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By Dr. Bob Young

Although -eancer of the
breast and cervix seem lo
receive more publicity,
cancers of the colon (large
bowe]} and rectum cause
more deaths than any other
cancer.

Breasts can be readily
examined by both patient
and. physician, and when
this-is dene regularly
suspicious lumps can _be
investigated early. The
usually slowly growing
cancer of the cervix can be
accurately diagnosed in
time with the help of regular

' pap smears.

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_ The large bowel is a fairly
long organ, and the
frequency of tumors in-
creases as the rectal area is
reached. Fully one-half of
large bowel tumors can be
fell by the physisan's
examining finger, or

visualized by use of a lighted

instrument called =a
sigmoidoscape. One-half of
the remaining growlhs can
be brought into view if a
flexible colonoscope is
available, X-ray studies will
demonstrate mast of the
rest, .
Why then, is the disease
such. a killer? Why is
diagnosis so often delayed?
The disease is very
frequently effectively
treatable by surgery if
caught before spread of the
cancer has occurred or
complications have
developed. Complications
such as obstruction of the

bowel or severe bfcod loss’
may make the operation
more difficult for the
surgeon and increase the
risk to the patient.

Diagnosis of bowel
tumors, so straightforward
in theory, is more difficult in
practice. Most people have
episodes of constipation,
and bleeding from that very
common complaint,
hemorrhoids, which is also
experienced by most people
periodically. These symp,
toms are shared with bowel
cancer, and the patient, and
distressingly sometimes the
doctor, will convince
himself that the symptom is
due to the common, benign
condition. Proper in-
vestigation may be delated,
and a relatively easily
curable condition becomes
another fatality.

The symptoms vary, bul
may include constipation
due to bowel obstruction,
which may develop slowly
or acutely. Pain of a crampy
type, increased bowel
‘rumbling’, and bloating of
the abdomen may be
present. Bright bleeding is
common with rectal
rumors, while those highter
up may bleed silently for a
long time, resulting in a
anemia which may be
severe. °

Briefly, any change in
bowel habit lasting for more
than a few days in-B person
over the age of 45 should
raise suspician-

Kitts appointed to
UBC agriculture

Warren D. Kilts, 53, has
been appointed dean of
Agricultural Sciences at the.
University of British

- Columbia, effective im-

mediately.

He. succeeds Michael
Shaw, who became vice-
president, University
development, on July 1,
1975. Dr. Kilts, chairman of
the. Department of Animal
and Poultry :Science, has
been acting dean since that

time. -
- Dr. Kitts, born in North

‘Vancouver, obtained his

bachelor’s degree in
agriculture from UBC .in
1547, after taking time out
from his university career
to serve with the Royal
Canadian Air Force during
World War II. ;

He obtained his master's
degree from UBC in 1949
and earned his doctorate, in
1953,. from Iowa State

University. He was ap-"

pointed to the faculty of
UBC the same year.
Dr. Kitts, who was made a
fellow of the Agricultural
Institue of Canada in 1974 in
recognition of his work in
animal _ nutrition and
physiology, has* been in-
volves in a number of
research . projects on the
feeding of animals, in-
cluding the recycling of
animal wastes as. fodder.
“We have a problem -in

_that man is continually

attempting to produce more
food; and by doing sa we

produce. more wastes as -

Have you seen some of,
those silly ads lately
suggesting that
should pay more than
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something wrong wlth
those prices. Al & Mac
your IRLY store won't

” charge you a dine more

than $10.64 per gallon
until further notice and
that is for Interior or
exterior Latex or, Alkyd.

_ You could be stuck fora
couple of dollars exira if,

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Base at Al & Mac but then
that’s because Ultra

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IRLY. Bird Store and
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are’ there; that's if you:

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well,” said Dr. Kitts. “We
feel it is imperative to
recycle these wastes
because they are high in
protein. What is waste to one
animal is not necessarily
waste to another.”

