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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-03-26, Page 32Research supports diet link to colo -rectal cancer Colo -rectal cancer is second only to lung consume less whole milk products. bran, whole wheat and fruit), brassica cancer in men and breast cancer in women 2) Eat more fibre -containing foods; for vegetables (cabbage, brussel sprouts and in terms of lifetime incidence and mortality example, bran (in muffins, cereals or as cauliflower) and certain vitamins (Vitamin in Canada. The Canadian Cancer Society bran supplements), food made with whole believes that research has now produced grains such asnvhole wheat bread, etc. sufficient evidence to support the 3) Eat adequate amounts of green recommending of a prudent diet for vegetables and fresh fruit daily. Canadians as an approach to the prevention 4) Maintain total caloric intake at the of colo -rectal cancer. level necessary to maintain ideal weight for In Canada in 1984, it has been estimated height. that 5,060 men and 5,260 women will develop 5) Ensure that the diet is varied, interesting colo -rectal cancer, and that there would be and balanced. 2,770 and 2,700 deaths respectively from this 6) Alcohol, if used at all, should be used in disease. moderation. The recommended diet includes the following components: 1) Eat less fat (fat should comprise no more than 30 per cent of the caloric content of the diet; it currently comprises approximately 35-40 per cent at all ages). For example, eat less fatty meat, choose lean cuts and trim away surplus fat, There is evidence for an association between colo -rectal cancer and high intake of fat on the one hand and low intake of dietary fibre and brassica vegetables an the In a number of experimental studies in other. animals, the importance of high fat in increasing colo -rectal cancer has been Three types of possible protective dietary confirmed. The mechanism appears to be factors have been identified: fibre (found in associated with the effect of fat intake on C and Vitamin E -tocopherol). Evidence indicated diet in relation to colo- rectal cancer has been accumulating as a result of a number of recent studies. These include a study in Canada, which showed increased risk for those with a high intake of fat, and particularly saturated fat, for colo- rectal olorectal cancer in both sexes; and a study in Australia., with similar findings. A study in Hawaiian Japaneses showed increased risk for those who eat Western as distinct from Japanese type meals, and especially those with excessive intake of beef. Cancer volunteer ... • from page 2 but someone who's been through it," sht explained. CANSURMOUNT Joy is among a group of 12 volunteers of diverse ages who have joined a new Canadian Cancer Society program that began last week. Under the program, called CanSurmount, o e who have, or have had, cancer will visit on request local people of all ages who are now trying to come to terms with the disease. The program is based on the belief that no one can understand the problems, fears, and anxieties of cancer patients as well as people who have gone through the same experiences. The problems and anxieties involve not only the disease but also its treatment. "Chemoihei apy-is-semrnetbing-nobod ls- knows about unless they're sick' too,' e - said Joy, who took 12 treatments in about six months after her diagnosis. "I couldn't even talk about it for a year after," she recalled. "Anytime somebody mentioned it, I'd have to leave the room because it made me so upset." She remembers how she could feel the injections rising to her head and how the smell and taste of the chemicals would fill her nose and mouth. "They would just flush the chemicals through me. You'd sit there and just get sicker and sicker," she said. "You'd get hot and then you'd get cold and then you'd get hot again and you'd feel like you were going to faint." She would vomit after each session and it would usually take her three days to regain the strength to walk without assistance. During thisperiod, friends she met at the Metropolitan Hospital Cancer Clinic died. So did her uncle. "My uncle was diagnosed at the same time I was and he died and I ended up living," she said. "It was hard." But with the support of her family, which convinced her that cancer was not synonymous with death, Joy pulled through. APPRECIATES LIFE After the experience"you appreciate everything about life more", she said. Joy Robinson... in remission two years "Christmas is more emotional. You treat life differently. You're more thankful for it." Joy, who wants to become a radiotherapy technologist, feels fine today but realizes she still has three more years to go to reach five years of remission, generally known as the safety point from which the disease will not return. "Every little pain I get I get nervous about," she said, "but I just take one day at a time. If something happens, I'll just have to deal with it when it comes." At a day -long training session for CanSurmount volunteers, Joy realized her feelings during her struggle with cancer had not been unusual. As part of the training, the visiting volunteers recounted their own experiences with cancer. HOPE Page 3 bile acid and bile salt excretion, with the production, possibly by bacterial action, of carcinogens in the intestine. According to Dr. Robert A. Macbeth, Executive Vice -President, Canadian. Cancer Society -National , Cancer Institute of Canada, such a diet, if widely adopted, not only holds promise of reducing colo -rectal cancer butalso other cancers suspected of being associated with high fat intake. These include cancers of the breast, body of the uterus, and ovary in women; prostate cancer in men; and pancreatic and renal cancer in both sexes. Therefore, this can be regarded as ars important approach to reducing those cancers in which diet is implicated and which constitute approximately 40 per cent of the cancers in men and 60 per cent in women. -(from the Progress Against Cancer national newsletter). Cancer patient sends poem Editor's Note: This poem was written in the hospital by a woman (formerly of Goderich) who underwent cancer surgery earlier this year. PROMISES The world is beautiful tonight With snow so bright and flecks of white From my broad window, above the street I stop to wonder and appreciate The people - As they hurry, scurry Wearing their mantles of soft delight Picking footsteps with care and fear Each step bringing them ever near To someone close, one they hold so dear Then I sense through the wintry haze „ The apprehension and despair Written in the lines of the faces there Surely, on this night of peace God's beautiful and enduring grace Will never cease To cleanse away the pain and sorrow Of a grave tomorrow And bring the promise of 'a brand new season Gently warming us with hope and reason Then may He in His time and wisdom Find a place for me in His great dominion That I may share yet another day - Yet another year With loved ones, too, that I hold dear That I may stare again with awe and wonder At twinkling lights and falling snow To trust and grow, and dream, and know That this is how He'd have it so. Huron Unit is made up of dedicated volunteers The Huron County Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society is made up of dedicated volunteers divided into five branches located in each of the county's five towns: Goderich, Exeter, Clinton, Wingham and Seaforth. The Unit's responsibility is to bring help and comfort to cancer patients in the county while also contributing funds toward the search for a cancer cure. A major fund- raising campaign is held every April with a door-to-door canvass in each town and also includes such activities as bike-a-thons, daffodil teas, the selling of daffodils and a fashion show. The Unit office is located at 20 Isaac Street in Clinton. This office is manned by secretary, Wendy Tremeer and the phone number is 482-7832. Inquiries should be directed to this number. Officers of the Huron County Unit for 1983- 84 are as follows: past president -Ross McDaniel of Goderich; resident -Mel Farnsworth of Goderich; vice -president - George Michie of Belgrave; secretary - Wendy Tremeer of Clinton; treasurer -Steve Biskup of Clinton; campaign chairman -Jim Remington of Goderich; campaign vice- chairman -Murray Hunter of W , commemoration chairman -Marg iV��of Bayfield; medical advisor -Dr. Bruce Thomson of Goderich; patient services chairman -Marg Allan of Clinton; planning, development and nominating --George Michie; publicity chairman -Ross Hamilton of Wingham; mastectomy visiting chairman-PhyllisPitblado of R.R. 5 Goderich; mastectomy visiting vice- chairman -Mary Lou Aubin of Goderich; and transportation -Russell Jervis of Clinton. Branch presidents are: Goderich-Angus MacLennan; Clinton -Freda Slade; Seaforth-Ina Scoins; Exeter -Leone Brock and Wingham-Barry Reid. 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