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Portland Observer, September 8, 1982 Page 3
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Volunteers aid cancer research project
Why has there been a marked in
crease in black cancer m o rta lity
rates since 1950? Is it environmen
tal? More smoking? More alcohol?
Is it exposure to industrial health
hazards? I f you have a “ detective-
lik e ” curiosity for finding the an
swers to such questions, then you
should become a “ volunteer re
searcher” to help the American
Cancer Society’ s “ Cancer Preven
tion Study I I , ” says Dr. Walter C.
Reynolds. Multnomah County Can
cer Society leaders need 60 volun
teers in the community to reach at
least 500 blacks with interviews to
help find answers to questions like
these.
The local chapter o f Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Zcta Sigma Omega,
w ill provide 15 o f the needed
researchers according to Maerice
Smith, Chairman o f the Prevention
project for (he group. The sorority
president, Dr. Barbara W illiam s
Thompson, said, “ The importance
o f this research cannot be over
emphasized, and we hope others will
call the M ultnom ah County Unit
right aw ay.” The number is 226-
0314.
“ I believe (his national study will
address a major health concern for
blacks,” said Reynolds, “ (hat is,
what factors are related to cancer
and how can this disease be pre
vented? For answers, Cancer Pre
vention Study 11 w ill look at the
American lifestyle — the food we
eat, the products we use, the condi
tions we live and work under — to
see if these have any bearing on can
cer and other diseases.”
With information from the study,
the American Cancer Society hopes
to develop programs to help people
reduce their cancer risk. As Dr.
Robert V. P. Hutter, National Pres
ident o f the American Cancer Soci
ety, notes, “ The nation and the
world must have definitive answers
from Cancer Prevention Study II to
plan a world without cancer for our
children and theirs.”
Modeled alter the first ACS Can
cer Prevention Study, which was
conducted from 1959-1972, CPS II
w ill also draw upon a large sample
o f the U.S. population: one million
men and women from all walks o f
life. These individuals will be asked
to answer a comprehensive ques
tionnaire about their health history
and current living, working and eat
ing habits.
It will be up to a dedicated nation
wide army o f more than 80,000 re
search volunteers to gain the coop
eration o f their friends, neighbors
and relatives to join in the study. In
Multnomah County alone, research
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Dr. W a lter Reynolds (left) goes over training slides
for Cancer Prevention Study II w ith M aerice S m ith
o f A lp h a K ap p a A lp h a S o ro rity . 15 m e m b e rs of
A K A have vo lu n tee re d to be "res ea rc h e r« " in the
volunteers are expected to enlist
close to 4,500 participants.
Acknowledging the contribution
research volunteers w ill make to
Cancer Prevention Study II, Bar
bara Coit, CPS II Chairman o f the
M ultnom ah County U nit o f the
American Cancer Society, said,
“ Research volunteers w ill be the
backbone o f Cancer Prevention
Study II. W ithout them, there
simply would be no study. It would
be too expensive to conduct a study
the scope o f CPS II without volun
teers.”
Dr. Reynolds indicated every vol
unteer will be responsible for select
ing about ten families (or more if
possible) in accordance with study
guidelines. Each family group must
have one member over the age of 45,
although anyone over thirty in that
fam ily can participate. Volunteers
w ill be counted on to explain and
d istribute the study’ s four-page,
confidential questionnaire, retrieve
the completed forms, and do neces
sary follow-up work.
This entails keeping track o f the
families for the next six years. Once
every other year the volunteers will
contact the family groups and then
report to ACS headquarters on their
status and whereabouts. I f and
when participants die, health statis
ticians will be able to determine how
their lifestyles affected their health
by referring to in form ation in the
questionnaires.
Though the form al start-up o f
CPS II isn’ t u n til September I,
H P A C expands
The Hispanic Political Action
Committee (HPAC), a state-wide
organization concerned with the po
litical equity o f Hispanics in Ore
gon, announced the establishment
of chapters in local communities.
Gale Castillo, the State President of
HPAC, stated that chapters had
been formed in the Mid-Willamcltc
Valley, Multnomah County, and
Washington County.
The chapters will provide local
communities with the opportunity
to form a political network, priori
tize local issues, and encourage local
residents to participate in addressing
those issues. THcy will enable
HPAC to concentrate on areas that
effect communities directly such as:
school board elections, city council
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races, and legislative races.
