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Desert To-Dos

Día de los Muertos at Tohono Chul. Modern celebrations of this holiday, which recognizes and celebrates death, are a rich and beautiful part of Tucson’s cultural heritage. This exhibit features 61 works from 42 different Arizona artists, who bring the spirit of the holiday to life in works with both personal and universal meaning. Manuel Fontes, who studied fine art photography at Phoenix College and earned his BA and MA in ecological anthropology from ASU, is joining Tohono Chul’s team as co-curator for the exhibit. His art has been shown in 11 Tohono Chul exhibitions since 2015. On display through Nov. 8 at Tohono Chul, 7366 Paseo del Norte. Galleries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $15 adult entry, $13 seniors/military, $6 kids ages 5 to 12.

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you’re really looking for a treat, sign up for their Path to Emotional Healing Program, where you’ll learn to reflect on your own stories to enable yourself to thrive. Yume Japanese Gardens is located at 2130 N. Alvernon Way. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. $13 GA, Yume Japanese Gar- $10 seniors, $9 students/ dens Reopens. This year, military, $6 kids 3 to 15. which has so far been LADY HAHA Comedy about three decades long, but simultaneously 14 sec- Open Mic for Women & onds long, has felt weird. LGBTQ+. We love a comWe could all use some Zen edy show that represents energy and a little bit of a a variety of people! And mental reset, which is why that’s what this show is all we’re so excited for this about. Hosted by local coreopening! And in tan- medians Priscilla Fernandem with the tiniest, most dez, Mo Urban and Amber hopeful glimmer of cooler Frame, this is a night full of weather on the horizon? all forms of comedy. Come Wonderful. Come on on up and do five minutes down to stroll through the of stage time (or seven if serene gardens at Yume. If you buy a drink). If you’re

not the type, you can always just come to watch and have a good laugh. Sign up starts at 7 p.m. and open mic starts at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13. 191 Toole. Free. Madaras Gallery “Love Affair” show. Madaras Gallery, one of Tucson’s favorite art galleries, is hosting their annual show where owner Diana Madaras will unveil 15 new paintings. Madaras is known throughout Tucson for her vibrant and whimsical depictions of the Southwest and desert landscapes, particularly with colorful saguaros. At the show, Madaras will also unveil three paintings from her “Master Series,” which is a collection of Southwest scenes painted in the style of the Old Masters. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23 and 24. 3035 N. Swan Road.

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Realtor’s donation brings robots into elementary classrooms Jeff Gardner Tucson Local Media

t’s no surprise to hear local realtor Lisa Bayless is supporting charity, as she donates a portion of every commission to local nonprofits as part of her “community first” program, and is on-track to hit $80,000 in donations by the end of the year. But her latest donation will allow teachers and students in six local schools to have first-hand experience with more than 500 robots, thanks to Bayless’ recent $25,000 gift to the nonprofit STEMAZing Project, which advocates for science education throughout Arizona. Four of the six schools are in the Amphitheater district: Copper Creek,

Donaldson Elementary, Harelson Elementary and Innovation Academy. The new Dove Mountain CSTEM school in Marana Unified is also involved, as is Oyama Elementary in Tucson Unified. A total of 20 fourth- and fifth-grade teachers will take part in the project. “My husband and I decided we wanted to support schools this year because of all the craziness that greatly impacted them over the last year. And we also feel strongly about STEM in elementary education,” Bayless said. “Of course we wanted to support schools, but we also believe a STEM education is crucial for how the world is developing. We want to position kids for

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Local realtor Lisa Bayless’ recent donation is bringing robots into local classrooms for students to get early experience with STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). success.” The program is a collaboration between the STEMAZing Project and the Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation, and will supply more than 500 Edison educational robots and supporting supplies,

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as well as two full days of professional-development training for the participating teachers. While the STEMAZing Project supports science education and literacy, they do this by supplying and educating science teachers for a more productive classroom.

