EMERTS NS CETRR te oy POLE ATER EM sess a fa RP FE RETIN MAE 8 ay TE AN ee ORES tence WHY DON’T cancer earlier? we detect By KIM PEMBERTON News Reporter This will be the subject of a North Shore public forum, featur- ing four local speakers and inter- nationally renowned Dr. Phil Gold, a cancer specialist from Montreal General Hospital. The forum takes place Monday, Feb. 9 trom 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lions Gate Hospital Terrace cafeteria. It is sponsored by the hospital's Medical Education Committee. Dr. Gold was awarded the Order of Canada in 1985 for his research into cancer, Also speaking at the cancer forum will be Dr. Marlene Hunter, representing general practitioners: Dr. Paul Klimo, a cancer specialist at LGH; Dr. Vivian Basco, head of the breast tumor group at UBC; and LGH surgeon Dr. Tony Chan. Bob Spence will be the moderator. One of the forum organizers Dr. Cancer needs met locally IT USED to be that cancer patients would have to travel to patient was diagnosed as suffering Vancouver to receive treatment. Now, however, Lions Gate Hospital has matured to the point where all of the needs of a cancer patient can be met locally. ‘In the past five years we've re- ally come a long way,"’ says ‘Dr. Paul Klimo, a cancer specialist at LGH. Klimo is one of the guest . Speakers at next Monday’s public forum on cancer. “(LGH) has become a high pro- file hospital, providing basic care and increasing speciality care, in- cluding cancer medicine,’’ he said. In the past, Klimo said, when a News photo Terry Peters CANCER SPECIALIST, Dr.’ Paul Klimo, from Lions Gate Hospital, is one of the guest speakers. at a. public forum, on ‘the subject of cancer Monday, Feb. 9 at Lions Gate Hospital, starting at 7:30 p.m. Klimio said in the past three years the caucer case load at the hospital has quadrupled. from the disease, management of the cancer would be done from the cancer clinic in Vancouver. “It meant some inconvenience for the patient,’? he said. “But now LGH, in consort with the cancer clinic as a back-up, can establish a diagnosis and do the full assessment of the patient."” He said the case load of cancer patients at LGH has approximately quadrupled in the past three years, “Cancer medicine overflows in- to other areas of medicine and we do have the expertise in these sub- ‘specialities. We can pull together the resources and make the right decision on how we’re going to manage this patient correctly.” As examples, Klimo said exper- tise can come from pathologists and chemotherapists. If there is no treatment available for the cancer victim, the LGH palliative care team offers its expert assistance. He said the role of the cancer specialist is ‘‘orchestrating this multi-disciplinary effort.”’ “We don't have the magic pill for cancer, but many of the cancers can be cured by surgery. ‘That’s why early diagnosis is im- ‘portant, so we can catch the tumor at its lowest bulk,” ::Monday’s forum will pose the question, ‘‘Why don’t we detect cancer earlier?** It begins at 7:30 p.m. at LGH ‘Terrace cafeteria. 3 - Friday, February 6, 1987 - North Shore News DOCTORS SHARE KNOWLEDGE WITH COMMUNITY Current health issues addressed at LGH forum Rob Scott said this is the first in a series of public educational forums the hospital plans to offer. The series is called New Frontiers in Medicine. Other forum topics to be offered at LGH will include: °How to Prevent Heart Attacks, March 2 trom 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. eBalding: What we Can and Can't Do, April 13 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Hypertension: Exciting New Drugs for an Old Disease. This forum will be held in May. (The time and location of this forum will be announced later.) Dr. Scott said if enough interest is shown by the community the series could be continued. Scott said the hospital decided to organize the forums about one year ago, after arranging an inter- national speakers ‘tour for local medical professionals. “We felt it was a shame not to share these speakers with the public,” said Scott, noting the im- portance of public education in health care. . “*We’ve become a hospital that can handle every aspect of medi- cine, and I| think there’s been a quiet recognition that we've become one of the best community hospitals in Canada. “In line with that it seemed rea- sonable to share what we know with the community. We’ll be br- inging in international calibre speakers and our own doctors, who equal some of the best.