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I Breast Cancer Seen As Function Os Age "One of the most striking characteristics about breast cancer is that its occurence is clearly a function of age," a University of Missouri surge o n said Thursday in a speech giv en at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. William L. Donegan said that 70 percent of breast cancer in women occurs be Industrial Dust Menacing Problem In NC Says Doctor The annoying household dust that menaces homemakers to day is hardly a problem, con - sidering the growing he a lth threatening hazard of industrial, dust pollution in North Carolina and throughout Ihe nation. According to Dr. David Fra ser, an industrial hygienist at the Univeisity of North Garolim here, some highly populous in dustrial areas of the state have sufficiently high dust counts so as to be a real concern. "The general public should rely on professionals to handle the problem of dust pollution in stead of taking it into their own hands. We have a lot of tech nology available, and all that is needed is to develop good, forceful and feasible legisla - tion, " said Fraser. " In Noith Carolina, the ones with which we are mainly con cerned are cotton dusts ( those causing the disease byssinosis inflamatory and fibrotic disease occuring in cotton mill work ers), wood dusts (those with which woodworkers are con - cemed), and all the other re presented industrial dusts pre - valent here," he said. "Industrial diet means so many different things. To a housewife it is a nuisance; to those involved in building main tenance, it may mean expense; to a community, it implies air pollution; and to industrialvork ers, a health hazard. " One of the real problems we encoun - ter, is that these harmful in dustrial dusts are so small that people are not easily convinced they exist," he said. Many dt the particles are so small they behave more like gases and are breathed in and out. Fraser urged immediate re gulation and legislative control of industrial dust pollution t 'We have to be guided by a number of factors dealing with the dust, and we need regulations that are applicable statewide. " Fraser discussed briefly the problem of cotton dust causing the disease byssinosis in North Carolina. "It seems to be re lated to the method of harves ting the cotton," he said, 'hnd is most apparent in the initial cleaning rooms. There seems to be a direct correlation be tween the disease's occurence and the amount of foreign mat ter collected in cleaning which has been increased due to mo dern machinery. North Carolina, South Caro lina and Georgia produce some 70 percent of the textile in- tween the ages of 40 and 70 . "After the age of 30 the inci - dence increases directly with advancing age, but not at a uniform rate," he said. "Cu riously, the rate is greater be for age 40 to 45 than after." Dr. Donegan was the open ing speaker at the University of North Carolina School of dustry, he noted. Mr. Fraser has written nu - menus articles in journals con cerning air pollution and air sampling and has done research in the area of carbon monoxide poisoning. Charity Horse Show MARSHALL— The annual charity horse show, sponsore d by the Marshall Lions Club, will be held on the Island here Saturday, June 6. In case of rain the show will be held on Sunday. A total of 38 classes are scheduled for the afteman and night session. 20 classes will show on Saturday afternoon be ginning at 1:00 o'clock and 18 classes, including champion ships will be on the night's schedule to begin at 7:30 . Lion President Jerry Hem - mons, coordinator of the aent, stated that trophies, ribbons, and cash awards will be pre sented. Officials for the horse show include Hon. Bill Winchester of Florence, S.C., judge; Lloyd Thomason, Master of Ceremonies; Glen Fletcher of Candler, Ringmaster and Chet Griffin, Farrier. A veterinar ian will be on call. Admission will be 50<t and SI.OO. FABRIC Gome cJo Wk ere cfke (Double ((Knits dre Made From 100 Polyester f THE FABRIC OUTLET STORE §§ LOWER STREET NEXT .TO CAROLINA THEATRE WlffH ORIGINAL FABRICS DESIGNERS SAMPLES FASCINATING TEXTURES We Moke You Dresses > > 'T-l • < _ _ _ Medicine's "Symposium on Breast Cancer." A cancer specialist, Dr. Donegan is a professor of surgery at the Uni versity of Missouri's Ellis Fiscb el State Cancer Hospital. "The evidence is that wo men once victimized (by can - cer of the breast) are five times more likely to develop the second breast cancer as they were to develop the first," he said. "But the great risk is especially concentrated in the younger women," Dr. Donegal said. "One clinical study in dicated that if a woman is less than 50 years old her risk is 10 times normal and twice that a women older than 60 years. " "Cancer of.the breast is said to involve more surgical opera tions, more radio-therapypirre chemotherapy and more hor - mone therapy than any other malignant tumor. Unfortuna - tely the tremendous increase in information which is avail - able about cancer of the breast has not been matched by an equal increase in control of the disease," he said. "Breast cancer now accouits for approximately 30,000 deaths annually in this country and is the leading cause of the deaths from malignant tumors among American women." On an optimistic note, Dr. Donegan added, "There is evidence that prolonged breast feeding is associated with the reduction in risk of breast can cer. Prolonged breast feeding has been used to explain the low risk among Japanese wo - men in whom the practice is prevalent." Six other cancer specialists and surgeons are speaking at the symposium which ends on Friday night. The meeting is being sponsored by the Clinical Cancer Taining Program of the National Cancer Institute, the N. C. Division of the American Cancer Society (especially the Harnett County Chapter) and the UNC School of Medicine. Spruce Pine DIRECT FROM v Knitting Yflills At Wholesale Prim THE YANCEY RECORD '*>■' - -dlMth <?&* -•&<?■>- - .. v v j v HS R *i Jackie Ann Jones Engagement Announcement Mr. and Mis. Jack P. Jones announce the engagement of their daughter, Jackie Ann, to Bacchus Selwyn Hensley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Selwyn Hensley. Miss Jones is presently em ployed as a secretary for Ro Honor’ Grad Gets Scholarship Nancy R. Randolph of Yan cey County is among the 677 North Carolina students who will receive S6OO student loans in 1970 from the Scholarship Loan Fund for Prospective Teach ers. Some 427 of the recipients have chosen to study elemen - tary education. We feel this is particularly encouraging, said State School Superintendent C Phillips, in view of the finding JUNE 4, *970 belts Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. Mr. Hensley is a forestry major at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, N.C. Wedding plans are incom plete. of recent research that shows a chronic shortage of adequ a teV prepared teachers at the ele - mentary school level. Scholarship loan recipients are required to teach within the State for one year for each year ■ "a~ Loa» is received in order to satisfy their obligation. The yearly loans are awarded to stu dents with a high academic stan ding. No Wrinkto! No Ironing! Eosy Coro! Alterations PAGE 7
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