Friday 19th May

In today's Issue

A heartfelt Poem from Startling Sue McCartney
Cancer
Fridays problem page with Agony Aunt - Anne Tandek

Sue McCartney

MY TWO TUMOURS

A heartfelt thank you to the tumour that saved my life. My Guardian Angel who had been snoozing, feet up on a cloud, woke up yawning and blinking but thinking that this girl needs help! Better late than never pal.

The first…….

I couldn’t taste you, smell you

Couldn’t see you, feel you

You hid in darkness

Small, silent, insidious, sly

Crab-like pincers edging

Towards freedom

Millimetre by Millimetre

Month by Month

Day by Day

But I knew the other…….

An in-your-face, big, bold

Brass-band playing

Belly buster of a tumour

A benign boulder

But

You caused chaos

Nudging, budging, bashing, squashing

Other organs

A bloody nuisance

You had to go

You melon-sized non-malignancy

And you did

With a bellow and bawling

But revealing

Saving me from the other

The quiet killer

With no hiding place

And nowhere to go

Susan

Facts About Cancer

There are more than 100 types of cancers; any part of the body can be affected.

In 2008, 7.6 million people died of cancer - 13% of all deaths worldwide.

About 70% of all cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

Worldwide, the 5 most common types of cancer that kill men are (in order of frequency): lung, stomach, liver, colorectal and oesophagus.

Worldwide, the 5 most common types of cancer that kill women are (in the order of frequency): breast, lung, stomach, colorectal and cervical. In many developing countries, cervical cancer is the most common cancer.

Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of cancer in the world causing 22% of cancer deaths

One fifth of all cancers worldwide are caused by a chronic infection, for example human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer and hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes liver cancer.

Cancers of major public health relevance such as breast, cervical and colorectal cancer can be cured if detected early and treated adequately.

All patients in need of pain relief could be helped if current knowledge about pain control and palliative care were applied.

More than 30% of cancer could be prevented, mainly by not using tobacco, having a healthy diet, being physically active and moderating the use of alcohol. In developing countries up to 20% of cancer deaths could be prevented by immunization against the infection of HBV and HPV.

Fridays Advice Column 

With your host - Anne Tandek

Hello everyone, my name is Anne Tandek, I have been a specialist in giving advice since I was three months. I remember, at that time, advising my Mummy and Daddy on contraception,
I wanted to be an only child...

This week I've had a letter from a young lady from Barnsley, obviously, in order to ensure I

keep her anonymity I wont tell you her name is Miss Carrie Okie.

Ey Up Anne,

I have a rite shocking  problem with fly away hair.

No matter what I put on it, hairspray, lard ! nothing seems to work. It's always flying about, it looks like I comb it with an egg whisk...

Can you help T'old luv?

Carrie Okie

Dear Barnsley girl,

Yes, of course I can help.

Simply pop down to your local Q and B and buy yourself some
"No more nails" or any such extra strong glue.

Rub it into your hair, as you would your lard, let it set and viola your hair

will never fly away again......never.

Your's Anne

Well that's Friday, thank you my pals for reading...

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See you Saturday.....end on a song !!

This is 5 colours in her hair, a hit for Busted in 2005 !! 12 years ago !!