“I’m still in shock,” said DaNel Hogan, director of The STEMAZing Project. “Teachers don’t typically get this kind of loot or support. Generally they get one thing or just a few. But now they’re also getting entire classroom sets of books. In a perfect world, this is what this program would look like. And in this case, it’s a perfect world.” Hogan initially received a message through the STEMAZing website from Bayless’ husband, Jeff Stitt. At first she didn’t believe it, but she still followed up and their offer turned out to be real. Bayless and Stitt’s donation was originally planned to be $5,000. However, this gradually increased to $25,000 as STEMAZ-

ing scaled up the project for more opportunities to teachers and students. “We had 24 robots for a class, but that was almost like torture, because if we had 16, we’d have a robot for every two students, and if we had 32 there’d be one for each. So we went back and asked them for more to really do this right, and they said yes. I was in awe,” Hogan said. Teacher training with the robots is taking place over two Saturdays at SARSEF’s Catalyst location in the Tucson mall. At the trainings, local teachers learn the basics of the robots and how to best implement them for student learning. The first day allowed the teachers to familiarize themselves with

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the small, two-wheeled robots. The second day, the teachers worked to figure out engineering challenges they can recreate in the classroom, such as a robot missing a part and working around it. Bayless got to see the impact of her charity when she attended the first training session. “The teachers were incredibly grateful,” said Bayless, who refers to her donations as investments because she believes they make for a better community. “How enthusiastic they were to learn this and bring it into their classrooms was so moving. It’s just as important a boost to the teachers as it is to the kids.” While Hogan hopes the project will result in more students interested in science, technology,

engineering and math, she specifically hopes it will get more students interested in the realms of computer science and cybersecurity. “Cybersecurity is one field where we need loads of support and workers. There are not nearly enough computer programmers in the field of cybersecurity,” Hogan said. “Programming and computer science is now and will continue to be one of the biggest areas of need. So the idea is to give students a really positive experience with computer programming early on so they can see themselves as someone who can do this type of work. We don’t expect all of them to love it, but some certainly will, and definitely more than if they didn’t have this experience early on.”

Hogan says this donation will fund the pilot for the STEMAZing/SARSEF Elementary Edison Robotics project, and plans to bring it to more local schools in the coming years. “I’m overwhelmed by how generous this is,” Hogan said. “We’re excited someone is willing to invest in our teachers and students, especially right now. The best thing this program is doing has nothing to do with STEM, actually. It’s making all of the teachers involved feel valued and appreciated, and it’s giving them time to have fun and remember why they love teaching. Because right now teachers are not doing OK, and the most important thing we can do is provide them with a morale boost.”

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Terror in the Corn will spook visitors in October Colleen Forsyth

Special to Tucson Local Media

arana is in for a hauntingly good time: Terror in the Corn is now open where Tangerine Road and the I-10 intersect off Exit 240. Terror In the Corn is a locally owned and operated event that has been bringing spooky fun to Southern Arizona for 10 years. Each terror ticket comes with access to three unique haunted theme areas complete with excellent visuals and live actors. Themes rotate every few years to ensure no two Terror in the Corn events are the same twice. This year’s haunted attractions are the Circus

of Horror, Shady Acres Asylum and the Field of Screams. General admission also includes the Midway area which has a D.J. with live music, food vendors, a beer garden and pumpkins available for purchase. In addition, for an additional fee participants can play Zombie Paintball and check out the Escape room. The Escape Room gives participants a short window of time to escape the scary school bus before the serial killer strikes again. Zombie Paintball features 18 mounted paintball guns at a field with both fixed targets and live actors. Clint and Laura Buckelew own and operate Terror in the Corn. They used to have the event at their family farm in Three Points.

Tickets are available for $25 to anyone 12 and older.

While the event was successful, two years ago the event moved to a location closer to Tucson to make it easier for people to attend. “This whole thing started when I was in college,” Clint Buckelew said. “What’s

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funny is I don’t usually like spooky events. It’s a little different when you’re the person running it though. This whole thing started as a side business and now here we are 10 years later and it’s still something many col-

lege students enjoy.” Terror In the Corn has a team of 150 to 200 people that bring this spooky attraction to life. Many of them are actors, with some 75 percent of them returning each year. Buckelew is happy this event is run by the local community for the local community. “It’s great to have something where people come back year after year to create it,” Buckelew said. “People genuinely enjoy being a part of Terror In the Corn. We couldn’t do this without everyone coming together.” The Terror In the Corn event is not the only attraction brought to Tucson by Buckelew Farm. They also sell Christmas trees during the holiday season. Terror In the Corn is recommended for children 12

and up. Children under 12 cannot be admitted without an adult present. They are open every weekend for the month of October, with additional shows on Thursday nights on Oct. 14, Oct. 21 and Oct. 28. General admission is $25 dollars plus tax. A fast pass is available for $35 dollars. Terror in the Corn is open until midnight. The event has safety precautions in place for coronavirus to include hand sanitizer and social distancing. It is recommended that due to coronavirus precautions attendees arrive early and allot 90 minutes to two hours to enjoy the entire horror experience. For more information check out the Terror in the Corn website at tucsonterrorinthecorn.com.

