THE REVERE ADVOCATE – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021 Page 17 A half century of progress in “war on cancer” 1. On Nov. 26, 1966, in Brittany, what European president opened the fi rst tidal power station in the world? 2. In what country did apple pie originate? 3. What sex of turkey gobbles? 4. What one-word 1978 disco song title has four periods? 5. On Nov. 27, 1955, what engineer and author was born who had a PBS series about science? 6. Which U.S. state has the most pumpkin acreage: California, Illinois or New Mexico? 7. What U.S. bridge has been “sold” by con artists at least three times (one ending up in Sing Sing)? 8. On Nov. 28, 1967, the fi rst pulsar was discovered; what is a pulsar? 9. What is a supreme (or supreme – highest degree of quality) of poultry? 10. On Nov. 29, 1972, Atari released what video game? 11. Where do wild turkeys sleep? 12. What is the fi rst recorded year when Cape Cod cranberry bogs were flooded and frozen for a better harvest: 1732, 1838 or 1907? Answers 13. On Nov. 30, 1872, the first-ever international soccer match took place in Glasgow; what two countries competed? 14. In the 1893 play “A Woman of No Importance,” who wrote, “After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations”? 15. On Dec. 1, 1878, who installed the first telephone at the White House? 16. On Nov. 23, 1921, The Baltimore Sun reported that what took an airplane to the White House “wearing an aviation helmet and goggles and clad in a black and gold sweater held on by a pink bow” (and also a train ride after it got sick)? 17. December 2 is International Day for the Abolition of Slavery; what U.S. state’s constitution (1777) was the fi rst U.S. document to abolish slavery? 18. What country produces the most cranberries? 19. Can turkeys fl y? 20. On Dec. 3, 1800, the Electoral College had a tie vote for what two candidates? I t’s been 50 years since President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act, launching the “war on cancer.” How did we do? Substantial progress has been made in the war against cancer, according to new analysis from the American Cancer Society. The new analysis found that as of 2019 mortality rates for all cancers combined dropped by 27 percent since 1971 and by 32 percent since 1991, when mortality rates were highest. Mortality rates have dropped since 1971 for 12 of 15 investigated cancer sites, including by as much as 70 percent for cervical and stomach cancer. However, rates increased in parts of the South and for pancreatic cancer, and progress was limited for brain and esophageal cancers. “The increase in overall cancer mortality in many parts of the southern states suggests unequal dissemination of adJOBS | FROM Page 14 118,100 fewer residents were unemployed. The unemployment rate is based on a monthly sample of households. The job estimates are derived from a monthly sample survey of employers. As a result, the two statistics may exhibit diff erent monthly trends. NOTES: The labor force is the sum of RISK | FROM Page 16 cerned about the negative impacts of social media platforms on Massachusetts’s youngest residents. In May she co-led a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general urged Facebook vances in cancer control like the availability of screening and therapeutic advances,” said Surveillance and Health Equity Science Senior VP Dr. Ahmedin Jemal, “whereas the continuous increase in pancreatic cancer mortality underscores the need for increased investment in the prevention, early detection and treatment of this highly fatal disease.” This year marks the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971, which designated defeating cancer as a national priority. The Act allocated substantial resources to the National Cancer Institute, which has seen a 25-fold annual budget increase since the law was enacted, from $227 million to $6.01 billion. Researchers at the American Cancer Society, led by epidemiologist Tyler Kratzer, analyzed national cancer mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics for all the numbers of employed residents and those unemployed, that is residents not working but actively seeking work in the last four weeks. Estimates may not add up to the total labor force due to rounding. For further information on seasonal adjustment methodology, please refer to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website https:// www.bls.gov. Local area unemployment stato abandon its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13. In the letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the coalition contends that Facebook has historically failed to protect the welfare of children on its platforms. cancers. The researchers credit the decline in mortality rates to improvements in prevention, early detection and treatment. For example, the substantial declines in lung, oral cavity and bladder cancer mortality largely refl ect reductions in smoking due to enhanced public awareness of health consequences, increased cigarette excise taxes and smoke-free laws, whereas the large declines in female breast and colorectal cancer mortality are mainly due to screening and advances in treatment. According to the authors, the fi ndings demonstrate considerable progress in reducing the cancer burden in the wake of expanded public investment following the passage of the National Cancer Act. Improving health equity through investment in social determinants of health and implementation research is critical to ensuring continued progress. tistics for October 2021 will be released on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The preliminary November 2021 and revised October 2021 unemployment rate, labor force and job estimates for Massachusetts will be released on Friday, December 17, 2021. See the 2021 Media Advisory annual schedule for a complete list of release dates. Detailed labor market information is available at www. mass.gov/lmi. Leading the investigation, involving a broad group of states across the country, is a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont. Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving from everyone at Carpenito Real Estate 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com 1. Charles de Gaulle 2. England 3. Males 4. Y.M.C.A. 5. Bill Nye (the Science Guy) 6. Illinois 7. The Brooklyn Bridge 8. A pulsating radio source (thought to be a neutron star with a rapid spin) 9. A skinless, boneless breast 10. Pong 11. In trees 12. 1838 13. England and Scotland 14. Oscar Wilde 15. Alexander Graham Bell 16. A turkey named Supreme II 17. Vermont’s 18. USA 19. Only wild turkeys can fl y. 20. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
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