Lost Army roster could aid leukemia study
Atlanta AP report notes the 504th Airborne Infantry Regiment roster exposed to the 1957 Nevada atomic test may link to leukemia risk. CDC seeks remaining unit members, about 250 then, to study long-term effects of low-dose radiation, with two known leukemia cases among ex-members.
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National Center For Disease Control
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CDC
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Army Surgeon General's Office
Paul R. Cooper
On Lake City
Donald Coe
Tompkinsville
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Cooper
Epidemic Intelligence Service
Benzene Linked to Leukemia Prompting Safety Rules
Washington AP reports new evidence that benzene exposure can cause leukemia. Labor Department officials weigh an emergency standard after NIOSH findings in Goodyear plants in St Marys and Akron Ohio show a statistically significant leukemia risk among workers.
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Labor Department
Eula Bingham
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Bingham
NIOSH
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
St. Mary's
Akron
Ohio
Bride-To-Be Delays Wedding After Arm Reattachment
David Lynn Jackson, in bulky casts after both arms were severed in a zinc mine accident March 31, heads to Tennessee for a rushed wedding plan. Surgeons at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, led by Drs. Katz and Kleinert, reattached the limbs and the couple, Debbie Golf and Jackson, plan to marry at the Bethlehem Church of Christ in Baxter on Saturday.
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David Lynn Jackson
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Jewish Hospital
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Harold Kleinert
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Drug Tamoxifen Shows Promise Against Breast Cancer
A British developed drug Tamoxifen used as a last resort stopped cancer spread in more than 30 percent of 74 patients at University of Minnesota hospitals. Dr David Kiang, associate professor of medicine, said the drug is tested on women for whom other treatments failed.
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University of Minnesota
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