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Breast Cancer Awareness 2021

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Breast Cancer Awareness 2021

Breast Cancer Awareness month:

Screening, survival and support

very October, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, all of our papers in the Tucson Local Media group—The Explorer, Marana News, Foothills News, Desert Times, Inside Tucson Business and Tucson Weekly—bring a special focus to a disease that will affect nearly 6,000 Arizona women and their families in 2021. Fortunately, the treatment for breast cancer has come a long way, although the American Cancer Society estimates the cancer will kill nearly 900 women this year. With the COVID-19 pandemic, being treated for cancer has been even more challenging than usual. Contributor Emily Dieckman talks with women who had to be extra-cautious during chemotherapy because the procedure takes such a toll on their immune system. Plus, at times, they couldn’t bring family to the appointments for sup-

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port. But they nonetheless found help thanks to Cancer Conquerors, a support group that lets women share their stories and work out to rebuild their strength. As one cancer survivor in the group explains, “Without a group like this, especially during this time, I mean, where you do you get the answers? How do you get perspective? How do you see someone who’s been through it, and they’re doing great, and they’re happy? And they’re happier than they were before because they’re more grateful from everything they’ve been through?” Another important key to fighting breast cancer is early detection through screening. But with the novel coronavirus outbreak, many people have put off those screenings. This March, the National Cancer Institute reported that the pandemic initially led to sharp decreases in the use

of recommended cancer screening tests, and due to cancer’s generally slow growth, the impact of the pandemic on overall cancer deaths will not be clear for many years. In these pages, Carol Roder of the American Cancer Society explains why it’s so important to catch the disease early and start treatment. Finally, Tucson Local Media health columnist Mia Smitt examines the different kinds of breast cancer as well as various treatment options. She even shares an inspriring story about how it’s never too late or hopeless to recover from the disease. While it’s easy to put off medical appointments, especially during a pandemic, be sure to schedule an appointment with your doctor for a breast cancer screening if you’ve put it off. It could make the difference in your survival. Jim Nintzel Executive Editor

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Cancer and COVID: ‘Two Things That Can Kill Me’ Breast cancer patients face treatment and isolation and amid the pandemic Emily Dieckman

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he doctor said it was probably nothing. Fatty tissue, if anything. Nina Shelton said she’d like to get a mammogram anyway. The lump didn’t feel like nothing to her, and it didn’t feel normal. She passed the time waiting for her mammogram results with fastidious, furious researching. It was March 2020, and COVID-19 had turned the world into a whirlwind of case infection updates, while also making it feel

eerily still. Shelton had just moved to Tucson a few months earlier, so she didn’t have anyone to bring to her appointment with her. She dialed her sister and brought her to the appointment on speaker phone. She’d researched so much that her cancer diagnosis didn’t come as a surprise, but her bad news felt almost like screaming into a void. She wrote later that, though it felt selfish to say so, it was almost like COVID-19 stole her thunder. “I felt a little selfish thinking that, but at the same time, I just thought,

‘This is a big deal.’ And my friends and family were so sympathetic and comforting from miles away,” she says. “But it was at the same time thousands of people were dying at a daily rate, and people were in panic mode and wearing masks. It felt like it just diminished my issue a little bit.” Shelton is the first to acknowledge that, in a lot of ways, she was fortunate. The pandemic made it easy for her to work from home with her suppressed immune system, since almost everyone in her office was working from home as well. She had a friend drive

out to stay with her for the first two weeks of chemotherapy, and then her sister came to visit. In another sense, it was just good she’d noticed the lump at all. Institutions across the country are publishing research showing that the number of people coming in for routine annual screenings, including mammograms, declined during the pandemic. But, in another sense, having cancer during a pandemic meant facing a unique sort of isolation. Shelton didn’t have family in town, but even if she did, they wouldn’t be allowed to accompany her to appointments. Sometimes she would go into work, masked up and sitting far from her coworkers, just to be around other people. Some of her coworkers would bring her meals, or check in on her periodically. It meant a lot. “I think a lot of people were experiencing loneliness, and the sting, was, I think, a little bit lessened because a lot of people were experiencing it,” she said. “There were people going through their own trauma with their own pandemic issues and they were stepping up to help me in the ways that they could. It was always this back and forth of feeling incredibly grateful and feeling a little pity and anger.” At the same time that

