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Upbeat Times 17th


Annual Spring Guide 2016


April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month JOKES & Humor # 5 By Dr. Yolanda Mangrum ~ drmangrum@petalumadental.com


Petaluma, CA. ~ Spring is here, and along with it comes base- ball season. While we all love baseball, there is a dark cloud that over


hangs the


sport…the overwhelm-


ing use of cancer-caus- ing ing


tobacco.


Well, the tide is beginning


to turn. Chewing or smokeless tobacco, which has been stuff ed in the cheeks of major league baseball players for decades, is being banned at a growing number of ballparks, including San Francisco. Did you know that almost


chew-


42,000 Americans will be diag- nosed with oral and throat can- cers this year? T e good news is that when cancer is detected and treated early, there is a high survival rate! Besides environmental fac-


tors; tobacco, sun, age, diet and alcohol, HPV (human papil- lomavirus) has a strong link to oral cancer. Your dentist can test you for HPV and will be able to tell you more about your susceptibility to oral cancer. Regular visits to your dentist can also improve the chances that any suspicious changes in your oral health will be caught early, when cancer can be treat- ed more easily. Contact your dentist if you have any of these symptoms and they do not dis-


appear aſt er two weeks. T e symptoms of mouth or


throat cancer can include: • a sore or irritation that doesn’t go away • red or white patches • pain, tenderness or numb-


ness in mouth or lips • a lump, thickening, rough


spot, crust or small eroded area • diffi culty chewing, swallow- ing, speaking or moving your tongue or jaw • a change in the way your teeth fi t together when you close your mouth


So, enjoy our beautiful So- noma County spring, take the kids to baseball games, and don’t forget to ask your dentist


to do your oral cancer screen- ing and HPV testing on your next visit.


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Mensa Invitational Results Sent to us by Nik Catalina of Sonoma County, Ca.


Reprinted from Upbeat Times 2006


Here is the Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new defi nition. Below are some of last years year’s winners:


Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject fi nancially impotent for an indefi nite period of time.


Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.


Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.


Inoculatte: To take coffee intrave- nously when you are running late.


Karmageddon: It’s like, when every- body is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it’s like, a serious bummer.


Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.


Dopeler effect: The tendency of not so good ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.


Arachnoleptic fi t (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you’ve accidentally walked through a spider web.


Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after fi nding half a worm in the fruit you’re eating.


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