Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 33, Ed. 1 Monday, February 2, 1987 Page: 4 of 32
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4—Burleson Star, Monday, February 2,1987
ACS to sponsor statewide
screening
The 1987 Texas Breast Screen-
ing Project—part of a major
national American Cancer Society
campaign—is being launched by
Texas physicians and health pro-
fessionals to provide mam-
mograms (low dose X-rays of the
breasts) at a reduced cost.
For a limited period in the spr-
ing of 1987, hospitals and clinics
throughout the state will join for-
ces with the American Cancer
Society and offer screening
mammography for a cost of no
more than $50. This is reduced
from an average fee of $100
per mammogram.
Texas radiologists, hospital
personnel, and other interested
volunteers arc invited to par-
ticipate in the campaign and help
promote early detection as the
best weapon against breast can-
cer. Coordination of efforts on a
local level are being directed
through Amerian Cancer Society
volunteer task forces, which have
been formed in each major Texas
city and in many smaller ones.
The 1987 Texas Breast Screen-
ing Project will follow the exam-
ple of a highly successful
screening program held in
Chicago in 1983. With media
support and 80 hospitals and
clinics agreeing to cut their cost
to $50, the Illinois campaign
received a tremendous response:
9,000 women were examined, 43
early breast cancers were found,
and 164 other women with suspi-
cious mammograms were referred
for further examinations.
BREAST CANCER IS a lead-
ing cancer killer among women
in the U.S. One out of 10
American women will be diag-
nosed with the disease sometime
during her lifetime. Since the
cause of breast cancer remains
unknown, early detection offers
the best defense. Chances of cure
are excellent when breast cancer
is detected and treated early,
while a tumor is still small.
Mammography can detect can-
cers that are too small to be felt
by even the most experienced ex-
aminer. With an accuracy rate of
about 90 percent, mammography
can detect breast tumors while
they are still microscopic in
size.
Screening mammography, that
is, mammography of asympto-
matic women, can provide a
baseline by which a woman's fu-
ture mammograms can be com-
—Deposits reported
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$4,103,591 increase (30.8 percent
increase).
In the loan department the
First National Bank also reported
a slight 3.5 percent increase.
During 1985 a total of $9,609,-
279.89 was loaned out and last
year $9,943,815.25 was extended,
a difference of $334,535.
The F & M Bank of Burleson
recorded a decrease in deposits.
A total of $1,820,139.98, which is
3.26 below last year was repor-
ted. During 1985 total deposits
were $55,760,311.71 and in 1986
the deposits were $53,940,171.73.
The loans extended by F & M
Bank of Burleson were also less
than last year. A sum of $35,528,-
969 42 was registered in 1985
while a total of $35,243,994.01
was given for 1986. That is a
$284,975.41 decrease (.8 percent).
pared. While extremely useful
and, in some cases life saving,
screening mammograms are not
covered by most medical in-
surance plans.
The ACS recommends a
screening baseline mammogram
for women between the ages of
.35 and 40 and then annual or
biannual mammograms between
ages 40 and 50. After age 50,
women are encouraged to have a
mammogram every year. Women
with a personal or family history
of breast cancer should consult
their physicians about how often
they should be examined and
have mammography before age
40.
MAMMOGRAPHY, TOGETHER
with monthly breast self-exami-
nation by the woman and an an-
nual physical examination by a
physician, provide the best
means of early detection.
Mammography scored es-
pecially high in the Breast Can-
cer Detection and Demonstration
Project, a major study funded
jointly bv the ACS and the
National Cancer Institute. Yet a
.recent Gallup survey indicated
that only 15 percent of women
over age 50 have a mammogram
every year. The poll also showed
that 75 percent of all U.S. women
are aware that mammography
exists.
Major deterrents for getting a
mammogram include fear of
radiation, high cost, and lack of
information. These areas of con-
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cem will be a major focus of the
Texas screening project. ACS
public education efforts will
stress the fact that potential
benefits of mammography, in
terms of lives saved, far outweigh
the slight health risk from a very
low dose radiation.
For more information about
breast cancer or the 1987 Texas
Breast Screening Project, please
contact your local American
Cancer Society.
Take care with medicines
ust for a »econd, think about the
T little precautions you take
without even thinking Before
m you etrike a match, you cloee
the cover Before you croii the ftreet, you
look both way* It'* just a* ea*y
to take wi»e precaution* with the
non-prescription medicine* you buy
•Consult your family phy»ician
about the type* of remedies best
for you
•Before you buy medication, make
sure the package ha*n t been
tampered with Look at the
wrapping
•Before you open the container
read the label Follow directions
•Before you put medicine in your
mouth, check it out Make sure it
looks nght
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passes
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eligible for parole. "That doesri!
mean a prisoner will be paroled
then; just that he will be eligible
to apply for parole at that
time."
Mason commented,"We are
satisfied with the verdict. It was a
very difficult case for the jury
because of the ages of the pair
and the fact that there were no
prior convictions of either of
them. Everything considered, we
feel the jury assessed a fair
punishment ” Mason commen-
ted that the jurors had a really
difficult job; that they had taken
a lot of time with the decisions
"as they should have.”
Cagle and Hagle will be taken
to Huntsville, where they will go
through about a two to three
week diagnostic analysis. All ol
the information about the twe
will be weighed and analyzed
before determination of where
they will be sent and into what
type of unit they will be placed.
"The women all go to the Gates-
ville unit, but there are eight or
10 different units where Cagle
might be sent," said Mason.
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It a dog bites someone, the owner is
not always liable For example, if
the victim teased, tormented or
abused the dog, he is considered to
have contributed to his own
injuries
• * •
II the dog ha* no prior history of at-
tacking anyone, the owner is con-
sidered to have no honest know-
ledge of any vicious tendencies on
the part of the pet and therefore
may not be liable for injuries it
causes. However, such a “first of-
fense" by a dog is considered to
put the owner on notice; if a later
dogbHe victim can show that the
owner knows of the dog’s propen-
sity to bits (or can prove that the
dog is known to be vicious in other
ways), the owner may be held li-
able. This is often referred to as the
-one bits rule."
e e e
There are exceptions to the one-
bite rule. Dogs with known vicious
propensities, such as Great Danes
and Dobermans, can cause legal
problems for their owners even on
the first bite
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