she felt steeped in loneliness, cancer also became something of a constant companion, living with her, telling her what to do and feel, trying to control her. And Shelton felt compelled to learn everything she could about this new shadow following her everywhere. When she read stories about how people with the same diagnosis as her had fared, she says it felt almost like looking up the exes of a person she was now dating. “Is cancer still affecting them? Has he left? Have they gotten over cancer?” she wondered. She says one of her biggest tools to fight against the cancer, and against the potential for inadequate medical care, was using her voice. So, when her doctor told her the lump was probably benign fatty tissue, she insisted on a test. When she was having lung problems during chemotherapy, doctors thought it might be COVID-19, or maybe allergies. Shelton suspected she had a temporary, rare condition in which the chemotherapy was attacking her lungs. Her doctors said it was unlikely, but Shelton insisted on a test. She was right. “I had to learn to be more vocal about my care,” she says. “I had to learn to be a bigger advocate. That was trial and error: When do I listen to my doctor

and where do I push back? But when I spoke up, I pushed back [about the initial mammogram], that literally saved my life.” Lisa Yiu: “It was very scary.” Lisa Yiu’s particular flavor of struggle was closer to denial. She felt a breast lump in the shower in November 2020, and mentioned it to her husband, even though she was sure it would be fine. She ate healthily, she’d been exercising regularly since she was a teenager and she only drank the occasional glass of wine at dinner. Still, her husband wanted her to get it looked at right away. She got the call that it was cancer on Thanksgiving Day. She kept asking herself—and she keeps asking herself—what she did wrong? Was it the hysterectomy she’d had in her 40s? Or the stress from the pandemic? Was it that she’d been drinking a little more than usual (adding a martini into the dinner rotation here and there) to cope with the stress? She’d been on a safari in Africa in early 2020, and arrived home to self-quarantine and COVID-19 chaos. The months of stay-at-home orders threw the whole world out of whack. See Cancer Conquerors, P5

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Cancer Conquerors founder and president Liz Amli (second from left) with Dawn Messer, Ken Harvey, Mary SpecioBoyer and Deb Helig . Continued from P4

“I didn’t think about doing health visits, mammograms,” she says. “All I could think about was, ‘Do I have enough toilet paper? Am I stocked up on canned foods?’” After they found the cancer, and as the pandemic raged on, Yiu started chemotherapy, and having a weak immune system made social distancing more critical than ever. Now, she says, it felt like there were two things that could kill her: cancer and COVID-19. Going to the store felt dangerous, because other people felt dangerous, like potential sources of infection. “My husband couldn’t go to appointments with me, my parents couldn’t go to appointments with me,” she says. “I was really in this alone. It was very scary.”

When vaccinations started rolling out, she was relieved, and her doctor recommended she get one, but it was nerve wracking. How would her weakened immune system respond? Would the vaccine affect the effectiveness of her chemotherapy? There weren’t yet studies on how the vaccine affected cancer patients, though University of Arizona Health Sciences released one last week that found the Pfizer vaccine is less effective for patients actively undergoing chemotherapy. The first round wasn’t bad, but the second shot had her down for four days—after the week she was already down due to chemotherapy. Now, she’s on the upand-up, having recently got her booster shot and finished with her treatments. She’s trying to exercise every day, and en-

joying that she now finds herself craving organic vegetables. As she watches her daughter in her first year of college at the University of Arizona, she’s filled with hope for the future. Tucson Cancer Conquerors Shelton, Yiu and dozens of other cancer survivors can be found most Saturday mornings at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park, exercising with Tucson Cancer Conquerors, a local nonprofit established in 2014 and dedicated to empowering cancer survivors by promoting healthy survivorship. Liz Almli, the organization’s president and one of its founders, is a physician. When she went through breast cancer diagnosis and treatment more than 14 years ago, she says she

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had a large support network and plenty of resources. But after her treatment was over, she felt unsure about what to do next. “I remember getting in my car kind of sitting there in the silence thinking, ‘Now what? Do I just wait for it to come back?’” she says. “At least when you’re going through treatment, you’re there every other week. You know you’re doing something to kill the cancer. But when you stop treatment, you feel like you’re waiting for it to come back, and I needed to have a way to do something proactive. And what can you do? Exercise, nutrition, education.” The group started as a small group of survivors getting together to exercise at the park, but has grown into an organization of more than 100 cancer survivors and “buddies,” who come along for support. They’ve got a book club, a gardening group, retreats and monthly birthday dinners. As Almli likes to

