns Must change to
ire hale more 4t'gt'tahh's and
a hole grain rerl'.11' and less
meat :Ind I:i1-• He also 4111-
\ 4)1 rue, mere eXyrc ise for
(',inadales . .\nd he spoke of
research nice Vitamin C
a tech is diei•n ea !Wet'
Lihs
He. said 111.11 lung cancer
e (.lint he ),I.i per cent
pl e ...tit:1hle if sleeker, would
itc up smoking. "I here has
n11+ bl't'rt ,I droll of enc or tw'i)
per. cent in the 11t1nlhcr of
nrekers t+ ithnl the last ten
+,,urs. despite the increased
ad+erasing \earning against
It. :Along doctors the -re are 19
irl'r rent fewer snlekc'rs. no+i•
The Huron County Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society held
its annual dinner meeting on Saturday evening, October 1 in
Goderich. Here Doctor Richard Hasselback (left), a
hematologist from Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto
and guest speaker for the evening, meets Mrs. Ted Davies,
the new Unit president and Chester Archibald, the Unit's
past president. Dr. Hasselback spoke mainly about cancer
research and also touched on the controversial subject
concerning the drug laetrile, a drug he says is making the
quacks rich. (staff photo)
than there were ten years
ag;o. "This shows that doctors
believe in what they're saying
(about lung cancer)." said
I)1). Hasselback.
Dr. "Hasselback went on to
talk about clinical research in
++hich cancer patients are
involved. *Groups of patients
may be given different types,
of treatments so that the
groups can be compared to
see which treatment works
better. Both treatments will
improve the patients' con-
dition but it is just a matter of
finding out which one will
help more, said Dr.
Hasselback, "We are not
offering treat merits which
d4)0'1 work," he said, "but
just seeing which one works
hest."' For clinical research
such. as this, the patients'
consent and co-operation is
needed.
Dr.. ltasselbdck concluded
his talk by saying that all
research blends in together
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