** The forum will be televised and shown later on Shaw Cable. Lederle Pharmaceuticals is con- tributing towards the cost of this month’s forum. The series has been organized by a team of volunteers, headed by Dr. Doug Grant, with Dr. Gary Miller, Dr. Peter Hicken and Dr. Marlene Hunter on the television production committee. Organizing the list of speakers are Dr. Scott, Dr. Bob Fris, Connie Lebrun, assisted by Dr. Michael Hahn, Dr. K. Banerjee and Lynette Best. WY COUNCIL TO RULE ON UPPER LEVELS DEVELOPMENT Ancore fate to be decided dominiums were going to cost — WEST VANCOUVERITES will have to wait until council mects again for a decision on the Ancore International proposal to build three multiple-family dwellings between Cypress Bowl Road and the Upper Levels Highway. For the third time, local residents turned out in large numbers to make their views known regarding the development. The first hearing, which jammed council chambers, was adjourned due to changes in the proposal. Subsequent hearings were moved to West Vancouver Secondary School to accommodate thé crowds. Following closure of the second evening of public heazings, the matter was referred to the planning committee. The staff repurt, that was pres- ented at Monday’s meeting, recommended approval of the proposed amendment to the com- munity plan and the area’s zoning. Rezoning the Ancore land to allow for three, up to six storey, condominiums would result in low-site coverage in an area much of which is inappropriate for development because of topogra- By MAUREEN CURTIS News Reporter the reason for the current 1.5 units per acre zoning. “However, if implemented on a standard subdivision basis, without density transfer, this existing den- sity will result in severe disruption of the environment,’’ staff said. DENSITY REDUCED Ancore has reduced the propos- ed density of the area to 2.5 units per acre by acquiring 17 acres, ad- ditional to the 13 acres they already own — thus achieving transfer of density. Further, almost 95 per cent of the total 30 acres would then remain unoc- cupied by buildings. Ancore principals stressed that their proposal answers an urgent need in the community for alter- couverites who could free up the single-family dwellings to younger folk if they had somewhere to move to. Peter Anable, Ancore vice- president, showed that the number of young West Vancouverites is steadily declining, while the above 60 age group is projected to in- crease 30 per cent from 1971-1991. “The character of the communi- ty has changed drastically, while the use has not. There is an over- supply of single family dwellings and an undersupply of alter- natives,’’ Anable concluded. PURPOSE QUESTIONED Isabel Roston wuestioned whether the Ancore housing would really go to West Van’s older citi- zens, or be solicited to outsiders. “I'm irate with this hogwash — yakking about us old people who live in our houses. We like living in our houses,”’ put in Capt. Murrell of the Ambleside-Dundarave Ratepayers. But Ed Carlin thought that the balance of the community was the main issue at question. . We like the idea of a family _ say what _ community, but it’s not like that any more ... To our kids, everyone on the block is either ‘‘nana’’ or “‘gaga"’ ... This could become a. ghetto of guys my age and older,” he predicted. / Thirty-year resident Jim McCar- thy, who agreed that there was a need for alternate housing, argued that the Ancore site was a better spot for it than on the waterfront. CHANGED NEEDS “The 1980 community plan has served us well for six years, but West Vancouver has needs that have changed,’’ he said. If developed for single family, McCarthy warned that the hillside would be denuded, leaving an “unfortunate development and a tragic eyesore.” But other West Vancouveritcs were against change to the. com- munity pian. “A lot of our citizens worked long and hard on this community _plan. Now it’s becoming a sham,” said Elaine Fonseca. Fonseca was also ‘“‘inftiriated”’ that the Ancore people could nat the _ proposed _ fone | Weather: Friday, cloudy with a few showers, Saturday, periods of rain, Highs near 10°C. INDEX Classified Ads Doug Collins Editoria! Page Home & Garden Horoscopes Bob Hunter Lifestyles Mailbox Movie Listings. wee e 20 TV Listings other than they would be aimed at the middle range. She also charged that people speaking in favor of the development were mostly friends of the Anables. One resident who urged coun- cil’s support of the Anable pro- position was Dr. Bill Ibbott. ‘1m in favor of controlled growth, not no growth,”’ he said. Gordon Clark also expressed his concerns with West Vancouver’s failure to increase in population” and the effect this has on the local commercial sector. ‘*This could be one step towards encouraging a broader tax base,’’ Clark said. Former Lt.-Gov. Henry Bell- Irving sent a letter stating his belief that urban sprawl should be restrained in the Fraser Valley — and that West Vancouver would not be able to retain its current rural type atmosphere indefinitely. But he didn’t feel West Van could handle a major increase in population until accompanying services and facilites were improv- ed.