ORAL, HEAD AND NECK Cancer SUPPORT GROUP

If you or a loved one has been touched by an oral head and

neck-csncer dieqnosts we're ttere for you

No Pressure' Just Support

July 11 th, 7:00pm

ECHN/Eastern Connecticut Cancer Institute

John A. DeQuattro Cancer Center

1 00 Haynes Street

Manchester, CT 06040

Meetings are held the 1st Monday of every month.

**Note-date chanqe due to July 4trr--noliday**--

1st Floor Conference Room

To register or for additional information contact:

Alice Nadeau 860-268-3963 www.oralheadandneckcancer.com

American Cancer Society .1-800-227-2345

ECHN/Eastern Connecticut Cancer Institute

American Cancer Society Declares Poverty A Carcinogen

 

Susan Campbell

It's not Styrofoam or cellphones or tobacco that are killing us.
It's poverty.
A report released Friday by the American Cancer Society echoes a 1989 statement by Dr. Samuel A. Broder, then director of the National Cancer Institute, who said that poverty is a carcinogen.
The society's report said that the lower a person's socioeconomic status, the greater the risk of cancer. That's especially true for lung cancer, the report said, "for which death rates are 4 to 5 times higher in the least educated than in the most educated individuals."
As for why, the report said that people who are lower on the economic ladder are more likely to engage in risky behavior —- partly because marketing for products such as tobacco is aimed specifically at them, and partly because of barriers —- societal and otherwise —- to opportunities for exercise and healthy food.
And then impoverished people don't tend to engage in preventive medical care, which they can't afford, so that by the time they seek treatment, it's too often too late.

The costs to society are huge. The National Institutes of Health estimated that last year, medical costs associated with cancer were $124.6 billion. Estimates are that by 2020, those costs could reach $158 billion.

You can read more about the report at http://bit.ly/irOiPg.
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Battery Issues:

When I was approached by a laryngectomee regarding his satisfaction with the alkaline batteries he purchased from the Rite-Aid Pharmacy I immediately purchased one of their batteries for testing.

Much to my amazement this test resulted with this battery costing much less than commonly used brands lasting just as long with similar usage.

I know many of the larys use the rechargeable batteries but many do not and I do recommend at least trying the Rite-Aid brand to those individuals that use the alkaline.

frank smith

IAL REPORT

Sadly, 24 new laryngectomees have joined this way of life as reported by the IAL. And They have reported 4 members have passed on.

I am please to report that the Hartford Area hospitals, including the UCHC, have had no new Larys join our way of life and no reported deaths

frank