put it, they’re not a “sit-inthe-circle-with-a-tissuebox” kind of group. “TCC is just such a beautiful thing,” Shelton says. “They were such a godsend for me…. You’ve got this whole group of people who understand you in a way none of your friends or family do.” On Saturday mornings, there are three separate workout groups: The “Get Fit” classes, led by certified personal trainers, are suitable for all levels and take into consideration the healing process of cancer patients. There’s also a “Get Started” group with lower impact exercises, and a third group of people who walk around the park together. Almli, decked out in a TCC shirt, hat and even socks, explains that they encourage people to change walking partners every 10 minutes, so they can get to know more of their fellow survivors. On Saturday morning, the workouts are all winding down, and we smile

and wave at Shelton as she comes back with the walking group. Most everyone is chatty and high-spirited as they begin making their way over to a plaza area near the butterfly sanctuary for morning coffee and announcements. A woman named Jennifer Moulton, another breast cancer survivor, bounds up to Almli and says she’s thinking about bringing a new person to the group – a friend of a friend who was just diagnosed with breast cancer. They’d met up at Starbucks last week to talk, and Moulton even offered to show the woman how her own reconstructed breasts looked. “I’ve never met you before—you’re a friend of a friend, and that makes you a friend of mine,” she says. “Let’s go in the bathroom, lock the door. I stripped down. I’m like you can touch ’em, you can look at ’em. Side view, under view.” Shelton and Almli laugh along knowingly.

This fearless sharing of experiences is very much in the spirit of the group, because many of the members recall what it was like to feel clueless and scared at the beginning of their own journeys. Now that they’re further along, they’re happy to tell others a little bit about what they can expect. Almli says its’s not uncommon for people at meetings to ask, “Is anyone here willing to show me their scars?” or, “Is anyone here with implants willing to show me what they look like?” At least a few women raise their hands yes for the offer. “Without a group like Photo courtesy Tucson Cancer Conquerors this, especially during this time, I mean, where you Dawn Messer and Jean Thomas found support with Tucson Cancer Conquerors. do you get the answers?” Yiu says. “How do you get perspective? How do you count themselves in the strengthened her relationsee someone who’s been camp of people who are ship with her siblings. through it, and they’re now more grateful for “I’m not going to be doing great, and they’re the little things. Yiu jokes here forever,” Yiu tells her happy? And they’re hap- that when her arms get daughter sometimes. “But pier than they were be- sore during a workout, I’m going to be here for a fore because they’re more she remembers she’s lucky long time. We can enjoy grateful from everything to have arms at all. Shel- what we have, and just be they’ve been through?” ton says the isolation of happy—pandemic or not, Shelton and Yiu both the pandemic and cancer cancer or not.”

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Health & Wellness: Breast cancer can affect anyone at any age Mia Smitt

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ctober is breast cancer awareness month, an annual campaign to raise both awareness and money for research and treatment. Many organizations participate with fund raising activities such as the Susan G. Komen march, the Association of Flight Attendants “get your pink on,” and Avon cosmetics “Pink Yourself.” Even the National Football League has its “A Critical Catch –Annual Screening” and Dick’s Sporting Goods decorates its stores in pink and donates $250,000 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation every year. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women (skin cancer is first). While the vast majority of those who develop breast cancer are women, this disease also can affect men. The most recent stats available, from 2017, show that 42,000 women and 510 men died of breast cancer that year. It is estimated that there will be 284,200 new cases diagnosed this year. According to the National Cancer Institute, 12% of women in the United States (that’s one in eight) will develop breast cancer during their lifetimes. One in 800 men, .12%, will be diagnosed. While most breast cancer occurs in women over age 55, young women are not immune and 12% occur in women under 45. So what is cancer? It is the rapid growth of abnormal cells when the DNA in normal cells somehow

becomes damaged. Sometimes the body can destroy these aberrant cells, but more often they proliferate and divide more quickly than healthy cells. They form a mass or lump and can spread to other parts of the body invading healthy tissue. There are several types of breast cancer depending on where it is located in the breast. • Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) is an early form of breast cancer. The abnormal cells inside a milk duct have not spread to other parts of the breast or adjacent lymph nodes. Treatment may include surgery and radiation therapy. • Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) is the most common type of breast cancer and starts in those cells that line a milk duct. Cancer cells break through the duct wall and spread in to adjoining breast tissue and can then spread to other parts of the body though the bloodstream or lymph system. • Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC) starts in the milk producing glands, or lobules. This too can spread to other parts of the body. Of interest is that this form of breast cancer will affect both breasts in about 20% of women. What can be confusing is Lobular Carcinoma in Situ. This is not actually cancer but the precursor and is often found on biopsy or imaging studies other than mammograms for another suspicious lump or mass. There are other, less common, breast cancers also. Treatment of invasive breast cancers will depend