Ms. Castillo added that the state
organization will continue to focus
on state-wide races and issues that
effect Hispanics in Oregon and that
the State Board will continue to pro
vide direction to the chapters.
The newly elected chapter officers
arc: Mid-Willamette Vally: Daniel
Santos, Chair; Anita Moreno, Vice-
Chair; Teresa Gonzalez, Secretary.
Multnomah County: Jose Mata,
Chair; Al Nunez, Vice-Chair; Maria
Baragli, Secretary-Treasurer. Wash
ington County: Jose Romero,
Chair; Nclda Hinojosa, Vice-Chair;
Margarita Garza, Secretary-Treas
urer; Hector Godoy, Translator-
Interpreter.
n a tio n -w id e e ffo rt to fin d o u t m o re a b o u t w h a t
does and doesn't cause cancer. 45 m ore research
ers are needed.
1982, the Oregon Division o f the
American Cancer Society has begun
its recruitment o f research volun
teers. According to Reynolds,
“ We’ re particularly interested in
individuals who have lived in the
Multnomah County area for some
time, are planning to remain in the
region fo r the next six years, and
have friends and relatives living
close by whom they could enroll.”
Individuals interested in joining
the American Cancer Society as re
search volunteers are asked to call
226-0314 as soon as possible. This
w ill allow enough time for volun
teers to attend a brief training ses
sion on CPS II.
The American Cancer Society’s
first Cancer Prevention Study was
instrumental in pinpointing many
health risk factors. Topping the list:
the hazards o f cigarette smoking.
Smoking was linked to heart
disease, lung cancer, and several
other types o f cancer. Low tar and
nicotine cigarettes reduce a person’s
risk o f these diseases to some extent,
the study showed, but they still pose
a health risk. The study also re
vealed a connection between obesity
and certain cancers, the profiles of
women at risk for breast cancer and
cervical cancer, and the beneficial
effects o f exercise in preventing
heart attacks and strokes.
Portland Public Schools want to involve you in
the budget-building process.
The fourth year o f involving parents and citizens
in the Portland’s schools budget-development process
is beginning. We want you to help.
We are seeking Portland citizens who currently
are not involved with their schools. We want an
outside perspective to help us assure that our
programs and budgeting are serving our com m unity’s
needs.
Budget review committies contribute at every
level o f the school district - - - local school,
administration, operations, maintenance and special
program levels.
Discover where you can help.
Call your nearest Portland public school (page
BI 3 in the Blue Pages o f your Telephone Directory) or
Citizen Information Center
249-0730
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In 1972. Joel Martin started her own ad
agency in upstate New York. At the time,
she had no M ings. No accounts. No hank
loan. And only one employee Joel Martin.
People told her she wasn't going to make it
And if she didn't believe in herself, she
P> ■rohably would have agreed But dreamers
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like Joel Martin don’t see the negative side
Only the positive. Plus she had something
else going for her. She was good. Good
enough to have been the first black woman
art director in New York City.
Todas her ad agency is on Madison
Avenue With a lot more employees. And a
lot more accounts Like Black Enterprise
Magazine. The U.S. Arms A new Black
cable network The New York Urban
League And Anheuser-Busch.
Hiring concerns like Joel Martin's is
part of out commitment tow ants making
the future one we can .ill be proud of. A
future where dreamers like Joel Martin can
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Beware of con artists
Home repair con artists appear to
be sweeping through Oregon on
their twice yearly northward swing.
A black tarry substance is being
used as the " p ro d u c t” which is
pitched fo r driveway and ro o f
patching.
According to the Consumer Pro
tection and Services Section o f Ore
gon’ s Department o f Justice, two
separate groups may be on the move
ranging from M edford to Pasco,
Washington.
Oregon appears to be part o f a
northwest rip o ff operation linked to
the “ W illiamson Gang.” In many
cases, the consumer is not aware of
the sham until Oregon’s winter rains
wash the applied substance down
the drain. The old crack in the drive
way or the leaky roof returns but the
gang members d on ’ t and neither
does the consumer’s money.
T he itinerant operation can move
quickly and range over a wide terri
tory but it is believed that both Med
ford and Salem were called “ home
base” by gang members for as much
as two weeks in July.
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