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2 Tuesday September 22 2015 HEALTH WELLNESS MENS CANCER NEWS BRIEFS Townsturnthepagewithnewlibraries BookwormsintwoNorthwestTerritoriescommunitieshave a new place to dig in. Dignitaries including education and culture Minister Jackson Lafferty gathered in Fort Simp- son to cut the ribbon on the new John Tsetso Memorial Li- brary Sept. 15. The library has lled its new space with an expandedcollectionincludingiPadswithdigitallanguage apps. The school library at Elizabeth Mackenzie Elemen- tary School in Behchoko will celebrate its grand opening as the new community public library Sept. 25. Kings sell off business empire TheKingFamilyannouncedMondaymorningtheysoldKing- landHayRiverKinglandYellowknifeKinglandFreightliner KingManufacturingMiningDivisionKlassicAutobodyand Hay River Esso effective September 30. They retained Kal TireTireNorthaccordingtoamessagepostedonFacebook. Wehavesoldtoafuture-drivencompanythatiswellknown in the vehicle industry the message read. Go Auto shares the King Familys vision of excellent customer service and care for our employees. An important part of the decision was an agreement with the new owners that all employees are retained and have job security. We sincerely appreciate your business over the past 50 years. Winter is coming check your CO detectors The NWT Fire Marshal reminds residents that with the beginning of another winter all residents should check theircarbonmonoxidesafetypreparedness.AspartofFire Prevention Week the Ofce of the Fire Marshal will run a HomeFireSafetycontest.Residentsandtheirchildrenare encouraged to ll out an online checklist at www.maca. gov.nt.ca and all completed checklists will be entered into the contest prize draw. The entry deadline is October 30. Please leave a message at 872-5543 for details. WESCLEAN NORTHERN SALES LTD. Ph 867 875-5100 Fax 867 875-5155 Avalon Cat Hair - long Size - medium Gender - female Avalon is a very loving and beautiful cat. She is spayed and is up-to-date with all her shots.If you think you have a home for a Avalon please call the shelter at 872-5543. Please leave a message at 872-5543 for details. WESCLEAN NORTHERN SALES LTD. Ph 867 875-5100 Fax 867 875-5155 E-mail infowescleannwt.com web www.wescleannwt.com Avalon Cat Hair - long Size - medium Gender - female Avalon is a very loving and beautiful cat. She is spayed and is up-to-date with all her shots.If you think you have a home for a Avalon please call the shelter at 872-5543. Please leave a message at 872-5543 for details. WESCLEAN NORTHERN SALES LTD. Ph 867 875-5100 Fax 867 875-5155 E-mail infowescleannwt.com web www.wescleannwt.com Avalon Cat Hair - long Size - medium Gender - female Avalon is a very loving and beautiful cat. She is spayed and is up-to-date with all her shots.If you think you have a home for a Avalon please call the shelter at 872-5543. SpayedNeutered Up-to-datewithroutineshots House trained GracieFemaleBaby Grey tabby Looking for a new home Heres Gracie. Shes the sweetest little kitten youll ever meet and shes so calm and relaxed. Give this sweet little baby kitty her forever home Fort Smith Health Social Services Authority STARTS ON OCTOBER 13 2015 From 1030 am noon daily at Community Counselling Services at the Fort Smith Health Centre THE ADULT MATRIX Outpatient Addictions Treatment Program This program is offered to accommodate those who wish to receive local support with addictions. It is open to anyone dealing with an addiction or wanting to maintain their sobriety. This FREE program is 10 weeks in length with daily 1.5 hour sessions and bi-weekly one-to-one sessions with a counsellor. CALL 867 872-6310 to book an intake appointment By DALI CARMICHAEL A recovering alcoholic Jef- fery Amos knows rst-hand the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Nowamenshealthadvocate fortheInuvialuitRegionalCor- porationinInuvikAmosuses hisexperiencestoencouragehis clients to take proactive mea- sures to protect their health. This means being active staying active eating health- ier fresh foods he said. In the last few years Ive taken it upon myself to see a doc- tor every six months and I do a regular medical check-up. Ive tried hard to encourage men in general to try to limit or even avoid drinking alco- hol or smoking. Amos and the territorys chiefmedicalofcerDr.Andre Corriveaucametogethertoad- dress issues impacting mens healthonSept.14inrecogni- tion of Mens Cancer Health Awareness Month. Mens Cancer Health Awareness Month is not only about cancer its about men reecting on ways to improve overall health and wellness for their benet and for the benet of their families their children and their grandchil- dren Amos said. The trouble men are sta- tistically less likely to take preventativeactioninregards to their health. Itsbeenourexperienceover theyearsthatmentendtocome late for screenings they dont participateasmuchinscreen- ingprogramsCorriveausaid. Healthprofessionalsrecom- mend patients begin routine screeningsaroundage50unless thereisafamilyhistoryofdis- easeinwhichcasetheyshould consult their family physician about starting earlier. We know that especially in many of our small commu- nitiesparticipationinscreen- ingactivitiesislowCorriveau noted.Wedontevenreach20 percentofpeopleaftertheage of50forcolorectalscreening. Because of this men are morelikelytoaskforhelponce theyarealreadyexperiencing symptoms leading to a high rateofdiagnosisoftenatmore advanced stages of cancer or chronic disease. This could be attributed to the socialized expectations of men Amos said. As men there are expecta- tions for us to be strong and to be protectors of our family and our traditions to always be in control and never show vulnerability. High rates of alcoholism and smoking in the NWT are also linked to many chronic conditions. Cancer is the second lead- ing cause of death amongst men in the North after stroke and heart disease according to Corriveau. The three most commonlydiagnosedcancers inmenareprostatecolorectal cancers and lung cancer the latter being the most deadly causing 26 per cent of all can- cer-related deaths in the ter- ritory. Smoking rates in the NWTarebelievedtobeabout twice the national average. Smokingisstillthemain preventative factor for cancer overall not just here in the North but across the world Corriveausaid.Ithinkmany peoplearenotawareoftherole of alcohol and the increase in cancer risk. The Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse guidelines recommends no more than two drinks a day and 10 per week for women and three drinks a day and 15 per week for men. A drink is dened as aglassofwineorasinglebeer. Wehaveoneofthehighest rates of alcohol consumption inCanadainparticularbinge drinking which is really problematic Corriveau said. Menare3.5timesmorelikely to be heavy frequent drink- ers the category where you consume ve or more drinks in one sitting. About 24 per cent of males in the NWT identify them- selves as frequent drinkers. GNWT taking action Duringthenextsessionofthe Legislative Assembly the De- partmentofHealthandSocial Services is hoping to pass the territorysrstcancerstrategy. Weareplacingastrongem- phasisonhowtosupportNWT residentstoleadahealthylife- style and reduce their cancer risk Corriveau said. With the holistic strat- egy HSS looks to make the entire cancer journey better for patients from providing more access to screenings to improving recovery and pal- liative services. We were quite inspired and inuenced in a way by the ve cancer sharing circles we had over the last two-and- a-half years where we heard from communities and from patients and from families on the experience and what needed to be included. Chief medical ofcer recommends preventative action to avoid cancer PhotocourtesyoftheNWTDept.HealthSocialServives Dr. Andr Corriveau left and mens health advocate Jeffrey Amos on monitor hold a conference in Yellowknife addressing preventative health care on Sept. 14.