Surviving polyps in the colon a cancer awareness essay
A personal essay links colon polyp diagnosis to public stigma and Reagan's surgery. It emphasizes early detection through regular exams, notes that cancer does not guarantee death, and urges readers to overcome embarrassment for loved ones. The piece frames fear as a barrier to screening and cites Roosevelt and Reagan as motivators.
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Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United States
Cancer society guidelines misquoted by Reagan doctor
A White House and cancer society dispute over colon cancer screening guidelines. Dr Arthur Holleb states the American Cancer Society advises general screening not full colon exams. Officials say Reagan's doctors chose not to perform a full colonoscopy after a noncancerous polyp was found in 1984.
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Ronald Reagan
Sim
Joe Swift
Reagan
New York
American Cancer Society
Cancer Society
Arthur Holleb
Society
White House
Larry Speakes
Edward Cattan
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Reagan set to return to White House after surgery
President Reagan, described as fast returning to championship form, may be back in the White House as early as Saturday after undergoing cancer surgery. Speakes cited doctors saying he would resume duties next week and noted Reagan’s animated conversations with medical staff during convalescence.
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Reagan
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Bethesda Naval Hospital
George Bush
Eduard Shevardnadze
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Donald Regan
US Chamber of Commerce
California
David A Stockman
Robert W Service
Dan McGrew
Sam McGee
Nancy
Li Xiannian
Bush
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