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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ay 17 ,2 01 8 | 52525 05 17 18 VictoriaDay HouseholdWasteCollectionNotice Garbage • Plastic cutlery • Chip bags • Styrofoam plates and cups • Juice pouches 7am Regular operatinghours: Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. HaltonWasteManagement Site (HWMS) is closedMonday,May21. Visithalton.ca/waste to sort yourwaste using the PutWaste in its Place tool. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Victoria Day May 21 22May 21 22May 21 22 23 24 25 26 Area A & B Collection moves Due toVictoria Day, householdwaste collection services theweek ofMay 21will take place the day after your regular collection day. Please place yourwaste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled holiday collection day. Area C & D Collection moves Spring Sundayhours: May 6 to June 24, 2018 8 a.m. to noon 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Please note collection day changes: Blue Box • Plastic bags and overwrap (clean, dry and empty) • Plastic bottles • Aluminum cans • Empty metal paint cans luminum cans Green Cart • All food • Paper cups and plates • Paper towels and napkins • Pizza boxes Oakville resident Bob Murray had no idea he had bladder cancer until the summer of 2014. His doc- tor ordered an ultrasound after he'd passed a kidney stone to check for more stones or kidney damage. for more stones or kidney damage. f "When I saw the look in the ul- trasound technician's eyes, I knew something was wrong," said Mur- ray. Three days later, Murray's doc- tor told him there were two tu- mours in his bladder. He is not alone. Bladder cancer, according to Bladder Cancer Canada's Halton/ Burlington branch, is the fifth most common cancer in Canada. An estimated 8,900 Canadians were diagnosed with the disease and 2,400 died from it in 2017. It af- fects more than twice as many menfects more than twice as many menf as women. Fortunately for Murray, the tu-Fortunately for Murray, the tu-F mours were contained within the bladder and had not spread to the muscle surrounding the organ. That type of bladder cancer is called "non-muscle-invasive" and accounts for about 90 per cent of all cases. Typical treatment for non-mus- cle-invasive bladder cancer in- volves a surgical procedure to re-volves a surgical procedure to re-v move tumours or growths from in- side the bladder, followed by immu- notherapy or chemotherapy inserted directly into the bladder. However, the tumours recur ap- proximately 70 per cent of the time, requiring repeat treatments to re- move new ones. Signs of trouble Some people, like Murray, have no symptoms of bladder cancer. But the most common symptom is blood in the urine, which may look pale yellow-red to bright or rusty red. In fact, Bladder Cancer Canada runs an extensive advertising cam- paign to raise awareness of the symptoms. You may have seen their "See red? See your doctor." campaign. Other symptoms include fre- quent urination, an intense need to urinate, pain or burning sensa- tions during urination and back, pelvic or groin pain. Bladder can- cer is often misdiagnosed as a uri- nary tract infection because the symptoms are so similar, so it's im- portant to follow up on any of these symptoms and ask your family doctor to refer you to an urologist. What causes bladder cancer? Smoking is the most common risk factor. Other factors include drinking water with high levels of arsenic and occupational exposure to chemicals associated with cer- tain industries, such as profession- al painting and manufacturing of rubber, aluminum, metal, and tex- tiles and dyes. But, in many cases, the cause may be unknown. Help is available "Like many people diagnosed with cancer, I went to the dark side for the first few months," said Mur-for the first few months," said Mur-f ray. Today, the Oakville resident hasToday, the Oakville resident hasT adapted well to the disease and the continuous treatments. "It has become more of an incon- venience than anything else," he said, adding, "I feel quite healthy, I'm still working and my wife and I love to travel." Bladder Cancer Canada pro- vides information and support for patients, their families and medi- cal teams as well as funds research for the treatment and eliminationfor the treatment and eliminationf of bladder cancer. Murray discovered BCC through a TV ad for its annual awareness walk and immediatelyawareness walk and immediatelya got involved. "It's really the people and the fantastic personal support they of-fantastic personal support they of-f fered to me that makes Bladderfered to me that makes Bladderf Cancer Canada a great organiza- tion for patients and their care- givers to get involved with," he said. May is Bladder Cancer Aware- ness Month, so now is a good time to check out what BCC has to offer. To find out more, go to www.blad-To find out more, go to www.blad-T dercancercanada.org. WELLNESS Oakville resident helps raise awareness of bladder cancer The local branch of Bladder Cancer Canada is looking to raise awareness of bladder cancer, the fifth most common type of cancer in Canada. Bladder Cancer Canada photo Helping poor, malnourished children in North Korea is the goal of a charity event scheduled for Friday, May 18 at St. Luke Church Community Centre. Gregory Gihyung Park is holding the event, gathering sup- porters for the cause. It's schedule to run from 6:15- 8:30 p.m. at the community centre at 3114 Dundas St., West in Oak- ville. The event will feature prayers, words of encouragement videos from MP Pam Damoff and sena- tor Yonah Martin, singing and dancing, a lucky draw and food including pizza, sushi, beverages and cake. A request for monthly support to First Steps Canada (www.FirstStepsCanada.org) is also on the agenda. NEWS Charity event for malnourished children in North Korea KEVIN NAGEL knagel@metroland.com