Society News articles from September 1990

Society News archives from September 1990

"I'm trying to 'sack' leukemia."
September 1, 1990... "I'm Trying to `Sack' Leukemia" Many football fans think I'm this big guy who tries to crush the quarterback. There's another side to me. Some people know I'm a guy who will jump into a vat of jello to help save lives. That's the other...

Televent a success. (Leukemia Society's annual national fundraiser)
September 1, 1990... Televent a Success The Televent, the Leukemia Society's annual national fundraiser, was one of the Society's most successful fundraising events ever presented. More than $6 million was raised throughout the country, which is expected to...

Cancer and Hope: Charting a Survival Course.
September 1, 1990... Cancer and Hope: Charting a Survival Course Judith Garrett Garrison and Scott Sheperd have written a very inspirational as well as practical resource book, Cancer and Hope: Charting a Survival Course. As Rita Stoll, R.N., observes, it...

New strain of mice offers larger window on workings of the immune system.
September 1, 1990... New Strain of Mice Offers Larger Window on Workings of the Immune System Beverly Koller, Ph.D., a Society scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, is utilizing an important new tool for studying how...

New drug for acute promyelocytic leukemia. (vitamin A derivative, all-trans retinoic acid, or ATRA)
September 1, 1990... New Drug for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Effective treatment of patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia with a drug derived from vitamin A was recently reported by investigators at Hospital St. Louis in Paris. All-trans retinoic acid...

"Improving quality of patient care" is this nurse's goal. (Volunteer Spotlight: Kathleen Hays)
September 1, 1990... "Improving Quality of Patient Care" Is This Nurse's Goal "It was the natural thing to do," says Kathleen Hays, RN, MN, speaking of her involvement with the Leukemia Society of America. Kathy is the head nurse of the Hematology/Oncology...

Aggressive leukemia treatment important for children with Down's syndrome.
September 1, 1990... Aggressive Leukemia Treatment Important for Children with Down's Syndrome Aggressive therapy for leukemia is yielding promising outcomes for children with Down's syndrome, who are 10 to 20 times more likely to develop leukemia than other...

Paternal radiation exposure linked to childhood leukemia in offspring.
September 1, 1990... Paternal Radiation Exposure Linked to Childhood Leukemia in Offspring A study of cases of leukemia and lymphoma among children and young adults in communities near Great Britain's Sellafield nuclear plant showed increased levels of childhood...

Research finds new evidence linking electric blanket use to leukemia.
September 1, 1990... Research Finds New Evidence Linking Electric Blanket Use to Leukemia Using an electric blanket during pregnancy and childhood could slightly increase the risk of childhood leukemia, according to University of North Carolina researchers. ...