Breast cancer awareness promoted on campus

BRITTANY LIBERATORE

STAFF WRITER

BCL722@CABRINI EDU

The topic of breast cancer sparks the interest of many people, especially during October, the official month of breast cancer awareness. At Cabrini, there are a few things being done to promote awareness on campus, although there has been more involvement in the past.

Susan Fitzgerald, the health services coordinator, said she will make sure that on Oct. 24 and 31, the Health Hut will include information on breast cancer Also, she is going to purchase educational items about breast cancer to be hung in the residence halls.

Fitzgerald realizes that there could be more things done on campus during Breast Cancer Awareness month. Fitzgerald said, “We could do more to promote, but the media does an amazing job of promoting awareness.”

Fitzgerald commented on the idea that many college women don’t worry about breast cancer because there is a low occurrence of young women getting this type of can-

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The rink ribbon,pictured above,is the official ribbon used for breast cancer awareness.

cer According to the World YWCA web site, breast tissue in younger women is dense, and it is hard to find cancerous cells with a mammogram because of the dense tissue.

However, the World YWCA web site also stated that it is becoming more common for women under 40 years of age to get breast cancer. The most common cases are found in women who have a history of breast cancer in their family.

This rising statitistic is one of the reasons why it is very impor- tant for women to start giving themselves self-examinations starting at the age of 20. Fitzgerald said, “It is good to start self examinations early because this will get women into a good habit, so when they get older they will be used to examining themselves.”

Early detection is the key to fighting breast cancer. This is why self-examinations and mammograms are highly recommended. By checking up on themselves, women are helping to improve their chance of survival.

Breast cancer is a seriously fatal illness. According to the breast cancer site, each year about 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 43,300 of the women diagnosed die from the cancer

Although there is a much higher occurrence of breast cancer in women, there is still a possibility that a man could get breast cancer. According to the breast cancer site, about 1,600 men will get breast cancer each year, resulting in approximately 400 deaths.

With all the awareness spread through our country, there are still many women who never think once about the possibility of getting breast cancer.

According to the breast cancer site, about 13 million women, ages 40 and up, who reside in the United States, have never had a mammogram.

Breast cancer does not only affect the person who has it but also all of those who are close to them. Sophomore Christina Siderio, an elementary education major, reflected on the time her aunt suffered from breast cancer. Siderio said, “I know first hand how dangerous breast cancer is because my aunt had it. It was a scary time in the lives of my entire family and made us realize how important it is to detect breast cancer early.”

For more information: http://www.worldywcaorg.ac.ps iweb.com/young_womens/onth emove/yw2001/ may/cancer.htm

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ANDREW MATYSIK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AJM722@CABRINI EDU

The death toll for American soldier casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan has just reached 2,000. Sadly, the number will surpass 2,000, and there is no clear answer as to when this number will cease growing.

2,000 mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters have been lost, yet the insurgency aggressively continues.

We have heard a plethora of different deadlines referring to when our troops will be sent home. Few of these deadlines have been met thus far, and the soldiers that do find a way home quickly are requested back into combat.

America has shown its doubt in the war in Iraq through different actions. Some actions are more outspoken, like anti-war protests, while other actions like below-quota recruitment numbers are not as loud, but equally painful.

Some opinions claim that American soldiers will have a presence in Iraq for the next 10 years. Such a long period surely causes pain in the hearts of the American people watching their loved ones being attacked on a daily basis. It hurts to imagine how many lives potentially could be lost if our troops were to stay for another 10 years.

At home in America, it is emotionally painful to watch the concern of a parent with a son or daughter fighting in Iraq. An empty hole remains in their hearts that will only be filled when their babies return home. Even if one may justify these emotions as part of the nature of war, the cause of this conflict has undoubtedly created controversy in the United States.

From the unsuccessful hunt for Osama bin Laden to our failure to find weapons of mass destruction, faith in our leadership has weakened since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. President Bush portrays himself as a confident figure with a clear message, but this message has been altered slightly on repeated occasions since 2001 to become something very different.

The one constant emotion throughout this war, however, has been the support of our troops. Although the Bush administration firmly denies the war in Iraq’s resemblance to the Vietnam War, the American public is not able to avoid contemplating such a thought. One thing for certain is that the American people must never look down upon its troops again.

Leadership in Iraq has been elected, a constitution has been drawn-up and Iraqi soldiers continue to be trained. These are all positive strides occurring in Iraq, even if they are highly criticized.

The troubling aspect is that for every positive action that takes place, just as many, if not more, negative offenses arise.

Whether or not the insurgency is too strong and if we will be able to overcome the terrorist attacks is a frightening thought that has entered the minds of the American people. This war has been quite different from the first war in Iraq, Operation Desert Storm, where American troops steamrolled Saddam Hussein’s regime.

The war we are involved in at the present is not just a war with Iraqi insurgents, but also recruited terrorists from all different sections of the Muslim world. The difficulty of defeating such an unknown enemy potentially could be devastating to American troops. We are at 2,000 soldier casualties right now The cause of action for the United States must be clarified and justified with the American people before the casualties continue any further

What is meant by this statement is that there are still many skeptical opinions concerning the motives of the United States’ involvement in the war. For example, many people still believe we are in Iraq for one reason: oil. Therefore, the leadership of our country should deliver the truth to the American people because they are the ones sacrificing their lives for the questionable cause.

Corrections

Middle States report leads to Loquitur changes (Oct. 14, 2005)

Because of a mistake in the production process, an incorrect version of the story by Shawn Rice, “Middle States report leads to Loquitur changes,” was printed. The correct first paragraph should have been: “ The Loquitur’s publishing process has been restructured creating a delay in its online service to the Cabrini community. Editors will now postpone their web edition a week to address any comments or noted errors in content made by the public regarding the current print version of the Loquitur.”

An editor’s note was omitted from the end of the article. It said: “Shawn Rice was the editor-in-chief of the Loquitur last year.”

The correct version of the article will be published in the online edition this week.