He has also conducted
research into the conversion
of wood chips as feed for
beef cattle, again to make

use of the available protein. . P

Earlier this year, Dr.
Kitts described: the role of
the Faculty of Agricultural
Sciences as_ follows:

“To interpret the findings
in the physical, biological,
environmental and social
sciences in terms of their
agricultural application. In
fulfilling. this role, the
faculty undertakes
teaching, research an
continuing education
responsibilities. These three
activities are com-
plementary and indeed,
indivisible.””

The Faculty of
Agricultural Sciences 138
composed of — seven
departments and has 58
faculty members.

qd. week

‘at home.

HOW ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORK6
FOR THE
INDIVIDUAL

-| The young executive who

habitually drank too many.

martinis at lunch—the
housewife who hid bottles in
the clothes hamper—the
foreman who drank and

-brawled his way through a

dozen jobs. -

Different environments,
different situations, yet they
ali traveled down the same
lonely road and fought the
same losing battle against
alcohol, their pasts littered
with broken promises to
employers, loved ones and
‘themselves. -

Only when they turned to
Alcoholics Anonymous, like
1,000,000 others, were these
individuals able to get sober
and stay sober.

Formed in 1935 by two
desperate men, Alcoholics
Anonymous is an informal
movement whose members
meet at regular intervals in
nearly 28,000 groups in
about 92 countries
throughout the world. .

A.A, is described as "a
fellawship of men and
women who share their

experience, strength and
hope with each other that
they may solve their
common problem and help
others to recover from
alcoholism. The only
requirement for mem-
bership is a desire to stop
drinking.”

How did the executlve, the
housewife and the con-
struction foreman come to
AA? - -

The executive was
referred to A.A. by.a doctor
who suggested he might be
an alcoholic and said ex-
cessive drinking might be
the cause’ of his “nervous
tension,” rather than the
cure. The doctor mentioned
that alcoholism, in the light
of present medical
knowledge, is an incurable
disease that pets
progressively worse until it
results in insanity or death.
While there is no cure, the
ravages of the disease can
be arrested by living
without alcohol.

Vacation
travel tips

Tourists can return from
their vacations with money
in their pockets. How? By
taking a good long look at
the way money dribbles
away unnecessarily while
on vacation.

One of the biggest
vacation savings can
made in over-night ac-
commodations, the British
‘Columbia: Automobile
Association says.

BCAA suggests you plan
your day so you can stop
early in the area of your
choice. This will give you a
wider selection of ac-
commedations at a price
you want to pay without
sacrificing . quality.

Tf you have no interest in
special events which will be
taking place in certain
areas, bear in’ mind’ that
such events usually’ mean
higher accommodations

. costs while they are in
rogress.

at some of the more modest
accommodations available.
BCAA Tour ‘books, for
example, list a wide range
of accommodations suitable

for the Canadian -pocket-.

book. The $3 or $4 a night
you can save on overnight
accommodations will
quickly add up on a two-
vacation.

Mealtime on the road
offers another chance for

savings. While you're on .

vacation, you'll want to eat
steak ‘occasionally. AS a
steady diet, it might prove
as unsatisfactory as it would
be as a regular main course
Consider a
cafeteria occasionally for a
mealtime saving.

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a hearing aid!"

Occasionally take a look”

Another lunchtime
practice whieh can provide
dividends in pleasure as
well as cash in the pocket is
the roadside picnic. All U.S.
states and most Canadian
Provinces have roadside
rest areas with picnic
facilities. This also gives
motorists a chance to rest
their eyes and stretch their
legs. .

Plan your sightseeing
carefully to avoid tourist
traps. BCAA suggests that
tourists closely scrutinize
advertising ‘‘musts" for
visits. You can avoid many
disappointments and a
cons! erable drain on the
pocketbook by relying on a
gulde-book for worthwhile

attractions.

