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Cancer jr,?i page A7 tions on this matter. While ' everyone seems to agree thai there are risks and benefits associated with screening ? anj that the risks often out weigh the benefits, agencies such as the American Academy of Family physicians, American College of Physicians, American College of Preventive Medicine, and American Medical Association believe that the best candidates for screening are men 50 years of age and older who have a life ?expectancy of at least ten years. The American Cancer Society recommends that cli nicians offer both screening tests (PSA and DRE) to all men every year beginning at aee 50. They note that men at high risk should begin test ing at age 45; these men include African Americans and men who have a close relative (father, brother, or son) who had prostate cancer before age 65. African Americans are considered to be at high risk because the prevalence of this disease is so much higher among this population for many reasons that are not completely understood. So, with all the conflict ing evidence and recommen dations, which ones should you follow? This must be an individual choice that every man makes with his doctor after learning about all the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening. We have given you a few things to think about in this article; your dottor can tell you much more and can help you decide what is best for you. - Contribution by Jaimie Hunter, MPH, CHES Do you need further information or have ques tions or comments about this article? Please call toll-free 1-877-530-1824. Or, for more information about the Maya Angelou Center for\ Health Equity, visit http://www.wfubmc.edu/mino rityhealth. Churches, neighbors want to revamp their community FikPhoh The Rev. Kelly Carpenter is Green Street Unitd Methodist Church's pastor. Jobs from page A I Eric Horton said he didn't mind tlhe line. "It ain't nothing to me, I'm patient ... it ain't like I'm the only one with a record," said Horton, 36, who was released from prison four years ago after doing a 12-year bid for mur der. "I think (the fair is) real good," added Horton, who is currently employed but attended the fair in search of a second job. "I give them a thumbs up for taking the time out." Not all ex-offenders have been as fortunate as Horton in their quest for employ ment. Thirty-four year-old Corey Bishop, who had one brush with the law in the late 1990s and another in 2007, says he has been turned down time and again for employment because of his record. His second arrest stemmed from frustra tion and feelings of help lessness at not being able to obtain employment. Bishop said. "When I found out I was n't gonna get no job, I did what I had to do," he declared. "What they want us to do? We've all served our time ... I've got four babies; I've got to eat." Tabernacle's Min. Ernest Tatum said he was hopeful CHROmCLB STAFF RHPCWT Several churches and neighbor hood associations are teaming up to revitalize the community that they all inhabit. Ardmore Baptist, Ardmore United Methodist, Christ Moravian. Green Street United Methodist, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic and Redeemer Presbyterian, along with the West Salem and Ardmore neigh borhood associations want to revi > talize the area of Peters Creek area f between Link Road and the new baseball stadium, which is set to open in the spring of 2<K)9 The partners are known as the Peters Creek Community Initiative. Their efforts will officially start on Saturday (Oct. 4) with the Peters Creek Festival. Starting at 12:30 p.m. at West Salem Shopping Center, the event will offer free food, music and dancing. Afterward, volunteers will scour the creek and Peters Creek parkway to pick up trash. "Our goal is to help residents, businesses and other organizations work together to bring new life to this community," said Rev. Kelly P. Carpenter, senior pastor at Green Street and one of the organizers of PCCI. "Our focus is on the park way and the hillsides that border it" For the last two months. PCCI has been training volunteers through the Communities of Shalom program of the United Methodist Church. PCCI had scheduled meetings Monday at Sampan Restaurant with merchants in the area. A meeting with resi dents in the area will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Green Street UMC. A crowd gathers to enter the job fair. Photo by Layla Fanner that the fair would offer an alternative for people like Bishop who feel they have no viable options. "We want to offer every thing that we can so that people don^t have an excuse (to offend) anymore," he remarked. The work is especially important for Tatum, who is an ex-offender himself. Released from prison in 2000 after eight years, Tatum wasted no time in turning his life around, com pleting the studies he began while incarcerated. He is currently pursing an MBA at Winston-Salem State ^University. "God has really just blessed me. He has put me in a position to be an exam ple to others," Tatum remarked. Unfortunately, everyone was not as dedicated to the cause as Tatum and the other organizers. Of the six or seven local employers that agreed to be in attendance, onty one, Carolina Narrow Fabric on Patterson Ave., had made an appearance by the 12:00 hour of the fair, which ran from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tatum said that the dis mal employer turnout would not deter organizers from the task at hand. "This just makes me that much more determined," he said. Monte Baldwin, 33, said he was glad for the fair. "'I'm trying to get back on the right track, living life in a positive way, being able to influence somebody else," Baldwin said of his motivation to attend. "(This fair) makes me feel like I've got a chance. It's an oppor tunity. It makes me feel like I've still got life ... I feel confident, not doubtful." NO THIRD TERM. -r gg-> - - I Register before October 10th by calling 336-641-3836 For more information on Barack Obama visit: 500 West 4th Street, Winston-Salem NC rtiti tor by Otumi 'oi Amtrk* WWW. VOtfif O TCh 3 llQGiOO m Ot>3IYl<l08
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