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October 21, 2022 | Vol. 3 Iss. 42
NEWS BREAK Flores convicted of murdering college student Kristin Smart in 1996
The last man seen with Kristin Smart was convicted Tuesday of killing the college freshman, who vanished from a California campus more than 25 years ago. Jurors unanimously found Paul Flores guilty of first-degree murder. Smart disappeared from California Polytechnic State University on the state’s scenic central coast over Memorial Day weekend in 1996. Her remains have never been found.
Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American to be on U.S. currency
A SPLASH OF FALL COLORS Barnes Park in Kaysville is awash with brightly colored leaves that usher in the fall season.
More than 200,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022
THE MOUNTAIN HIGH TEEN CENTER offers students a quiet place to study and relax. The Student & Family Resources Department provides advocates at the Teen Centers throughout the district. They have several programs to connect families with the resources they need.
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—Every two minutes in the U.S. a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. It is the most common cancer diagnosed worldwide, surpassing lung cancer in 2020. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in American women, according to Breast Cancer Statistics and Resources. To promote prevention and the hope of finding a cure, October has been designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “Breast cancer is a very common disease that injures and kills,” said Dr. Raymond Ward with Cope Family Medicine. “The tools to prevent it are not as good as we’d like.” Some mammograms find 15 percent of cancers, unfortunately it does not prevent the other 85 percent of deaths, he said. “Women should have a mammogram every year or every other year if they’re healthy. Don’t go longer than that for the best health from a mammogram.” Women 40 and older should get one, said Ward. “If they’re over 75 they should talk to their primary care physician to decide whether to do it. We’ll do a screening Please see CANCER: pg. 3
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District now offers Military Educational Therapists By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com FARMINGTON—The Davis School District Student & Family Resources Department offers several programs to help connect students and families with the resources they need. They have four full-time Integrated Educational Therapists (IET) that rove throughout the district working with all the schools to provide services that meet the needs of students without benefits. Through a partnership
Dubbed Hollywood's first Asian American movie star, Wong championed the need for more representation and less stereotypical roles for Asian Americans on screen. She will be featured on new quarters.
Runners honor Raleigh shooting victim by finishing her last run
Just over 5 miles into her Thursday evening run along the familiar Neuse River Greenway, Raleigh mother of three Susan Karnatz was fatally shot by a 15-year-old boy whose shooting rampage killed five people, wounded two and frightened hundreds more in surrounding neighborhoods. Karnatz died 1.9 miles short of her 7-mile goal for the day she was killed. Now, runners across the globe are finishing the final leg of the run the 49-year-old never got to complete. Organizing under the hashtag #RunforSue, hundreds of runners are sharing photos of their routes to mark the distance she covered or 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) to match her goal – on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to show the Karnatz family how many people she inspired.
Link between hair products and uterine cancer
with the military, they now provide Military Educational Therapists (MET). “In the spring the military came with a pot of money to have a program,” said Casey Layton, District Director of Responsive Services, Crisis Response Team Secondary Case Management. “It’s for military families whether they have a military background or are serving.” It’s not just the Purple Star schools, he said. “There are two military family advocates
A recent study has established a doubled risk for uterine cancers among users of hair-straightening products. Previous studies had linked the use of such products to an increased risk of a number of types of cancer, but this study suggests a striking doubling of uterine cancer risk for users. The exact nature of the link between cancers and the chemicals used in hair straightening has not yet been determined, though the increased risk is clear.
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