Pumpkin asked why I was slathering her face in sunscreen. I've done it many, many times, but this was the first time she asked why.
"Because I want to help you not get cancer of the skin." I answered.
"Oh. How can you tell if someone has skin cancer? Is it wrinkles?"
Clearly I need to explain this to her a little better, and a rushed discussion while she was putting her shoes on wasn't going to cut it. Earlier in the week I read a CBC article about sunscreen. Today I went to the Canadian Cancer Society's page for additional info, and came across something awesome. Sunscreen stuff will be a future post.
Beacuse there have been three (3!) breakthroughs in the fight against cancer announced THIS WEEK!
Are they in the news? Well, not up here. Today I've heard the 'hard news' about the storm in Eastern Ontario, the fires in the American South West, the Postal Worker's Strike, and the arrest of a singer. And of course, the feel-good story of ducks in the road. This time in Washington. Oh, and Hugh Jackman coming to Toronto in July.
So, what's the exciting, science-y good news?
- Improvements in Preventing Breast Cancer (!) in women having an increased risk
- Revised Treatment of Breast Cancer, reducing risk of recurrance
- Revised Treatment of Prostate Cancer, with fewer side effects
Read all about it at cancer .ca
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