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Course helps cancer patients survive, thrive Larger-than-expected turnout required overflow seating by Hunter Riley hriley@unm.edu
The UNM Cancer Center is helping women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, a disease that one in 70 women will develop in their lifetime. Carolyn Muller, the UNMCC chief of gynecological oncology, said screening and prevention are the most effective methods to prevent ovarian cancer. She said that on April 9 UNMCC held an ovarian cancer survivors course, which helped them get more up-to-date information about the condition. “It was an all-day course which was designed to present the latest and greatest science and understanding about the cancer to the patients in the room who are either survivors or people with ovarian cancer,” Muller said. Betty Langley was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in January 2010. Three people recommended Langley seek treatment from Muller, so Langley said she was confident that UNMCC was the place to be treated. She said she was reminded of how great the UNMCC was after the survivors course in Albuquerque. “For the people who attended the conference and the knowledge you come out of it with, knowledge
is power, so you feel like you have power over your own situation,” Langley said. Muller said about 145 people attended the event, which was sponsored by the Foundation for Women’s Cancer. She said getting the foundation to come to New Mexico was a monumental accomplishment. “They’ve done about 30 or more survivors courses, but this is the first one they brought to Albuquerque,” she said. “Most of the time they go to big cities like New York or Los Angeles. And when they go there, they usually get about 100 to 200 people. They never expected, nor did we, the turnout out we had here.” Muller said the survivors course gave attendees the latest information about clinical trials and how they can participate, drug developments and cancer patient treatment. Muller said the event was so well-attended that they had to stream presentations into a second room. “We bring in speakers from all over the country … as well as us local folks,” she said. “We have a growing, fairly substantial group of basic and clinical scientists here at UNM that are doing work on clinical research here at UNM.”
Robert Maes / Daily Lobo The UNM Cancer Center hosted a survivors class April 9 to educate women about ovarian cancer. Center representatives said that one in every 70 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer survivors course May 20 Seattle, Wash. To register visit wcn.org/courses/
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Fire ban enacted in several districts by Kallie Red-Horse kallie69@unm.edu
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Tshophere’sfor indigenous no better place to windowculture than at
the Gathering of Nations. Five hundred tribes from around North America came to The Pit over the weekend to display their music, dance, artwork and crafts. Jarret Leaman, from Magnetawan First Nation in Canada, came to the
powwow to operate a booth for York University in Toronto. He said he relished his Southwest experience. “I’ve enjoyed the weather,” Leaman said. “I’m from Canada so the weather can be colder up there. But I have also enjoyed seeing that the aboriginal culture is so fluid in the city and around it.” The Gathering of Nations proved
exactly how fluid native culture can be. In 2008, it opened up Stage 49, where less traditional performances take place. Chee Brossy, a creative writing major from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, said he attended the event to give a tour to his sister’s friend, who came in from Honolulu. He said Native
Americans have branched out and expanded their genre platforms to adapt to the changing arts and musical landscape. “The face of Native America is changing so much because people are moving into urban areas, and they’re being influenced by the Internet, and much more than they were just a decade ago,” he said. ~Jose Enriquez
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Spring campfires, barbecues and other open flames in Bernalillo County must be extinguished. County commissioners approved a resolution April 26 banning and restricting smoking, campfires and open burning in parts of the county for the next 180 days. County Commissioner spokesman Larry Gallegos said the ban is standard for this time of year, but because of the extreme cold in January and February, plants died and created a greater risk for a brush fire. He said violators will be cited and ticketed and could face jail time if found guilty. “It is a serious offense if you start a major fire,” he said. “You have to think about the firefighters it takes and the equipment to put out a fire. It turns into a very serious financial burden.” Bernallio County Fire Marshall Chris Gober said that something as simple as burning weeds can escalate
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