THE INFORMER PAGE 5 APRIL 14, 1992 North Shore Women's Centre Award The memory of outstanding North Shore women is being honored with the creation of an award at Capilano College. The North Shore Women’s Centre Award will assist women, aged 25 or older, who are returning to college to further their education. To create the award, the centre’s founding members estab- lished a permanent fund with the Capilano College Foundation. The fund has been growing quickly since December and will soon reach the point where its interest can annually generate a bursary. The first award will be in the memory of Betty Cave, a founding member of the women’s centre who died in November 1990. Cave was coordinator of the centre from 1977 to 1979 and was instrumental in the establishment of the Emily Murphy House, a transition house for battered women. Contributions from the centre, family and friends, assisted by provincial matching funds bring the fund to $3,000. The foundation is seeking to raise approximately $5,000 to generate income for the first award. The Informer Editor: Elizabeth Rains Contributing Editor: Jane Hamilton Send all correspondence to: The Informer c/o Public Relations, Capilano College, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 3HS. Telephone 986-1911, local 2088. The Informer is produced by the Capilano College Public Relations Department. Its intent is to provide news and features of interest to the College community. Your submissions are welcome, but please be aware that space limitations may prevent publication. Material may be edited for brevity and clarity. You can reach the editor at loc. 2088 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. APRIL 28 ISSUE: Deadlines Photos - Wed. Apr. 15 Articles - Tues. Apr. 21 May 26 ISSUE Photos: - Wed. May 13 _— Articles - Mon. May 18 _HealthStyles _ April is Cancer Awareness Month Your two best weapons against cancer are prevention and early detection. Follow the seven steps to health for your personal plan to protect your health while you have it. 1. Have regular medical and dental check ups. 2. Watch for any change in your normal state of health. 3. Find out about any lump or sore that does not heal. 4. Protect yourself from too much sunlight. 5. Avoid smoking. 6. Have a Pap test. 7. Do a monthly breast self-examination. Special Tips for Men 1. More than half the men over age 50 develop a growth in the prostate gland — in most cases this is benign, but could be cancer with no early symptoms. All men over 40 should have a regular medical check-up during which your doctor will check for this cancer by doing a digital exam. 2. Cancer of the testicle is one of the most curable forms of cancer when caught early. It occurs mostly in men between ages 15 and 35 years. Early detection is simple with regular testicle self-examination. Special Tips for Women 1. Cancer of the cervix can be detected early by annual Pap test. This simple method can also detect changes in cells before they become malignant. Pap tests are usually done annually until age 35 - 40 and then every 3 - 5 years if no abnormalities have been found. 2. In this country one woman in ten will have breast cancer. Your doctor will include a breast exam during your annual examination, but don’t forget it’s up to you to remember your monthly breast self-examination for the rest of the year. For anyone interested in a reminder of how to do BSE, Health Services has a 16 minute video, “Keeping in Touch”. If you would like to have an opportunity to view this video as a group in your own area, call loc. 2964. If you are a woman 40 or over, this program is a must THE SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY PROGRAM OF B.C. The S ing Mi aphy Program of B.C. wel you to the Surrey and Vancouver clinics. Call 660-0288 in Surrey, and 660-3639 in V: for more inf i 9, = Dy Mammography Program oj British Columbia