on the type and “stage” of the cancer—how advanced it is and where it may have spread. Different surgeries include lumpectomy (just tumor removal), mastectomy (breast removal) and lymph node removal. Radiation treatment may be an external beam to target either just the cancer site or the entire breast. Systemic treatments include chemotherapy, anticancer drugs that may be given as intravenous medication on a scheduled basis or an oral pill taken daily depending on the particular cancer. Hormonal therapy is used when the cancer cells have receptors for estrogen or progesterone (a receptor is a site on a cell surface that can bind with a particular substance). Hormone blockers help prevent cancer growth and may be taken for many years. Then there is “targeted therapy” which kills cancer cells by interfering with specific proteins in the cell that promote growth. Research has opened new avenues for successful treatment and continues to explore ways to treat breast cancer. The five-year survival rates are approximately 99% for localized disease (breast tissue only), 86% for regional involvement (cancer affecting nearby lymph nodes) and 28% for distant reach (a farther spread such as to bones, lungs and liver). But these statistics change with improved treatment and should be individualized. There are breast cancer symptoms that warrant evaluation. A lump that is

new and not associated with the menstrual cycle (but not all breast lumps are cancer!), changes in the appearance of the nipple, any change or puckering of breast skin, any nipple discharge, and changes in the size or appearance of a breast compared to the other need to be evaluated. Breast pain is NOT a common symptom of cancer. Breast cancer cannot be prevented but there are ways to reduce the risk of any cancers. Not smoking, physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight and eating vegetables and fruits every day are healthy lifestyle choices. As with many other illnesses, screening is essential. Monthly self breast

exam is recommended by some organizations and health care providers but has not been found to be as effective as clinical exams. Routine mammograms, ultrasound imaging, and MRIs can detect the smallest cancers for earlier treatment. Screening rates vary by state, with Rhode Island taking the prize at 87% and Alaska the worst at 67.3%, as reported by the National Cancer Society. Arizona’s screening rate was 71%, not bad but we can do better. Unfortunately the COVID pandemic halted or delayed many screening exams (and treatment) for numerous people and health care institutions across the country. Hopefully we can get back on track in 2022.

If I may share a personal note: My dear grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 99. Yes, 99! She had a total mastectomy followed by oral chemotherapy, tolerated both and lived alone until she was 102. She had no cognitive decline when she died (not from breast cancer) just before her 104th birthday. So don’t let age stop you from following up on any suspicious symptoms and enjoying good health. Mia Smitt is a nurse practitioner with a specialty in family practice. She recently retired and settled in Tucson. She is originally from San Francisco.

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Guest Commentary: Cancer screening saves lives Carol Roder

Special to Tucson Local Media

he American Cancer Society is urging women to talk to their doctors about the time and breast cancer screening that is best for them. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, elective medical procedures, including cancer screenings, were largely put on hold to prioritize urgent needs and reduce the risk of the spread of COVID-19 in healthcare settings. One consequence of this has been a substantial decline in cancer screening. According to ACS Senior Development Manager Denis Cournoyer, “Health care facilities are providing cancer screening during the pandemic with many safety precautions in place so now, more than ever, it’s time to get back on track with screenings.” For the American Cancer Society, the end of breast cancer begins with research. ACS’s research program has played a role in many of the prevention, screening, and treatment advances that help save lives from breast cancer today. “Breast cancer mortality has declined in recent decades—31% between 1991 and 2018—due in

part to progress in screening technologies and an increase in screening services like mammograms. That translates to approximately 3.2 million cancer deaths averted during that timeframe,” reports Cournoyer. In Arizona, it is estimated that 5,850 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021; about 900 will die of the disease. Breast cancer is sometimes found after symptoms appear, but many women with breast cancer have no symptoms. This is why regular breast cancer screening is so important. Finding breast cancer early and getting state-ofthe-art cancer treatment are the most important strategies to prevent deaths from breast cancer. Breast cancer that’s found early, when it’s small and has not spread, is easier to treat successfully. Getting regular screening tests is the most reliable way to find breast cancer early. The American Cancer Society has screening guidelines for women at average risk of breast cancer, and for those at high risk for breast cancer. The ACS guidelines are for women at average risk for breast cancer. For screening purposes, a woman is considered to be at average risk if she doesn’t have a personal history of breast cancer, a strong fam-

ily history of breast cancer, or a genetic mutation known to increase risk of breast cancer (such as in a BRCA gene) and has not had chest radiation therapy before the age of 30. (See below for guidelines for women at high risk.) • Women between 40 and 44 have the option to start screening with a mammogram every year. • Women 45 to 54 should get mammograms every year. • Women 55 and older can switch to a mammogram every other year, or they can choose to continue yearly mammograms. Screening should continue as long as a woman is in good health and is expected to live at least 10 more years. • All women should understand what to expect when getting a mammogram for breast cancer screening—what the test can and cannot do. The American Cancer Society is on a mission to free the world from cancer. We invest in lifesaving research, provide 24/7 information and support, and work to ensure that individuals in every community have access to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. For more information, visit cancer.org. Carol Roder is with the American Cancer Society’s South Region.

