SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017
Community Choir seeks
singers for new season
Us TOO Flor ence
Behind the headlines
B Y B OB H ORNEY
CANCER SURVIVOR
U S TOO CHAPTER LEADER
W
e continue our review of
so-called “experts” who
take issue with Ben
Stiller’s statement, “Taking the
PSA test saved my life. Literally.”
We saw last month that Tim
Caulfield went after Stiller’s com-
ment simply because Stiller had
the influence of a celebrity.
We now check out Dr. Otis
Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of
the American Cancer Society
(ACS) who has never been a pro-
ponent of PSA screening. He
states: “I have never had a PSA and
do not desire one,” even though, as
an African-American, he is at
increased risk of developing it.
We should note that when
Brawley
went
to
Emory
University as Head of Cancer
Control, he shut down a free
prostate cancer screening pro-
gram. He was also on watch at
ACS in 2013, when the funding
for its Man to Man Prostate
Cancer Support Groups was elimi-
nated.
ACS released a statement that it
needed to put its limited resources
where they would do the most
good and men had other sources
for prostate cancer information.
Brawley claims he is not
against PSA testing, saying: “If a
man is truly informed and chooses
to be screened I have no difficulty
with it. I am against those who
oppose informed education about
the screening issue. I am against
misleading people by saying it
clearly saves lives and there are
minimal downsides.
“There is reason to believe and
I do believe that some men’s lives
are saved by screening but I must
stress that no one knows for sure.”
With that information as a back-
ground, Brawley’s following
responses to Stiller’s comment
were quite predictable:
1) “The thing Ben Stiller does-
n’t understand is that his case is
based on one positive experience.
He hasn’t heard of all the men who
have had negative experiences
[with PSA testing].”
2) “The tests have bad operat-
ing systems. They sometimes miss
cancer that needs to be found and
they find cancer that doesn’t need
to be found.”
3) “When men’s PSA levels are
tested before they are 50, there
may be more of a chance of error
in testing.”
4) “Being confronted with the
(PSA) numbers on a regular basis,
especially if they are rising, may
cause depression and even suicidal
thoughts in mind.”
5) “The bottom line is, there’s
more harm associated with
prostate cancer screenings than
good.”
Brawley’s first response: Stiller
spoke with his internist about the
baseline PSA test, learned its pros
and cons and then chose to get it,
which is exactly what Brawley
recommends (above).
So, what is the problem —
except that Stiller believes the
baseline PSA test saved his life
and Brawley won’t believe it?
Brawley’s second response:
Nobody is saying the PSA test is
perfect, but since it has been used
along with the DRE we’ve had a
40-50 percent drop in prostate can-
cer mortality.
Brawley’s third response:
Brawley is dead wrong!
Expert urologist Patrick Walsh
of Johns Hopkins University puts
it this way: “PSA is a better, more
specific test in younger men who
— unlike older men — don’t tend
to have BPH, which can falsely
raise the PSA level. PSA measure-
ments taken when a man is in his
forties also provide a baseline to
be followed over time.”
Walsh adds, “Thus, the man
who’s going to live long enough to
need to be cured should have the
opportunity to be cured. Screening
is the first step.”
He added, “Younger men are
more likely than older men to have
curable disease and to have fewer
side effects from treatment.”
Brawley’s fourth response:
Does he think it is better for a man
and his family to be told his dis-
ease is terminal at diagnosis rather
than having a rising PSA, be work-
ing with an expert urologist and
having hope?
Brawley’s fifth response: He
refuses to give credit to the state of
modern urology, clinging instead
to “what was” and unfortunately
scaring too many men away from
a potentially life-saving baseline
PSA test.
Men who are undecided about
baseline PSA testing are invited to
attend Us TOO Florence meetings,
speak with urologists and prostate
cancer survivors.
Call Bob Horney at 541-999-
4239 for meeting information.
City Lights to host Sundance ‘Short Film Tour’
The 2016 Sundance Film
Festival Short Film Tour, a
collection of the best
Sundance short films selected
at this year’s Festival, will be
hosted by City Lights Cinemas
Friday, Jan. 20, through
Sunday, Jan. 22.
Like the best short stories,
short films are free to be cre-
ative and playful with the vast
cinematic language filmmak-
ers have at their disposal; this
“best of” program from
Sundance is a chance to see
some of the best film from
around the world.
Showcasing a wide variety
of story and style, the 2016
Sundance Film Festival Short
Film Tour is a 95-minute the-
atrical program of eight short
films selected from this year’s
festival, which over the course
of its more than 30-year histo-
ry has been widely considered
the premier showcase for short
films and the launchpad for
many now-prominent inde-
pendent filmmakers.
