Nicotine May Promote Cancer Spread Says New Study
SAN DIEGO AP Nicotine appears to aid cancer metastasis and may worsen outcomes for patients with existing tumors. University of South Alabama researcher Dr Gesina Longenecker reports nicotine disrupts prostacyclin release, increasing platelet activity that helps tumor cells spread. Medical experts caution quitting smoking is advised for those untreated or with localized cancer, while nicotine gum merits further study.
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Gesina L. Longenecker
Longenecker
University of South Alabama
American Cancer Society
Robert V.P. Hutter
Hutter
St. Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston
N.J
Jackson Polishes Campaign To Stand Out In 1988 Race
AP analysis notes Jesse Jackson refines his campaign for 1988, stressing organization, sharper speeches, and selective targeting. He opens an exploratory committee, tailors talks to audiences, and avoids 1984’s draft-prompted missteps while highlighting economic violence and farm foreclosures as core issues.
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Jonathan Wolman
Washington
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Frank Watkins
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Watkins
Alexander Haig
Des Moines
Jesse
Tornadoes Hit Northwest Kansas. Hail Rains Down
Two tornadoes touched down southwest of Codell destroying a mobile home and farm outbuildings, while baseball size hail drifted a foot deep around Plainville. Patrol cars were damaged, no injuries reported. Golf ball hail fell at Sublette and near Wright as funnel clouds appeared in Lane Gove counties.
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Rooks County
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Codell
Skovold
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Shovold
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Quinter
Gove County
Sublette
Wright
Robert Preston dies of lung cancer at 68 in Los Angeles
AP reports Robert Preston star of The Music Man died of lung cancer at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital aged 68. He kept a private life, avoiding Hollywood party culture, and ashes were to be scattered at sea with no services. Friends recall his warmth and privacy.
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Harold Hill
Hollywood
Preston
Victor Victoria
S.O.B
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Richard Crockett
Shirley Jones
Marion
Professor Hill
Miss Jones
Little River City
James Garner
Julie Andrews
Blake Edwards
Meredith Wilson
Patrick
Shirl
Marty Ingels
Ingels
Reagan
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