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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2016
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
begins Lent services today
Us TOO Flor ence
Behind the headlines
B Y B OB H ORNEY
CANCER SURVIVOR
U S TOO CHAPTER LEADER
D
reamily: Oh, how I’d love
to grow up and be a urolo-
gist specializing in the
diagnosis and treatment of prostate
cancer — man’s most frequently
diagnosed non-skin cancer and
man’s No. 2 cause of cancer death.
Just think, I’d have access to the
PSA blood test, one of the best
early cancer screening tests avail-
able, giving me the potential to
save lives and keep families
together. Plus, I would be able to
build on the PSA era’s 40 percent
reduction in mortality from
prostate cancer with the use of
today’s advanced diagnostic tools
and treatment therapies.
Early detection of this deadly
disease received a big boost in
1991, when Dr. William Catalona
published the results of his own
study showing that the PSA test
was the most accurate method of
detecting prostate cancer.
Moreover, the PSA test could
detect many prostate cancers that
were missed by both the rectal
exam (DRE) and ultrasonography.
Dr. Catalona’s finding that PSA
could be used as a first-line screen-
ing test for prostate cancer was a
remarkable step forward in the
early diagnosis of that life-robbing
disease.
During the PSA era, the cooper-
ation within the medical profes-
sion pursuing early detection of
prostate cancer resulted in an effi-
cient and effective process.
Family/primary care physicians
were screening with the PSA test
and referring men with elevated or
rising PSA results to the urologists.
Prior to the PSA test, referrals
resulted primarily when men pre-
sented with symptoms or an abnor-
mal DRE which is why, according
to Patrick Walsh of Johns Hopkins,
only 68 percent of newly diag-
nosed men had localized cancer
and 21 percent were metastatic.
Thanks to the PSA test, men
were suddenly being referred 5-10
years before becoming sympto-
matic or having an abnormal DRE
which, again according to Patrick
Walsh, raised the diagnosis of
localized disease to 91 percent
with only 4 percent having metas-
tases.
But all was not well. The
prostate gland is located just below
the bladder and right in front of the
rectum, making it difficult to treat
with either surgery or radiation. In
addition to being in a difficult
location, the urethra goes right
through it. Early referrals and ear-
lier diagnoses meant more life sav-
ing treatment, but…
The problem was those early
treatments, surgery and radiation,
were leaving many men with seri-
ous erectile, bladder and rectum
damage. Removing the prostate
meant the urethra had to be cut and
stitched back together and the
nerves controlling erections were
removed as part of the surgery.
Radiation caused its own share
of collateral damage.
I have a ton of respect and
appreciation for those who went
ahead of me and paved the way to
the precision surgery and radiation
treatments of today. Thanks to
their sacrifices, the above side
effects are now usually quite mini-
mal and largely correctable, when
they do occur.
Fast forward to 2016 and we
find, in spite of early detection and
improved treatment resulting in
saved lives, times have changed!
In 2012 the PSA era came to a
screeching halt, thanks to the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) and its recommenda-
tion that healthy men should no
longer receive PSA tests. As if that
wasn't bad enough, the American
Academy of Family Physicians
(AAFP) agreed. With that move,
the high level of cooperation with-
in the medical profession ground
to a halt.
All of a sudden, referrals to
urologists were down sharply
because PSA screening rates
dropped. Naturally, as fewer men
were screened, fewer men were
found with elevated or rising
PSAs, thus fewer referrals. At the
same time, the detection of early-
stage prostate cancer decreased
and more men were presenting
with higher PSAs, including a
higher percent of symptomatic,
advanced or metastatic disease, all
within two years.
No surprise there.
Ok, I’m rethinking what I said
at the beginning; more to come
next time...
Observing the time of
repentance and renewal before
Easter, the congregation of St.
Andrew’s Episcopal Church
invites you to begin the obser-
vance of a Holy Lent on Ash
Wednesday, Feb. 10.
At 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,
solemn Holy Eucharists will
be offered at the church, 2135
19th St. This is a time to
reflect on the days before
Easter and the things that need
change or renewal in our lives.
