Lost Army roster may aid leukemia study in CDC effort
Atlanta AP The lost roster of the 504th Airborne Infantry Regiment exposed to a 1957 Nevada atomic test could help a leukemia study, the CDC said. Two ex members, Paul R. Cooper and Donald Coe, have leukemia. Caldwell seeks the unit’s remaining members to compare cancer risk with the national average.
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Veterans Administration
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Cancer alert on benzene weighed
LAWASHINGTON AP New evidence that benzene exposure may cause leukemia could spark emergency federal rules. NIOSH urged controls after finding a statistically significant leukemia risk among Goodyear Tire workers in St Marys and Akron Ohio where benzene is used in making plastic wrap materials.
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Wedding Gift Arms Reattached for Tennessee Couple
David Lynn Jackson, injured in a zinc mine accident, had both arms severed below the elbow and reattached at Louisville's Jewish Hospital by surgeons led by Drs. Katz and Kleinert. His fiancée Debbie Goff, 18, of Baxter, Tenn., postponed their April 9 wedding but plans to marry Saturday at Bethlehem Church of Christ in Baxter.
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Tamoxifen Shows Hope In Breast Cancer Treatment
A British developed drug Tamoxifen stopped the spread of breast cancer in more than 30 percent of 74 patients at University of Minnesota hospitals. The drug is tested as a last resort treatment for women with few options left, said Dr. David Kiang.
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