Including fiction, documen-
tary and animation from
around the world, the distinct
2016
program
traverses
vibrant styles from wild come-
dy to reflective poetry. Each
breaks through its limited
timeframe with a high level of
artistry and story that will res-
onate with audiences long
after it ends.
The short films showcased,
culled from over 8,000 sub-
missions, include:
• “Affections:” A comedy
about isolation and loneliness
that follows a young woman
who is adrift and seeking inti-
macy in the most unlikely
places.
• “Bacon & God’s Wrath:”
A Short Film Jury Award win-
ner, the film focuses on a 90-
year-old Jewish woman as she
reflects on her life experiences
while preparing to try bacon
for the first time.
• “Edmond:” A Short Film
Jury Award winner for anima-
tion, looks at how “Edmond’s”
impulse to love and be close to
others is strong — maybe too
strong. As he stands by a lake
contemplating his options, he
reflects on his defining
moments in search of the ori-
gin of his desires.
• “Her Friend Adam:” Short
Film Special Jury Award for
Outstanding Performance for
Grace Glowicki, the film
explores a boyfriend’s jealous
impulse spirals out of control
in 16 minutes of romantic
doom.
• “Jungle:”
The
lines
between trust, betrayal and
forgiveness are intertwined for
two Senegalese vendors as
they try to make a living on
the streets of New York City.
• “The Grandfather Drum:”
As the balance of the world
turns upside down for the
Anishinabek people, the elder
Naamowin builds a healing
drum to save his grandson and
his people.
• “The Procedure:” Short
Film Jury Award for U.S.
Fiction, it’s about a man who
is captured and forced to
endure a strange experiment.
Tickets for the 2016
Sundance Film Festival Short
Film Tour are currently avail-
able at City Lights Cinema or
online at citylightscinemas
.com.
Tickets are $9 for adults, $8
for seniors and students, and
$7 for kids.
Show times are Friday at
noon and 9:10 p.m., Saturday
at 2 p.m. and and 9:10 p.m.,
and 8:10 p.m. on Sunday.
Call City Lights Cinema at
541-305-0014 for more infor-
mation.
Community Chorus of
Florence will host sign-ups
for its spring season Monday,
Jan. 23, at 6 p.m., at Cross
Road Church on 10th and
Maple streets.
The first rehearsal will fol-
low immediately afterwards
and will continue until 8:30
p.m.
All singers from high
school age and up are wel-
come. There is a registration
fee of $60 to cover the cost of
music and other expenses.
Several scholarships are
available and may be applied
for at registration. High
school students will automati-
cally receive scholarships.
Community Chorus regu-
larly rehearses on Monday
evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
at the Cross Road Church.
The choir’s next concert
will be held the weekend of
May 5 to 7. There will be two
performances.
The concerts will have a
sunshine theme. Songs that
are being considered for the
concert program include, “On
the Sunny Side of the Street,”
“You Are the Sunshine of My
Life,” “The Summer Wind,” a
few Beach Boys numbers and
many others.
The chorus is also seeking
volunteers for a number of
non-singing roles, such as
fundraising, bookkeeping,
computer graphics, secretarial
and other administrative
tasks.
For more information, call
541-997-3469.
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1/4 cup small diced red onion
2 tablespoons celery, minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
2 pounds dungeness crab, precooked meat
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PeaceHealth recieves donation of baby items
PeaceHealth Peace Harbor
volunteers recently received a
large donation of baby blan-
kets and sets of baby clothes,
booties and hats for new-
borns.
Moira Tan and her husband
have donated to the group for
several years while living in
Yachats and now continue
their
generosity
from
McMinnville.
The couple delivers these
items to the group to be given
to hospital newborns and their
moms. Hours of knitting goes
into the baby items.
Their generosity is greatly
appreciated and an example
of the healing mission of
Peace Harbor.
These beautiful baby items
are a true gift to both the hos-
pital patients and volunteers.
The “Tuesday Volunteer
Workshop” is an example of
just one of the volunteer
opportunities available at
Peace Harbor.
This group of talented vol-
unteers meets every Tuesday
morning at 9 a.m. in the recre-
ation room at Spruce Point.
Various projects are worked
on for the hospital and
patients, including cough pil-
lows, surgical packs, Healing
Blankets and more.
The group also teaches
knitting and crocheting and
new members are welcome.
Donations of yarn are also
greatly appreciated. For more
information, contact Tuesday
Group Chair Denise Dimeglio
at 541-997-3844 or the Peace
Harbor Volunteer office at
541- 997-8412.
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