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mst weekender saturday january 17 1998 7 women catching up in race to light up lorraine ogrady correspondent more women arc lighting up today than a decade ago in spite of warnings of the dangers of smoking yvonne fardy of the canadian cancer societys m a r k h a in whitchurch- stouffville unit said there has been a disturbing increase in the number of women smokers over the past 10 years although the lung cancer mortality rates for men have lev eled off the can cer society has observed a con tinual climb in womens mortali ty rates with peer pressure and soci etal expectations more young girls are starting to smoke early fardy said x she added that it was not long ago that there were more male smokers than female thats the way it used to be but with these young girls starting up the statistics are smoke moves quickly through a house it takes more than three hours to clear 95 per cent of the smoke from one cigarette finally catching up with the trends national nonsmoking week begins jan 19 and runs through until the 25th and the cancer society is concerned that the message is not getting through to everyone not only does cig arette smoking contribute to cancer it also is a major cause of emphysema and its a con tributing factor in about 30 per cent of all fatal heart attacks the number of women struck by cancer has increase by 33 per cent since 1988 and smoking is estimated to be directly responsi ble for 30 per cent of all cancer deaths she added smoking is related to 85 per cent of all lung cancer cases and can cause throat mouth bladder kidney and pancreas cancer few smokers quit smoking even after being diagnosed with cancer she said chevy trucks g lss by oldsmobile suburban oldsmobile 98 malibu v6 auto air cassette split folding rear seat mud guards abs dual air bags more 498 98 cavalier 4 dr amfm cassette air auto abs dual air bags isb equipment group much more proud sponsor of the toronto north w0manssh0w 98 olds intrigue gl leather power roof power locks power windows fully loaded cd player spoiler auto bahn pkg 399 98 blazer lt 4x4 stk 80178 loaded with cd power roof and leather no freight no air tax no gas tax savings of 195 inte chevrole oldsmobile q c d sale hours monthuis 9 am 9 pji fri 9 am 6 pjn sat 9 im 6 pro the little dealership with a big v 5336 highway 7 just east of mccowan 2941440 toll free 18008922209 wwwautonetcanorthpointe nobjiifoinre if lease ikimxi on s2ixk clown krt all taxes im sec 2xk km per year oac payments taxes finance ixiseil on 5xh down oac 4x uitlis lease based on ssxx down 1st sec taxes 201xx km per year oac nonsmoking week you would think it would be auto matic for everyone fardy said but some people think well ive got it now i may as well keep smoking and for some people its a wakeup call that leads them to change their lifestyles one of her main concerns is the number of young girls taking up please see page 8 despermeiyseekin0 customer service have you experienced poor customer service recently in dealing with any business retail food service etc within york region or the gta please tell us about it briefly describe the situation the approximate date identify the business add your initials and fax to 9055131260 email rmh479aolcom or write co the economist sun box 4596 markham on l3p 1m9 please notify us also of any exceptional service as these people and businesses deserve public recognition we are consumer perceptions a new canadian owned company focused on a singular mission which is to assist businesses in evaluating and improving their customer service the most valuable asset of any business is you the customer your input is therefore of tremendous value to everyone concerned and this is your opportunity to be heard loud and clear our appreciation for your help will be shared by the businesses that you will be indirectly aiding thev may just be businesses and or employees selected for consumer perceptions annual award recognitions qxmrtrj starting sunday january 18 sunday brunch 11am- 3 pm all you can eat only kids eat for featuring a large assortment of salads cold meats our famous wings alt your breakfast favourites and much more dont miss out 160 york blvd east beaver creek hwv 7 905 7092522