Plan your souvenir buying
just as carefully. Buying a
souvenir which has no
identification with the area
you are visiting, other than
the name, can be a waste of
money, ‘Try to picture
yourself three weeks hence,
and if you see yourself
saying, ‘Why did I ever buy
this thing?’’--skip it.

The network of turnpikes
in the States is great for the
motorists intent on fast time
from point to puint. But the

family on vacation can save

money by getting off the toll
roads and following alter-
native routes. More often
than not, they'll see more

i wonders.
final budget
note...Jinger a few days in
an area which interests you,
rather than remaining
constantly on the go. BCAA

‘estimates it costs about $15

for a driving day of 300
miles,

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A spiritual adviser
directed the housewife to
A.A. He told her that
alcoholism was not a sign of
weak character, although it:
did lead to deterioration of
the spirit, mind and body.

Al, the construction
foreman, resisted similar
advice, not only from
medical men and the clergy,
but from friends, employers
and family. He was
determined to control his
drinking without help from
others. It was not until. he
woke up in a third-rate hotel
after a week-long binge that
he realized he was beaten
and he called A.A.

Two members came to see
him. They were sym-
pathetic, yet malter-of-fact.
They told Al how drinking
had damaged their lives and
how they had found sobriety
through A.A.

This was the first time
that Al had ever heard
people talk frankly about
the problem — men like
himself who had lost jobs,
family and self-respect.

These fellows knew the

it felt to fight alcohol time

alter Hme and lose, until
finally there was no fight
Jeft! These men knew. They

had been down the same’

road,

Emphasizing that there
were no musts in A-A., Al's
visitors invited him to see

. what the Fellowship had to

offer. Their understanding
gave him hope. They said,
“If we can doit, you can do

They helped him slay
away from a drink that day
— poured coffee into him
and took him for a long
walk, and somehow he
postponed drinking for ten
minutes and then for
another ten minutes through
the day. Al's visitors
became his sponsors — the
men who would work closely
with him during his first few
months in A.A.

Later, they took Al to his
firsk A.A. meeting. The
room was filled and buzzing
with conversation. The 40 or
50 men and women came
from all walks of life. They
used first names and spoke

THE HERALD, Wednesday, July 25, 1974, PAGE B3

with the easy familiarity of
old friends. In spite of any
differences that might
appear on the surface, they
leaked as though they
belonged together.

This was an open meeting.
Most of those present were

‘alcoholics, but many were

relatives and friends. You
couldn’t tell one from
another. The hearty,
laughing fellow had never
had “‘one too many” in his
life. It was the quiet woman
next to him who had been
hospitalized four times
before she found A.A. ;

Three speakers sum-
marized their drinking
experiences and told how
they used the A.A. program
to maintain sobriety. The
interpretation and
procedure might be dif-
ferent, but the results were
the same. Each individual
had found his or her own
way to sobriety within the
framework of A.A.

As the meeting closed
with the Lord’s Prayer,
most joined in, but a few
were silent. They may have

been agnostics, or those,
like Al, who had not yet had
lime to rediscover faith. No
matter, for A.A. has no
religious requirements for
membership.
__ Still quite confused wher
ihey took him back to his
hotel late that night, Al
asked about his other
problems -- money, family
and job problems, ;
“First things first,” his
sponsors said. “Drinking is
your number one problem.
When you straighten that

-out, you'll be able to handle

the others.”

They left him then — with
some of their experience,
some of their strength, and
some of their hope. They
also gave him something ta
eat to offset the physical
craving for a drink, some -
A.A. literature to read if he
couldn’t sleep, and two
phone numbers to call if he
felt he might be tempted to

ink.

“T think Lcan make it,” Al
said.

He ate something, read
three pamphiets and made
one phone call — ‘‘just to
talk fora few minutes.’* And
finally he got to sleep. The
hardest day was done.

He'd make it! Tomorrow
would be better.

If you need help phone 635-
5636 or 635-5520.

‘only to wonder what terrible

nameless fear of waking,

thing might have happened
the- night before — the
feeling of not wanting to
drink, yet needing to
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