Red Deer Advocate, May 30, 2013

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Liver cancer rate spikes REPORT FOCUSES ON LINK TO HEPATITIS BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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Gruff, a three-month-old black bear, explores his new home at Discovery Wildlife Park. He was orphaned when his mother was killed on the road in the area. Please see related story on page A2.

ing a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. “We can choose to ignore it — bury your head in the sand and not do anything about it — or we can take a look at what’s happened and use that as a bit of a guide going forward.” Forgeron’s prediction seemed especially fitting in Alberta — a natural catastrophe capital of sorts when it comes to insurance payouts. “Here in Alberta you can expect more drought where you’ve had a history of that over the last 100 years or so,” he said.

There should be more public education to help prevent viruses that lead to liver cancer, says a Central Alberta Aids Network spokesperson. According to the federal gov- HALF OF CASES PREVENTABLE B3 ernment, hepatitis B is one of the most common vaccine-preventable diseases among travellers, Candice Berry, HIV prevention educator at CAANS, said on Wednesday. She was responding to Canadian Cancer Statistics 2013, a report that states the rate of liver cancer tripled for Canadian men and doubled for women between 2000 and 2007. Berry said in 2008, about 250,000 Canadians were living hepatitis C positive and 65 per cent of them didn’t know they had it. About five per cent of the population had hepatitis B at some point in their life. “We have people come in and talk about hep B, hep C, HIV, as well as sexually-transmitted infections,” said Berry. Both hepatitis B and C can live outside the body so there should be more public education on the viruses, she said. “It’s all about sharing and using other people’s equipment, whether it’s nail clippers or drug equipment or tattooing or sex or travelling abroad.” The Canadian Cancer Society report was done in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada. The liver cancer rate for men is now 6.9 cases per 100,000 and 1.9 cases for women. It will account for an estimated one per cent of all new cancer diagnoses and deaths in 2013, but it has a five-year survival rate of only 20 per cent. In Canada, 1,000 deaths are expected this year. In Alberta, more than 170 men are expected to be diagnosed with liver cancer in 2013 and nearly 130 will die. For women, 80 are expected to be diagnosed and about 60 will die. “It’s one of the few cancers where we’re actually seeing a fairly alarming increase in incidents. It’s definitely one where the survivorship is still very low. Only one in five people who are diagnosed with liver cancer will survive beyond five years,” said Sarah Hawkins, public policy analyst.

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta Conservative MP Blake Richards has been fined $14,000 for breaking robocall rules. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on Wednesday that four political parties, elected officials and telemarketers were fined $369,000 combined for violating the law. The Alberta-based Wildrose Party, the Ontario Conservatives, the federal NDP, Edmonton-based telemarketer RackNine and Liberal MP March Garneau have paid their fines. Richards and the federal Conservatives have 30 days to pay the penalty. In the case of Richards, his calls were made in his Wild Rose riding between August and October 2012 and did not identify that they were being made on

his behalf or provide a mailing address. His riding includes the Olds, Sundre and Caroline areas in Central Alberta. According to automated calling rules, the call must begin with a clear message identifying the person on whose behalf the call is made, including a mailing address and a local or toll-free number. In an email statement, Richards said he surveys his constituents using a variety of ways, including regular mail surveys, town hall meetings and door knocking. “In this case, my office engaged a service provider to survey my constituents on their views on legislation being considered by Parliament,” he said. “It was my understanding that the provider was well experienced with these types of surveys and as such, it was reasonable to assume the provider would ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.”

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Extreme weather in the forecast: insurance head ALBERTA A NATURAL CATASTROPHE CAPITAL OF SORTS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The president of the Insurance Bureau of Canada is offering a gloomy forecast of more extreme weather in the years to come and is urging municipalities to fix crumbling storm-water infrastructure to prepare. “The numbers would indicate the possibility is becoming more the reality. We’ve seen a change in weather patterns ... the experts that we’ve consulted say that we can expect more severe weather across the country,” Don Forgeron said Wednesday follow-

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WEATHER

INDEX

Showers. High 17. Low 8.

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