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B2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday April 19, 2000 WATCH TH E S U N RISE OVER T H E LAKE Beautiful 2-bedroom, 2 bathroom condo with spectacular views of the lake. Wrap around balcony. Spacious, upgraded marble floors, jacuzzi, breakfast area overlooks beach & lake. Indoor pool, hot tub, exercise room, BBQ overlooking lake, games room, party room w/kitchen, sauna, 2 pkg. spaces, super security, high demand condos - rardy on market. Don't miss seeing! DIANE POWELL Sales Representative MHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ROYAL L e PAGE 338-3737 Email: dppowell@idirect.ca OAKVILLE TRANSIT Photo by Riziero Vertolli Mark, Matthew, Laura and mom Karen Chuba are canvassing as a family for cancer research. Cancer campaign family affair By Shelly Sanders G reer SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Easter Holiday Service Notice FRIDAY, APRIL 21,2000 NO SERVICE Bus Information 815-2020 www.oakvilletransit.com Karen Chuba started out volunteer ing for the Canadian Cancer Society because a friend asked her to. She has stayed on for the past five years because the time commitment has been manageable, and because she has faced a personal battle with cancer. Now, she is not only involved but her three chil dren have helped out over the years. Chuba started out as a zone captain which involves distributing canvassing kits to canvassers, getting money from team captains, and making bank deposits. For the past couple of years, Pansies & Violas Campanula Bell Pot ^ 1-6 Primavera fa p ri Bell Rot 14" otta Chuba's daughter Laura, 19, an OAC student at St. Thomas Aquinas High School, has taken over as zone captain. And her twin boys, Mark and Matthew, 16, have done envelope drops to help out. "We would get the boys and their friends over on a Friday night, feed them pizza and then they would go out in pairs," says Chuba. "Laura does envelope drops on her evening runs." "It's a good time, count ing the money and talking," says Laura of her involve ment with her mother. "It's good personal time." At first, Chuba's involve ment was in response to a friend's request, but on March 25, 1996, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the disease took on a new meaning. "I had chemo, radiation, and surgery," says Chuba. "It took a year of treatments but I got my life back." Now free o f cancer, Chuba has had a much more intensive experience with the Cancer Society and Breast Cancer Support Services in Burlington. `T here is quite a concen tration of women in their early 40s and 20s and 30s with breast cancer," Chuba says. `T h e younger you are the more aggressive the treatment." When somebody receives a diagnosis of cancer, one of the first groups they can encounter at the Cancer Society is a drop-in where other cancer patients and survivors meet to discuss their experiences. Chuba thinks these are a great ser vice after the initial shock when a person is diagnosed. As well, Chuba was visited by `Reach to Recovery,' another service provided by the Cancer Society, when she was in the hospital. Especially for breast cancer patients, this service helps women understand various aspects about their particular experience. In addition, Chuba found that a lot of books and patient informa tion are funded by the Cancer Society. "Cancer touches so many people. I don't think any body is not touched by it," says Chuba. `T here are so many people asking for time, if everyone dedicated their time to causes that are important to them, then we w ouldn't have as many problems with fundraising as we do." Today, Chuba juggles a hectic life as manager of finance and systems at the Oakville United Way, a Cancer Society volunteer, and a member of the Auction Committee at Breast Cancer Support Services. She says it would be hard to give up her com m itm ent with the C ancer Society, but her daughter is off to university in the fall and may not be able to be involved. She's hoping one of her boys will help out more if Laura is unable to continue. "With cancer there is no definite cure," explains Laura, of her reasons for staying involved. "It's not like the flu. We need to know more about it. It's a good cause that deserves some research money . . . the more people there are help ing out, the less o f a burden it is on one person...With the new Grade 9 program, kids have to help out in the com munity. This is a good way to spend time with a family member." For m ore inform ation about volunteer opportuni ties with the Canadian C ancer Society, Oakville Unit, call 845-5231. Cancer statistics Highlights taken from the Canadian Cancer Statistics 2000 study released by the Canadian Cancer Society. All cancers: An estimated 132,100 new cases o f can cer and 65,000 deaths will occur in Canada in 2000. Lung Cancer: Approximately 20,600 Canadians will be diagnosed with lung cancer and 17,700 will die from the disease in 2000. An estimated 12,200 Canadian men and 8,400 Canadian women will be diagnosed with lung cancer and about 10,700 and 7,000 respectively will die o f the dis ease. Breast cancer: An estimated 19,200 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and about 5,500 will die of the disease in 2000. Childhood cancer: For each year during the period 1991-1997, approximately 1,279 children were diagnosed with some form of childhood cancer and approximately 249 died. Prostate cancer: It is estimated that 16,900 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 4,200 will die of the disease in 2000. In 2000, the most frequently diagnosed cancers will continue to be breast cancer for women and prostate cancer for men. Among women, lung cancer incidence and mortality rates continue their rapid increase and are now almost five times as high as rates in 1971. Breast cancer continues to be the most frequently diagnosed cancer for Canadian women. It is important to note that while breast cancer rates have risen steadily for 30 years (although the rate of increase is declining somewhat), mortality rates have declined. This pattern of divergent trends is consistent with benefits being achieved through screening programs and improved treatments. Among Canadian men, prostate cancer will continue to be the most frequently diagnosed cancer in 2000. Beginning in 1994, incidence rates for prostate cancer began to decline after increasing rapidly for several years. With mortality rates remaining stable during this period, these trends were likely due to the rapid increase in the use of early detection techniques such as measurement of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) levels, digital rectal exam ination, and transrectal ultrasonography. Vigoro Lawn Care 4- Step Programme Metal Fan Rake T<SU I£.. DoitvouraeMi^,. -m b - VKXWO JUST ARRIVED! 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