Society News articles from May 1989

Society News archives from May 1989

Regis helps "clip a cure" for Leukemia. (Leukemia Society of America)
May 1, 1989... Regis Helps "Clip A Cure" for Leukemia The Leukemia Society is pleased to announce the Regis Corporation as a corporate sponsor for the 1989 Televent. Shirley Jones, national spokesperson for the Society, welcomed Regis Corporation while...

Jay Grossman, a victor over Hodgkin's.
May 1, 1989... Jay Grossman, A Victor Over Hodgkin's The sun struggled to break through the clouds over Central Park, as Jay Grossman effortlessly gazed out on the New York skyline. "It's a beautiful view," he said with a slight smile. Eighteen months...

Rocky Aoki ... a Japanese legend. (Leukemia Society of America's volunteers)
May 1, 1989... Rocky Aoki... A Japanese Legend Many Leukemia Society volunteers are women and men of great stature in their respective professions and local communities. Very few, however, reach the level of international prominence as has the Society's...

Monoclonal antibodies are key to scholar's research into leukemia.
May 1, 1989... Monoclonal Antibodies Are Key to Scholar's Research into Leukemia Every cell in a person's body carries special proteins on its surface that identify its nature and help the cell to conduct a specific function. Society Scholar Tucker LeBien,...

Skywalkers for life. (Minnesota Chapter of Leukemia Society of America's walk-a-thon - Skywalk '89)
May 1, 1989... Skywalkers for Life "Skywalker." When most people hear this word, visions of inter-galactic high speed chases and unbridled acts of heroism come to mind. Well, this is not exactly what the Minnesota Chapter of the Leukemia Society had in...

Want to be a life-saver? (bone marrow donators for leukemia patients)
May 1, 1989... Want To Be a Life-Saver? Not the roll candy, a LIFE-SAVER is someone who wants to donate their healthy bone marrow to a victim of leukemia or another related blood disease. The term was coined by Dr. Rudolf L. Brutoco, the founder of...