Fepruary
      1,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ©
      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Culturama
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Susan
      Fitzpatrick
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      From
      left
      to
      right
      are
      Susan
      Fitzpatrick,
      Jennifer
      Ballou,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      Anastasia
      Zakharova.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Don’t
      miss
      Culturama
      2005
      on
     
     
      Friday,
      February
      11th
      at
      the
      Basilica
     
     
      Recreation
      Centre
      in
      Charlottetown.
      A
     
     
      joint
      effort
      by
      five
      non-governmental
     
     
      organizations,
      Culturama
      is
      a
     
     
      celebration
      of
      the
      diversity
      on
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      and
      an
      opportunity
      for
     
     
      local
      NGOs
      to
      feature
      their
      work.
     
    

    
     
      Canada
      World
      Youth,
      CUSO,
     
     
      OXFAM,
      PEI
      Association
      of
     
     
      Newcomers
      to
      Canada,
      and
      WUSC
     
     
      have
      joined
      together
      for
      an
      evening
      of
     
     
      ethnic
      food,
      culturally
      diverse
     
     
      entertainment,
      world
      music,
      and
     
     
      information
      tables
      with
      crafts
      from
     
     
      around
      the
      world
      for
      sale.
     
    

    
     
      The
      evening
      begins
      at
      7
      p.m.
      with
     
     
      food
      sales
      from
      an
      assortment
      of
     
     
      vendors
      from
      around
      the
      world,
      many
     
     
      of
      whom
      you
      may
      see
      at
      the
      local
     
     
      Farmer’s
      Market.
      Following
      a
      meal
      (at
     
     
      approximately
      8
      p.m.)
      there
      will
      be
     
     
      some
      amazing
      entertainment.
      This
      year
     
     
      performers
      will
      include
      Ruth
      Mathiang
     
     
      (a
      fellow
      UPEI
      student)
      and
      friends,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sandi
      MacKinnon,
      _
      special
     
     
      performances
      by
      Canada
      World
      Youth
     
     
      participants
      Russia,
      as
      well
      as
      other
     
     
      culturally
      diverse
      contributions.
      A
     
     
      licensed
      adult
      dance
      will
      be
      held
      at
      10
     
     
      pm
      featuring
      world
      music,
      dancing,
      and
     
     
      salsa
      lessons.
     
    

    
     
      This
      is
      the
      fourth
      year
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Culturama
      has
      been
      held
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Charlottetown.
      Similar
      Culturama
     
     
      celebrations
      are
      also
      being
      held
      in
     
     
      Newfoundland,
      Nova
      Scotia,
      and
      New
     
     
      Brunswick.
     
    

    
     
      Tickets
      are
      $7
      in
      advance
      or
      $10
     
     
      at
      the
      door
      and
      may
      be
      purchased
      at
     
     
      Timothy’s
      World
      Coffee,
      The
      Root
     
     
      Cellar,
      The
      Book
      Emporium,
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Bookstore,
      the
      Volunteer
      Resource
     
     
      Centre,
      or
      from
      anyone
      on
      the
     
     
      organizing
      committee.
      —
     
    

    
     
      This
      will
      be
      an
      amazing
      event
      and
     
     
      it’s
      an
      opportunity
      to
      experience
      some
     
     
      of
      the
      different
      cultures
      that
      we
      have
     
     
      right
      here
      on
      PEI.
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Man-Sum
      Yau
     
     
      Production
      Manager
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      new
      study
      on
      the
      role
      of
      diet
     
     
      in
      cancer
      prevention
      sheds
      light
      on
      the
     
     
      link
      between
      red
      meat
      and
      the
      third
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      most
      common
      type
      of
      cancer
      in
      North
     
    
   
   
    
     
      America.
     
    

    
     
      Affecting
      both
      men
      and
      women
     
     
      of
      all
      racial
      and
      ethnic
      groups,
     
     
      colorectal
      cancer
      is
      diagnosed
      in
     
     
      approximately
      16,000
      Canadians
      each
     
     
      year
      according
      to
      the
      Colorectal
     
     
      Cancer
      Society
      of
      Canada.
      The
      risk
      of
     
     
      getting
      colorectal
      cancer,
      which
     
     
      includes
      cancers
      that
      occur
      in
      the
     
     
      different
      regions
      of
      the
      large
      intestine,
     
     
      is
      higher
      in
      individuals
      who
      have
      a
      family
     
     
      history
      in
      colorectal
      cancer
      and
      colon-
     
     
      related
      diseases.
     
    

    
     
      The
      new
      study,
      which
      is
     
     
      considered
      to
      the
      most
      comprehensive
     
     
      so
      far,
      along
      with
      other
      older
      studies
     
     
      report
      that
      consuming
      a
      high
      amount
      of
     
     
      red
      meat
      also
      increases
      the
      risk.
      A
     
     
      hundred
      and
      fifty
      thousand
      people
      were
     
     
      involved
      in
      this
      study
      between
      1982
      and
     
     
      1992.
      After
      dividing
      the
      people
      into
     
     
      three
      groups
      based
      on
      the
      amount
      of
     
     
      red
      meat
      they
      consumed,
      Dr.
      Michael
     
     
      J.
      Thun
      of
      the
      American
      Cancer
      Society
     
     
      and
      his
      team
      kept
      track
      of
      the
      number
     
     
      of
      people
      who
      were
      diagnosed
      with
     
     
      colorectal
      cancer
      by
      2001.
      Of
      the
      three
     
     
      groups,
      the
      incidence
      of
      colorectal
     
     
      cancer
      was
      highest
      in
      the
      group
      that
     
     
      consumed
      the
      most
      red
      meat.
      They
     
     
      reportedly
      had
      a
      40%
      higher
      risk
     
     
      compared
      to
      a
      20-30%
      lower
      risk
      in
     
     
      the
      group
      that
      ate
      the
      most
      white
      meat,
     
     
      even
      before
      other
      risk
      factors
      were
     
     
      taken
      into
      account.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      important
      to
      point
      out
      that
     
     
      the
      results
      of
      this
      study
      show
      a
     
     
      correlation
      or
      association
      between
      red
     
     
      meat
      and
      colorectal
      cancer,
      not
      a
      cause-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      and-effect
      relationship.
      Also,
      scientists
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are
      still
      not
      sure
      why
      or
      how
      it
      increases
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Another
      Reason
      to
      Avoid
      Eating
      Too
      Much
     
     
      Red
      Meat
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      risk.
      One
      theory
      is
      that
      cooking
      red
     
     
      meat
      at
      high
      temperatures
      creates
      toxins
     
     
      or
      mutagens.
      In
      another
      theory,
      the
     
     
      culprit
      is
      iron,
      which
      is
      found
      in
      high
     
     
      concentrations
      in
      red
      meat.
     
    

    
     
      No
      matter
      what
      the
      reasons
     
     
      may
      be,
      the
      results
      do
      not
      suggest
      that
     
     
      one
      should
      eliminate
      consumption
      of
      red
     
     
      or
      processed
      meat,”
      as
      Thun
      said,
      but
     
     
      rather
      to
      limit
      red
      meat
      consumption
      and
     
     
      to
      have
      a
      balanced
      diet.
      Balance
      is
      the
     
     
      key.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      more
      information
      on
      the
      link
     
     
      between
      red
      meat
      and
      colorectal
     
     
      cancer,
      Visit:
     
    

    
     
      Www.cCCac-accc.ca
     
     
      _www.nature.com
     
     
      www.cancerfacts.com.