Age drives prostate cancer risk and screening questions
Prostate cancer rises with age and is the leading cancer killer of men after 75. Affected factors include race and family history, with PSA tests and ultrasound debated as screening tools. Doctors urge yearly digital rectal exams for men over 40, along with PSA testing and ultrasound in a three-pronged approach, while mortality trends remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Ruedy
Rom
Demostheines
Dole
American Cancer Society
ACS
Iowa
Robert Dole
Clark Heath
Heath
University of California At Berkeley
England Journal of Medicine
Centers For Disease Control
William Lee
Prostate Cancer Treatments and Facts From Medical Sources
The article outlines surgery radiation hormone therapy and chemotherapy as treatments with varying aims and outcomes. It notes potency preservation after nerve sparing surgery and lists supportive options. It provides statistics on lifetime risk race differences early stage detection survival rates and local PSA test costs in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lee
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke's Hospital
Weland Clinical Laboratories
Carville leprosy center evolves from nightmare to refuge
The Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center at Carville, Louisiana, once a dreaded leper colony, has become a research hub and refuge for about 160 residents. Patients recall past abductions from families, while modern facilities resemble a small resort with shops and a golf course.
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Carville
New Orleans
Hansen’s Disease
Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease Center
Prudencio Garcia
Reno
Nev
Julia Elwood
Rachael Pendleton
Federal
Three
Louisiana State University
Washington
Bureau of Prisons
Robert Jacobson
Center For Public Health
Early human impact on Central American rain forests investigated
National Science Foundation researchers led by Sally Horn explore pre Columbian forest modification near La Selva Costa Rica Analyze pollen charcoal and diatom records from lakes and swamps to reconstruct ancient vegetation fires crops and climate shifts and aim to determine fire frequency ancient farming and its relation to climate change
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Central
South America
National Science Foundation
Sally Horn
University of Tennessee At Knoxville
Horn
Tion
la Selva
Costa Rica
Election night uses Univac to predict results early
The article explains how the Univac computer in Philadelphia, linked to CBS News in New York, processes exit polls, precinct returns, and county votes to project winners. Experts note the shift to pooled data lowers suspense while elevating analysis quality for the 1990 election coverage.
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Univac
Philadelphia
CBS Election
New York
Silverman
Warren Mitofsky
Voter Research & Surveys
Mitofsky
CBS News
Kentucky
Plains
Keith Melcher
Smithsonian
Museum of American History
United States
Congress
Secaucus
N.J
News Election Service
ABC
CBS
NBC
Richard Noyes
Center For Media and Public Affairs
Washington, D.C
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