As a sign of turning away
from what is no longer useful
or helpful in our lives, those
who attend services may
choose to receive the imposi-
tion of ashes on the forehead.
On Ash Wednesday, Mother
Georgia DuBose and Deacon
Steve Avery will also offer
“Ashes to Go” at 1 p.m. at the
Port of Siuslaw harbor, near
the boardwalk at the end of
Bay Street. Those who take
part in the practice will receive
prayer cards, and the clergy
will take their prayer requests
for repentance, renewal and
healing.
Continuing in Lent, Deacon
Steve Avery will offer Bishop
Nicholas Knisely’s reflec-
tions, “Lent is not Rocket
Science,” in the church mis-
sion hall at 6 p.m. A soup,
bread and salad supper will be
served, and the evening will
end with Compline, the con-
templative prayers that com-
plete the day.
Regular Sunday services
will be focused on repentance
and renewal, at 8 and 10 a.m. ,
as will the Tuesday Morning
Prayer service at 8:30 a.m.,
and the regular Holy Eucharist
service on Wednesdays at 11
a.m.
Everyone is welcome for
prayer and renewal at St.
Andrew’s.
New local business promises to deliver — literally
Got a taste for a special dish
from your favorite local restau-
rant without having to leave
home?
Florence Food Delivery pro-
vides quality service and food
from area restaurants to resi-
dents throughout Florence.
Owner Harmony Kenney, a
retired paralegal and entre-
prenuer, says she has a deep
love for cooking on all levels.
“When my family and I
moved here in 2011, I discov-
ered there was a genuine need
for home-delivered munchies,”
says Kenney. “After some
time, I started on a plan to bet-
ter serve the community.”
While there are plenty of
places in town to pick up a piz-
zaor have one delivered, as the
years passed Kenney says she
still felt a strong desire for
more fresh-made delivery
In late 2015, Florence Food
Delivery was established. Now,
whether a local business person
unable to leave work for lunch,
a camper looking for a bite, a
visitor staying at a hotel, or a
resident who just isn’t up for
making a trip into town,
Florence Food Delivery can
deliver a multitide of tasty
options from kitchens around-
town.
Order local restaurant food
such as Craig’s BBQ, The
Beachcomber, Chen’s Family
Dish, A Taste of Hawaii,
Homegrown Public House,
Ichiban’s Chinese and Japanese
Restaurant,
Los Amigos
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Harmony Kenney’s new business, Florence Food and more from online menus at
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Homegrown to host next ‘Support Local’ dinner
It is time for another Support
Local dinner at Homegrown
Pub, which will present its
sixth family-style community
dinner Monday, Feb. 22, at
5:30 p.m.
Support Local dinners pro-
vide the community with an
opportunity to learn more
about local farms and produc-
ers, as well as see what is avail-
able seasonally. The menu will
include sausages from Deck
Family Farm in Junction City,
braised greens from Whiskey
Creek Organics and Greenfield
Farm, potatoes Anna from
Wintergreen Family Farm in
Noti, and a yacon wild green
salad with a persimmon vinai-
grette.
The Support Local Winter
Jollification is also an opportu-
nity for the community to learn
more about the Siuslaw School
Gardens. There will be a spe-
cial dessert auction that will
raise money to support the gar-
dens and the School Garden
Coordinator position.
The Siuslaw School Gardens
are located at the Siuslaw
Elementary School. There are
currently 18 garden beds, some
planted with overwintering
crops. The gardens are a great
way to incorporate academic
studies as well as real life expe-
riences during the school day.
Elementary students are cur-
rently composting the food
waste from the cafeteria for the
gardens. Soon they will be
planting for the spring.
For more information about
how to get involved in this
unique project and ways to
support local students in devel-
oping a different relationship
with their food, contact Lyza at
harvestyourbackyard@yahoo.c
om, or visit the Siuslaw School
Garden facebook page.
Tickets for the Support
Local Winter Jollification are
$20 and are available at
Homegrown Pub, 294 Laurel
St. There are a limited number
of tickets available.
For more information, call
541-997-4886.
Homegrown supports our
local farms and producers by
using their food, when avail-
able, to create fresh, made-
from-scratch dinners.
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