The INDEPENDENT, October 5, 2011
Page 13
Join Banks Curves free during breast cancer awareness month
October is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month, and Curves
continues to work to raise
awareness in women about the
life-saving importance of risk
management, early detection
and treatment. Throughout the
month, Curves of Banks
women’s fitness center is waiv-
ing the joining fee for new
members who show proof of a
mammogram within the past
year or make a $25 donation to
breast cancer research.
According to statistics from
the American Cancer Society
(ACS), nearly 230,480 women
will be diagnosed with invasive
breast cancer in 2011, and an-
other 57,650 will be diagnosed
with carcinoma in situ (CIS), a
non-invasive, early form of
breast cancer. Breast cancer
remains a leading cause of
cancer death in women, sec-
ond only to lung cancer. More
than 39,500 women will die
from the disease in 2011. One
woman in every eight will be di-
agnosed with invasive breast
cancer in her lifetime.
In recognition of Breast Can-
cer Awareness Month, each
participating Curves center will
focus on three important goals
in supporting this annual cam-
paign:
1. Helping women learn the
facts about breast cancer and
the importance of early detec-
tion.
2. Encouraging women to
work out three times a week to
help reduce their risk of devel-
oping breast cancer.
3. Participating in fund-rais-
ing efforts to support the re-
search and outreach efforts of
the ACS.
Since only about 5-10 per-
cent of breast cancers are
hereditary, prevention can play
a key role in a woman’s risk
management strategy. The
ACS recommends making
lifestyle choices such as eating
right, getting regular exercise
and maintaining a healthy
weight to help a woman signifi-
cantly reduce her risk of devel-
oping breast cancer.
“Curves mission has always
been to strengthen women,”
according to the staff of Curves
of Banks. “Typically, women
are caregivers, but when it
comes to breast cancer,
women need to understand
how important it is to take care
of themselves. Scheduling an
annual doctor visit, performing
a monthly breast self exam,
eating a nutritious diet and
making time for regular exer-
cise are all things that a woman
can do to stay strong and help
reduce her chances of devel-
oping this devastating dis-
ease.”
Early detection is the next
line of defense, since about 93
percent of women whose
breast cancer is caught in its
earliest stages will be healthy
and disease-free five years af-
ter their diagnosis and treat-
ment. Guidelines from the ACS
encourage women age 40 and
older to have a Clinical Breast
Exam (CBE) performed by a
health professional once a
year, along with a mammo-
gram. Women in their 20s and
30s should have a CBE at least
every three years.
“The good news is that the
ACS says that death rates from
breast cancer have been de-
clining since about 1990, with
larger decreases in women
younger than 50,” according to
Curves of Banks staff. “Every-
one here at Curves of Banks is
proud of the role we play in
helping to educate women
about breast cancer risk factors
and the importance of main-
taining a healthy weight, exer-
cising regularly and making
their own health a priority. Our
goal is to see breast cancer
statistics continue to reflect the
positive impact that education
and awareness can have.”
For more information about
activities in support of Breast
Cancer Awareness Month and
to learn how to exercise good
breast health, please contact
Curves of Banks at 503-324-
9262.
Washington County Extension Services moves to new location
The offices of the Oregon
State University Extension Ser-
vice for Washington County are
now operating from the Charles
D. Cameron Public Services
Building in Hillsboro, seat of
Washington County govern-
ment, at 155 North First Av-
enue in Hillsboro, Suite 200.
Phone numbers and email
addresses for Extension per-
sonnel, programs and offices
will not change.
The move brings the full ar-
ray of Extension Service closer
to those services offered by the
county government. Extension
Service programs include 4-H
Youth Development, Agricul-
ture, Citizen Participation,
Family and Home, Food Safe-
ty, Preservation and Storage,
Forestry and Natural Re-
sources, Master Gardener, and
Nutrition Education.
“Our commitment to educa-
tional outreach is central to our
100-year mission across the
state and opens a new century
of engagement with the citi-
zens of Washington County,”
said Patrick Proden, staff chair
for OSU Extension Service in
Washington and Multnomah
counties. “In strengthening our
partnership with Washington
County, OSU Extension Ser-
vice looks forward to working
with the county government
more closely and serving our
citizens in its new office envi-
ronment.”
“Washington County whole-
heartedly welcomes the faculty
and staff of OSU Extension to
our shared workspace here in
the Cameron Public Services
Building,” said Andy Duyck,
chairman of the Washington
County Board of Commission-
ers. “As a county government,
our vision is to do our part to
support a ‘collaborative com-
munity’ where we work togeth-
er to solve problems and im-
prove our quality of life. We
could not have a better partner
in this regard than OSU Exten-
sion.”
Since the early 1900s, facul-
ty from Oregon’s land-grant
university, then called Oregon
See Extension on page 14
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