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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1971

Page

5

Saccharine Seen At Cancer Warning Level by Researcher

National Cancer Institute scientist Dr Umberto Saffiotti told a Senate subcommittee that preliminary tests show a strong warning signal saccharine could have cancer producing properties similar to a previously banned sweetener. Long-term studies will decide if a public warning is needed.

Washington UPS Umberto Saffiotti National Cancer Institute Senate

New cancer treatments give Hodgkin patients hope says expert

A panel of experts at the Science Writers Seminar says curative Hodgkin’s disease treatments exist at top medical centers but many doctors remain unaware. Dr. Kaplan reports 40 percent of his Hodgkin’s patients were mis-treated elsewhere, lowering cure chances. Five to nine year survival rates at Stanford show high cure potential in early stages.

American Cancer Society Henry S. Kaplan Stanford University Medi“cal Center Stanford Saul A. Rosenberg Henry Rappaport University of Chicago School of Medicine

Disabled man fights state for attendant care funding

John Herbert Roberts, 42, disabled by a rare epilepsy, argues in court that Medi Cal should cover a personal attendant 15 hours daily in a convalescent home. The state contends such care is not medical, despite iron lungs and kidney machines being funded. The case, already appealed after a Superior Court order for funding, risks exhausting private funds Friday as Roberts remains in darkness to limit spasms.

John Herbert Roberts Sepul- Veda Roberts Julian Milestone Milestone Superior Court Jerry Pacht Court of Appeal Superior Cent John Kelly State Department of Health Care Services

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