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are steeped in the heritage of The Old Pueblo and vintage rock and roll. Details: 7 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $20; 529-1000 or gaslightmusichall. com.

FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, OCT. 15 AND 17

• Don’t miss the Tucson Symphony Orchestra featuring Mozart Jupiter with conductor José Luis Gomez and cellist Amit Peled. Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave.; $17-$83; ticketmaster.com.

SATURDAY, OCT. 16

• Go on a country music journey through the ’90s at the Garth Live! #1 Tribute to Garth Brooks featuring Drew Baloh with his uncanny resemblance to the legendary icon. Details: 2 and 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $31; 529-1000 or gaslightmusichall.com.

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• Kick off the season with Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra performing Verdi, Beethoven and Grieg led by Maestro Linus Lerner with guest pianist James Dick. Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive; $30; 825-2818; or 3 p.m. Sunday; St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 7575 N. Paseo del Norte, $25; sasomusic.org.

SUNDAY, OCT. 17

• Enjoy the PCC Performing Arts Fall Showcase featuring Chorale & College Singers, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble and Orchestra performing seasonal selections. Details: noon-5 p.m.; Pima Community College Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road; free admission; 206-3062. • Listen to pianist Maxim Lando presented by the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music. Details: 3 p.m.; UA Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N. Olive

Road; $30, $10 students; 5773769 or arizonachambermusic. org. • Take a Sentimental Journey with The Manhattan Dolls through the ’30s and ’40s celebrating the best the Great American Songbook has to offer. Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $27; 529-1000 or gaslightmusichall.com.

SUNDAYS, OCT. 17 AND 24

• Treat yourself to the Sundays in the Garden Fall Concert Series with local artists featuring the Pima Jazz Ensemble this week. Details: 1:30-3 p.m.; Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte; included with $15 park admission; 742-6455.

MONDAY, OCT. 18

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Guest Commentary

COVID-19 has heightened division in our community Rex Scott

Special to Tucson Local Media

ast month, I represented Pima County at the annual meeting of the County Supervisors Association. All 15 of Arizona’s counties were represented and there was an admirable focus on the issues and interests that county governments share. Even in these polarized times, there was no evidence of the intense

partisan divisions that bedevil our state and national politics. The large county caucus we belong to includes Maricopa and Pinal Counties. Our board has a Democratic majority, but the other two counties have boards with Republican majorities. Nevertheless, when we met prior to the general meeting to determine our positions on the matters to be discussed with the small and medium counties, there was

unanimity on every issue. Local government, the level closest to the people, should always be the least partisan. When all 15 of the counties gathered to determine the priorities we would push for during the next session of the Arizona Legislature, there was consensus on the need to advocate for greater investments in broadband and transportation, for the state to stop passing the costs for its responsibilities on to the counties and for

more action by the state in dealing with increased pension costs for public employees. There were differences of opinion between rural and urban counties on some other legislative issues, but the overall outcomes of our decisions were based in unity and acceptance of a common set of facts of what all counties need to move forward. The COVID-19 pandemic has helped to exacerbate divisions that existed in our

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been intense debate on both sides of the issue throughout our community. I have heard from many parents and grandparents who are concerned for the safety of the children they love if masking is not more pervasive in their schools. I have also heard from many parents and grandparents who are convinced that mask wearing does not protect against the virus and can be harmful to their children. One of the saddest features of the pandemic has been our failure as a nation to unite behind a common set of facts with regard to public health. However, there is no questioning the love both sets of people have for the children in their lives. We all need to acknowledge and take joy in that fact. It may be one thing that helps us to come back together. We must stop demonizing each other. One way to reunite after the virus is defeated is to recognize the love we all have for our kids and use it as a basis for finding areas where we can work together to create the future community they need and deserve.

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isitors to Saguaro National Park West can expect to see scenic road closures from Oct. 4 to Oct. 30 for new construction. Access to Bajada Loop Drive from the Hugh Norris Trail Head to Golden Gate Road will be closed through Oct. 15. After those improvements have been finished, the Bajada Loop and its

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Lamoreaux and Erin Thompson. Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Blvd.; $27; 8869428 or thegaslighttheatre.com.

