Ontario Community Newspapers

Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 18 May 1994, p. 12

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Classie Dunigan Photo tit GRAHA.M PAINE Winnipeg Blue Bomber quarterback Mati Dunlgen, hammed il up with Argo linman Blaine Schmidt, when ho hosted 3h. Mati Ounigan Quertertack Clesic golf tournaèment at Milton's Greyatone Golf Club on Monday. The toumaement f.atured numerous CFL quart.rbacce past end present end ben.fltt.d the Canadien Association for Communlty Living. The toumament w@. at Greyston. for the second year in a row. r r Cancer rates are Iower among Halton residents by @AD ASUME The Champo Hallout resîdents art les., likely t0 gel cancer than their felîow On arians. epidemîiologîsî terry DelmooT bld lit revo"a heldi andi soctiservice commuitec Tuesday However, incidence of skin melanoma among I-alion residenis assgrilicantly highendu epc Dr Robeni Nova, Medical Ollicer otl HealIh, explaineti disease reports are used Io help determune melhods, used fie prevention. Mihs report reinforces otir beltef bhat ssai se arc doing regarding carly detection and education is, cor- rect." Naid Dr. Nosa. "It a" poit, oui that we shoulti be largetting melianoma sith our prevention pro- gram Oaksiîlr Mayor Auto Malvale sUd cancer informuaton is valuable witen the committee is faced with a debate on bannîng smfokingý I*d hike Io see a marketing plan on hot we're going tu combtat dîsease.« saîid Ms Mulvale lle information is also helpfui in respondtng to complaints of cancer clusters in the region. atideti [)r Nota According bo Mr. De]lmmr, cancer is tnl a modem dusbease. ilis xactuI) a fasmly of approoîmately ](X dis- eases which were first identil)ed mn 4(X) B c Ille slight uncrease in cancer rates in Ontano i, largely kaibutable gotix- aging population. Mr. Delime saji [le explatrted cancer i, oinse likely in the eklrly. and the number oif peopie older than 60l bas risen lu Il, per cent of the population in 1991, froin jui under 12 pet cent in 1966 Older people tend Ic gel cancer more (ihan ymung people. according lu Mr. Delmore, because cancer is a cumulative ditease. Its unlikely a person will conutat lung cancr atter smoking one cigaiene. but the cumu- lative loits" of marry cigarentes over many yemar e muçb more likely to bnng on thediscawse added Meu n m hkl"y toi gel prosuae cancer (19.9 pere ,> luing cancer (18.3 per cent) o colofccla cancer (15.3 per cent), hile women are mou ltkely In gel breast cancer (32 per cem), colorecial cace (11,9 Pt oent) andi lung cance (10 percen), à Io 10 fUIM ANM veOeyA&a. Saiet Most fruits and vegetables are naturally Iow in fat so if you aàd fat ta themn, do so in moderation. s-,'

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