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Top 10 Cancer Myths

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:33:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: There is more than enough to worry a comet without these thrown in.

Cancer Myth 10
What someone does as a young adult has little impact on their chances of getting cancer later in life.

Cancer Myth 9
There is currently a cure for cancer, but the medical industry won't tell the public about it because they make too much money treating cancer patients.

Cancer Myth 8
Electronic devices, like cell phones, can cause cancer in the people who use them.

Cancer Myth 7
Some injuries can cause cancer later in life.

Cancer Myth 6
Living in a polluted city is a greater risk for lung cancer than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.

Cancer Myth 5
Treating cancer with surgery causes it to spread throughout the body.

Cancer Myth 4
Household bug spray can cause cancer.

Cancer Myth 3
You can prevent skin cancer by putting on one application of sunscreen at the start of each day.

Cancer Myth 2
Regularly eating meat cooked on a charcoal grill won't increase cancer risk.

Cancer Myth 1
The risk of dying from cancer in the United States is increasing.

Tags: medical

Light Houses

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:35:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: OK pics. Are they round because it is easier to do the staircases?

Clip Source: travel.howstuffworks.com

Tags: pics

Students mobilising older txters

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:31:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Wonderful idea. Kids would gain as much as the oldies and the kids would be protective of them when they see them out of school hours.

Clip Source: www.abc.net.au

Students at a Tasmanian high school are turning their mobile phone obsession into a teaching tool.

Wynyard High School is running mobile phone lessons for older people in the area who struggle with the technology.

In the latest session, teenagers helped more than a dozen seniors learn text message shorthand and even gave them a reference sheet.

Support teacher Peter Massey created the program last year and says they'll turn it into a regular session.

"They were totally engaged. I drifted around the room and asked how they were going and every couple were actually learning something," he said.

"Their needs were basically met, so they feel reasonable competent in using a phone these days."

The school is keen to continue the student-run mobile phone lessons for older people.

"All the kids who were involved last year wanted to be involved again this year, they're all keen to come back and be involved in the program next term as well."

Tags: good, idea