TUESDAY, OCT. 19

• Come enjoy your favorite blues tunes by the best local blues bands and artists at the Hot Blues Concert featuring Black Cat Bones & Bad News Blues Bands. Details: 6 p.m.; Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road; $27; 529-1000 or gaslightmusichall.com.

FRIDAY, OCT. 22

• Listen to the rockabilly music of the legendary Chris Isaak with his longtime band Silvertone who have entertained thousands of people for more than two decades. Details: 7:30 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.; $43$98; foxtucson.com. • Enjoy the signature blend of smoldering vocals and rebellious lyrics of multi-platinum country artist Gary Allan on his Ruthless Tour. Details: 8 p.m.; Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave.; $49$100; ticketmaster.com.

amenities such as the Sus Picnic Area, Hugh Norris Trailhead, Valley View Overlook Trail, Bajada Wash Trail, and all of Golden Gate Road (Signal Hill, Ez-Kim-In-Zin, Sendero Esperanza) will be closed from Oct. 16 to Oct. 30. “This will help ensure the safety of the crew working on the one-lane road, as well as any visitor who may not be aware of the closure notice,” Saguaro’s Facility Manager Richard Goepfrich said.

All traffic to these locations will be prohibited, including pedestrians and bicyclists. Park officials say there will be heavy machinery in these areas and will be dangerous for all traffic. Large construction vehicles will need to use the entire one-lane road for easy transportation.

• Rock the night away with the pop and R&B of 98 Degrees and Bell Biv Devoe. Details: 8 p.m.; Casino del Sol AVA Amphitheater, 5655 W. Valencia Road; $15-$90; casinodelsol.com.

• Bring the entire family to the Tucson Classics Car Show presented by The Rotary Club of Tucson featuring more than 400 antique, sport, classic and hot rod cars along with raffle prizes and musical entertainment. Details: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; The Gregory School, 3231 N. Craycroft Road; $10, under 18 free with paid adult; 623-2281 or TucsonClassicsCarShow.com.

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY, OCT. 22-24

• Celebrate a new season with Grammy-nominated True Concord Voices & Orchestra at the uplifting concert “From Darkness to Light.” Details: 7 p.m. Friday; Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley; 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday; Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive; $27-$52; trueconcord.org.

SUNDAY, OCT. 24

• Listen to contemporary Christian and pop icon Amy Grant – Our Time is Now. Details: 7 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.; $33$85; foxtucson.com.

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• Bring the entire family to the Marana Fall Festival for an evening on the farm with animals, kids’ activities, live music by OnesAll, games, carnival rides and more. Details: 5-9 p.m.; Marana Heritage River Park Farm, 12375 N. Heritage River Park Drive; free admission; maranaaz.gov/events.

SATURDAY TO SUNDAY, OCT. 16-17

• Celebrate fall bounty at the Willcox Wine Country Fall Festival featuring tastings, music and vendors. Details: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; Railroad Park, 157 N. Railroad Ave., Willcox; browse free, tastings $30-$40; (480) 5168848 or willcoxwinecountry.org.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s something you are resisting, and now it’s time to question that instinct. What do you think will happen if you entertain the notion? What are you afraid of? Could you make room for the idea and its opposite at the same time? With your sophisticated and expansive mind, anything is possible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). No one is great at everything. Most humans excel at a handful of endeavors and specialize in a couple. You’ll soon be adding to your arsenal or changing your specialty. You’ll seize a chance to experiment, which will lead you to explore. You’re at your best in new environments.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Here comes a dream, a sign or a flash of insight. It may seem risky or counterintuitive to act on this before the meaning of it becomes clear to you. However, if you make your move in the heightened state, you won’t be sorry. Motion has a way of bringing the vision together. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Getting away from a thing isn’t the same as running scared from it. Not every retreat is an escape. Think about what you’re going toward instead. Start building that and you may just find that you drift quite naturally from what no longer serves you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Most times you can cross the distance between the ordinary and the extraordinary with effort, talent, taste or something of the sort. This week, you’ll cross that chasm with dumb luck. You’ll stumble into the mood, the beautiful lighting or the perfect timing and you’ll experience sheer magic. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s not so easy to be creative. It requires you give attention even when it’s uncomfortable or tedious. It requires you repeat actions until they work. Your creative success will be hard-won, which is what makes it so worthwhile. Keep coming up with new ideas and building on them. You’re onto something.

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