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Show Page 12 Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Views&Opinion )From SOAP BOX, Page 11 - 1 37' itilt(i1 x_dAST LECTURE EST. 1976 Since 1976, USU Honors students have selected a professor who has made a memorable impact on the university, inside and outside the classroom. This year, the Utah State University Honors Program presents: Did you know the metallic particles in your deodorant could give you breast cancer? How did the Food and Drug Administration let that product get through? Easy. A lot of the outrageous media we digest is bogus. After the toxic antiperspirant theory came out, the National Cancer Institute released an official explanation stating no evidence shows this fun fact has any validity. Don't worry, everyone. You don't have to carry on like cave people. Even wine, an alcoholic beverage containing antioxidants that many studies say has multiple health benefits will also cause cancer. How does it make sense that our use of a product must be gauged by considering health benefits versus cancer? Tuesday morning, a news story showed that eating fried food on a regular basis - if fried in the right oil - may lead to obesity, but is otherwise not as harmful as many thought. I'm sure this news about fried foods will be a free pass for some to take out their deep fryers again. Why don't the people investing their time in these absurd studies spend more time trying to find cures for cancer? Say every cancer study that comes out is factual. What is the purpose of publicizing a study that shows mobile devices emit radiation that provokes cancercausing cells in the brain? For those who actually believe this is a serious cause of cancer, they won't be able to set up a doctor's appointment to check for cancer because they'll have thrown their cell phones over a bridge. I once met a woman who only used her cell phone's "speaker" feature to talk on her phone. She told me she was decreasing the risk of absorbing harmful radiation by holding the phone further from her head. I imagine the jokers who come out with these studies are laughing hysterically in their offices about their plight to let everyone know their phone will give them cancer, and at the same time canceling out the most popular mode of communication used to receive medical assistance. Everyone in the U.S. knows someone who has or once had cancer. If they don't know someone with cancer, they know someone who knows someone with cancer. It's a distressing an rampant illness that causes widespread fear. I think it's a sick joke that outrageous studies with little backing are advertised regularly. Information about life-threatening illnesses should only be broadcast by professional health institutions that have no intention to dramatize. Cancer is dramatic enough without increasing paranoia. In order to beat the odds that each of us face in regard to developing cancer, we need to also be able to predict the exact amount of a food source or product we can use, including red meat, potato chips and toothpaste. It's impossible to win, especially considering how many seemingly healthy individuals have to fight cancer. Our health all comes down to doing what our mothers taught us to do eat a balanced diet, exercise multiple times per week and never use anything in excess. It's no use being overly concerned about exposing ourselves to products that may give us cancer, because even if we aren't concerned, our risk is still present. Now, I'm not promoting hedonism, but don't waste your time panicking. We do enough of that. Enjoy all the things life has to offer, but know your limits. Lead a generally healthy life, but feel free to consume red meat if you enjoy it and, for heaven's sake, please continue brushing your teeth. - Catherine Bennett is editor in chief of The Utah Statesman. Comments on her column may be sent to statesmanoffice@aggiemail. usu.edu. ► From LIZZEN UP, Page 11 OHN sincere intent to do dishes for a week if that's what it takes. Or better yet, don't say anything and just listen. Companionship goes a long way when alleviating the stark loneliness of grief. When it really comes down to it, none of us know what happens when we die. We believe, we hope, we resign ourselves to reality; and in the end, we all deal with it in the way we know best. Druyan, the wife of the late astronomer and agnostic Carl Sagan, wrote beautifully about death when she lost her husband: "Carl faced his death with unflagging courage and never sought refuge in illusions. The tragedy was that we knew we would never see each other again ... for nearly 20 years we lived with a vivid appreciation of how brief and precious life is ... LEN DEAN, COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY Dean Allen's Last Lecture, "THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY IN A CIVIL SOCIETY" combines the academic examination of the role of the collective in supporting individual goals and a profound respect for community and its role in making all of us better human beings: perfect for an Honors lecture. ol •ii. UtahState University WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012 2:30PM - 3:30PM TSC WEST BALLROOM HONORS PROGRAM I don't think I'll ever see Carl again ... We found each other in the cosmos, and that was wonderful." Among the atheists and agnostics I've had conversations with at USU, the overwhelming sentiment concerning death is not of sadness, but of hope and happiness. Rather than waiting for an afterlife to provide the comforts of paradise, these people focus on creating a piece of heaven on earth. After all, there really is nothing better we can do to prepare for death. - Liz Emery is a senior majoring in English with a creative writing emphasis. Her column is published every other Wednesday. Comments on her column can be sent to liz. emery@yahoo. corn - -1 2: ClassifiedAdS. Help Wanted STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid Survey Takers Needed in Logan. 100% FREE to Join! Click on Surveys. Earn $1000-$3200 a month to drive our brand new cars with ads. www.AdCarPay.com HEADLINE PROMOTION seeking kiosk sales reps selling Logan Herald Journal in busy grocery/retal stores. Average Sales Reps earn $700-$1200 per Week! WE OFFER " Complete Training * " Bonuses * " Advancement Opportunity * " No Door-to-Door Selling* " No Telemarketing' MUST HAVE RELIABLE VEHICLE & CELL PHONE Call to set an appointment TODAY!!! 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