14 Fridav, February 1, 1991 / University Daily Kansan LARGE PIZZA! 1-TOPPING $5 BUCKS JUST ASK FOR THE $5 DOLLAR FRENZY! ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS $1 EACH. 832 IOWA 841-8002 OPEN FOR LUNCH! 1445 W.23RD 841-7900 Nobody Delivers Better HOURS: SUN-THURS, 11 AM-1 AM FRI-SAT, 11 AM-2 AM LIMIT 100 Limited Time Offer Cancer decreases overall Bv Amy Francis Interest in causes continues to grow Kansan staff writer Cancer. It seems like everything a person eats, drinks or does may "Any way you cut it, it it's scary. It'll scare the socks of off you, but you just have to keep on keeping on," said Betty Landreth, service and rehabilitation chairperson of the American Cancer Society of Douglas County, at a meeting about cancer yesterday. Landreth is a survivor of breast cancer. The meeting was conducted by Forming Awareness of Cancer Through Students, which was created in October. M. Ann Southerland, president of the group, said that most of the members knew someone with cancer. "I never thought that something like that would happen." she said. Southerland's brother was diagnosed as having cancer three years ago when he was 16. It seems now that more people want to know about cancer and its causes. But some local physicians caution people not to believe everything they read. Char Brazil, of the American Cancer Society of Topeka, said there would be about 1.1 million new cases in Kansas and 10,400 are predicted to be in Kansas. Another reason for the concern might be recently published studies that have identified new causes of cancer. One reason cancer may be of such interest is the number of people affected. But Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said all of the causes might not be valid. "There is a tremendous amount of confusion and a tremendous amount of partial information." Yockey said. "There has been a lot of bad information to come out when people take studies out of context." Ace Allen, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center, said, "It seems about every month a new cause of cancer is presented. It's what I call the 'scare of the week' approach." In general, the number of cancer cases are going down, although certain types are going up. he said. Cases of gastric and cervical cancer are decreasing, but the number of skin- and smoking-related types of cancer are increasing. Cancer society officials said skin cancer was the most prevalent cancer, with more than 600,000 cases a year. Lung, colon and rectal, breast, uterine, interstr and prostate also are some of the most common cancers. One relatively new idea is that one relates pesticide and pesticide on foods SOURCES:[1] But Allen said that the risk of getting from herbicides and pesticides was less. Yockey said that if the food was properly washed, pesticides and herbicides would not be at a level harmful to people. But some cancer-causing agents, such as smoking, consumption of alcohol and overexposure to the sun, can also harm a harmful level more easily, he said. Yoyckey must most cases of cancer could be prevented. If a person did not smoke, consumed a moderate amount of alcohol and limited exposure to the sun, 50 percent of the cancer risk could be eliminated. "There is no part of the body that can't be affected by cancer," he said. Computers vital to students By Sarah Davis Kansan staff writer Computers are everywhere. Offices, homes, cars and grocery stores all have become computerized. The job has become computer dependent. Tim Thurman, supervisor of Computer Science 200 and 256, said learning how to use a computer was essential. "I think it's important for people to be comfortable with computers." Thurman said. "They are so prevalent." The department of computer science at the University of Kansas offers Computer Science 256, an advanced course with information systems to any student. Thurman said the course concentrated on three areas of basic computer knowledge: data bases, spread sheets and word processors. Bill Bulgren, chairman of the computer science department, said the idea of the course was to get people to interact with computers. "We want them to have an overview of how computing fits into society and the primary applications they'll see out in the real world," Bulgren said. John Mahvi, graduate teaching assistant for Computer Science 256, said the course was vital for an understanding of computers. "It (it using computers) is so necessary to do anything, but the hardest part of this course is gettingainted with the computers," he said. Mahvi said he thought the course was a better introduction to computers than Computer Science 200, which is an introductory course that computer-science majors are required to take. Computer Science 256 has 20 sections in which a total of 600 students are enrolled this semester. As in the past two years since the course began, all the sections are filled to the 32-student capacity. The department is considering adding two more sections in Fall 199). "More people are demanding it than we are able to accommodate," Thurman said. At least 25 percent of the students taking the course are the ones who are to learn more about computer science. Allison Blair, Overland Park junior, is taking the course this semester and said that she thought it could help her in the future. "I need to learn a basic understanding of computers for the future," she said. "I want to be comfortable sitting down at a computer and being able to write a basic program." Sam Pinto, technician and consultant at EZ Comp Computer Center. 538 Fireside Court, said the demand for computers detainly had increased "Compaters are becoming such a part of everyday life," Pinto said. "That what's attracted a lot of people is that they almost an essential tool these days." 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