Herald & Lantern 25 April '84 • . . ' ' ■ 5?

Our Readers Write * Save the Swan To The Editor: % ^ Incredibly, the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS) and state fish and game departments are planning a sport hunting season on the majestic whistling swan. These magnificent white birds spend the 'inter with us, gracing our shores from New Jersey to North Carolina from November through March. Don't let this happen to these graceful and beautiful white birds, which have been an inspiration for hundreds of years to artists and poets. Hunters shouldn't be able to kill these magnificent birds for fun. Please write to: Robert A. Jantzen, Director, U.S. Fish" and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. NINA AUSTENBERG J Director Mid-Atlantic Regional Office Humane Society of the U.S. Bedminster k

Rx ^ by Dr. Robert C. Beitman

The relationship between s diet and cancer is the focus i of vast amounts of ; research by the American- < Cancer Society (ACS). The i Cancer Society has just I issued its first major list of » dietary recommendations < for reducing cancer risk. ; Today wewill review these ! pfofound i recommendations. I A -major finding was that I obesity during one's < lifetime is highly i associated with the development of a number of I cancers. Women who ar^40- I percent or more over their ; < appropriate weight were ; ' found to have a 55 per cent < - greater risk of cancer and < men to have a 35 percent • greater risk. : Excessive intake of fats, < both saturated and un- i saturated from plant and i animal sources, is I associated with specific i cancers, notable those of breast, colon and prostate. I Small amounts of dietary i fat are important to the < body's nutrient balance: < however, Americans con- | sume on the average 40 percent of their diet in fats. 1 High fiber intake is &so 1 being endorsed by the ACS. I Populations which have < high fiber and low fat diets i have been shown to have I markedly lower rates of i colon cancer than most groups studied in America. I EATING FOODS rich in I ^ vitamin A has been found I to lower the risk of cancer i of the lung, esophagus and I larynx. Since vitamin A < can be toxic to humans < when taken in potent tablet I or capsule form, the route I to take is increasing i dietary intake. Carrots, tomatoes, spinach, < apricots, peaches and can- « taloupes are examples of i foods rich in vitamin A i ( also known as carotene ) . I Vitamin C-containing i fruits and vegetables have | been found to have a pro- I tective effect against i stomach and esophageal < cancer. Scientists have pot 1 been able to figure out if i the protection comes from 1 the vitamin C or something « else in these foods < An interesting new fm- 1 ding is that the i "cruciferous" family of vegetables protects against < cancer of the 1 gastrointestinal and I respiratory tract, i "Cruciferous" vegetables < are plants with four leaf < flowers which form the pattern of a cross. These in- < dude; cabbage, brussels < sprouts, cauliflower and f kohlrabi. • IT HAS BEEN known for j *

time and is being reemphasi?,Ki that heavy alcohol Consumption, especially'; coupled with cigarette l- Tioking, leads to tremendously high rates of oral, ^arynx and esophagea. cancer, as well as possible liver cancer. Since alcohol is a result of the process of fermentation, it has been suggested that this process produces carcinogens (cancer causing substances). Finally, evidence points increased cancer risk from eating Smoked, salted and nitrite-cured foods. It appears that just as carcinogenic tars are released when cigarettes are burnt, to with foods exposed to smoke from wood or charcoal fires. Nitrates and nitrites have been demonstrated to act as potent carcinogens in animals. Accordingly, The *U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American meat industry are searching for other methods of meat preservation. The American Cancer report concludes with a review of substances for which investigators could neither prove or disprove a cancer prevention or risk factor. These include: Food additives. Vitamin -, E.' selenium (a element - which is toxic in ;large doses), artificial . sweeteners (in moderate doses saccharin not been shown to cause cancer), coffee, cholestiv.il and meat and fish cpoked at. high These topics are all being studied. At present, the American Cancer Society spends almost ,20 percent of its research budget ($12 million annually) in nutrition research. In addition we are conducting a cancer prevention study covering the lives, habits, activities, work and environmental exposures of approximate1.2 million Americans who are continually interviewed and will be kept in contact with by 75,000 Cancer Society volunteers for six years at a cost of nearly $3 million. This is trnly one segment of American Cancer SocieActivities. One can see the valuable results that are possible when we pool energies^ to fight cancer. Health Watch is a public education project of the Cape May County Unit of the American Cancer Society, of which Dr. BeitjlZZ

Tourism Funds Due For Boost TRENTON - New Jersey's Southern Region, one of six tourism areas in the state, is in line to receive almost one third of the money in a new program designed to boost local, county and regional tourist attractions, Assemblyman Joseph W. Chinnici has announced. "The state budget for the Department of Commerce and Economic Development includes $50,000 for the program that is entirely separate from the wideranging promotional programs done on behalf of the state as a whole," said Chinnici, R-Cape May, Cumberland. "I will submit a budget resolution that will add another $100,000 to allow this program to expand to serve more projects. • THIS MONEY will be made available as matching funds to municipal, county and regional tourism bureaus, festivals, celebrations and promotional programs in the form of grants added to local funds," said Chinnici. a member of the legislative Joint Appropriations Committee. "It will stimulate $500,000 in promotional spending in our area. "Of the 37 projects that applied for grants during the current fiscal year, four of the first five are from the Southern Shore area and there are a total of 12 promotions in the area that are being considered to receive funds," he said. "They are seeking a total of $35,650. The type of projects that will be covered by the program range from a kite flying contest to a bird watching festival to updating county maps to advertising." Avalon Man Engaged .AVALON — Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Re inert of Alburtis, Pa., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Anna Marie Reinert, to W. Peter Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Murphy of Avalon. Miss Reinert is completing her internship in Medical Technology at Abington Memerial Hospital. Murphy is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard.

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