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4 B SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016 Three Rivers Casino offers weekend lineup Us TOO Flor ence Behind the headlines B Y B OB H ORNEY CANCER SURVIVOR U S TOO CHAPTER LEADER S eptember was National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, reopening an annual remembrance of the dads, hus- bands, grandfathers, brothers, uncles, friends, neighbors and other loved ones who have been taken from us by this deadly dis- ease. Even though we are told most prostate cancers will not harm a man during his lifetime, the fol- lowing words were part of Phil Brubaker’s 2007 Mayor’s Proclamation of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Florence: “Whereas, across the nation, prostate cancer is the most com- monly diagnosed cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer death, and whereas about 30 percent of prostate cancer occurs in men under the age of 65, during their prime years at work, and whereas, at any age prostate cancer devastates families, through loss of income, partnership and support, and whereas, prostate cancer leaves too many parents, women, children and other family members without a man they love...” Here we are nine years later and those statistics have not changed. From the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) we get the following figures, updated to 2016: Three Most Common Cancers Among Men per 100,000: Prostate cancer (101.6); Lung cancer (69.8); Colorectal cancer (44.2). Leading Causes of Cancer Death Among Men per 100,000: Lung cancer (53.9); Prostate can- cer (19.2) Colorectal cancer (17.3). Three groups come to mind that find these statistics to be vivid and sad reminders of reality: The fami- lies of men who lost their lives to prostate cancer; urologists who didn’t get to see the men until it was an incurable disease, and members of Us TOO Florence Prostate Cancer Education and Support Group who became friends with these men and sup- ported them in every way possible, but to no avail. In the vast majority of cases, everyone came away with the same feeling… if only… each man had been diagnosed earlier. Fact: The most treatable and curable prostate cancer is diag- nosed before it causes symptoms. In other words, before we even think something might be wrong. Knowing that means we must go looking for it while relatively young (around 40 years of age). That doesn’t register very well with lots of men because at that age they feel great. However, a pri- mary reason more than 2 million men are alive today following a prostate cancer diagnosis is because their cancer was diag- nosed before spreading beyond the prostate. This is most often due to the man, his family and/or his doctor being pro-active about prostate cancer screening. Here is something for men, and their loved ones, to consider if the USPSTF recommendation that men no longer get PSA tests makes sense to them: Three of the most recent deaths from prostate cancer in our community have been men who were diagnosed and died of the disease much too young: Diagnosed at 49/died at 62; diagnosed at 52/died at 56; diag- nosed at 47/died at 56. The first two young men were diagnosed following their very first PSA test. The third was refused a PSA test several times from the age of 40 to the time of his diagnosis at age 47. None of these young men went for a PSA test because of symptoms of the disease. Yet, they were struck down in their prime of life by a supposed “old man’s disease.” Had they lived to a reasonable 80 years of age, their families, respectively, would have enjoyed 18, 24 and 24 additional years of their loving companionship. The deaths of these three young men shall not be in vain as Us TOO Florence, in their honor, recommits its strong support of life-saving PSA baseline screening at age 40! One’s greatest opportunity to get it right with prostate cancer is to find it in its early stages. Thanks to the baseline PSA test and the urologists at Oregon Urology Institute, we have an excellent chance to catch it early… if only… we take the first step and get that one all-important PSA test. Yes, we’re talking about a sin- gle PSA test having the potential to make a life-saving difference. Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home Soroptimists to host ‘Bras for a Cause’ fundraiser Soroptimist International of Florence (SOF) is gearing up for an inaugural fundraiser called “Bras For A Cause.” The funds raised at this event will support local schol- arships, awards and other edu- cation-related programs, such as human trafficking awareness and the “Dream It, Be It” pro- gram for teenaged girls. The auction will be at the Florence Event Center on Saturday, Oct. 15, starting with a no-host bar at 6 p.m. Dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m. Silent and dessert auctions are planned as well. Table sponsorships are avail- able that include dinner tickets, advertising and a torso for a decorated bra that will be part of a live auction. The deadline for sponsor- ships is Sept. 16. At this time, sponsors include Siuslaw News, Hine Investments, Peace Harbor Three Rivers Casino Resort is offering its next round of weekend entertainment this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14 and 15, at Blue Bills Sports Bar and Tap Room, located inside Three Rivers Casino, 5647 Highway 126 in Florence. S a n d y Saunders Band will perform from COURTESY PHOTO 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The band Sandy Saunders Band plays rock and With a unique style all her blues, “with a southern girl at own, Saundres can blend an the wheel.” old Linda Ronstadt cover with Culture Mob online quoted a hard rock and blues Jimi that Sandy “has brought the Hendrix tune, adding a hand- grit and soul of her Augusta, ful of original songs in Ga., birthplace to the Pacific between. 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The essay topic is: “The America I Believe In.” The top national winner will receive $5,000 and an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. Students in grades nine through 12 can enter the “Voice of Democracy” con- test by submitting a written or CD essay on the theme: “My Responsibility to America.” The top national winner will receive a $30,000 schol- arship. Each state winner will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. and a portion of the $153,000 in national awards. The deadline for both con- tests is Nov. 1. For more information, visit vfw.org or call Ken Smith, VFW Post 3232, ay 626-945- 4044 or Tom Benedict at 702-610-9617. Richard Beaudro Principal Broker 541 991-6677 84173 Clear Lake Rd – Rare 3.7 acre farm pro- ducing the best blueberries around. 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