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...like what I see in the examination room: a black, jointed, snakelike creature with two little eyes and a mouth that squirts jets of air and water. This thing, under the guidance of gastroenterologist Dr. Edgar Achkar, is about to explore the lower third of my colon for polyps. After enemas are administered, I am in position. A congenial nurse named Debby clutches my hand reassuringly. Achkar wonders if I would like to see the proceedings on a video monitor. Suddenly a world I never imagined existed lights the screen. I am awestruck, feeling the amazement that a spelunker might...
DIED. DOROTHY DONEGAN, 76, exuberant jazz pianist; reportedly of colon cancer; in Los Angeles. A flamboyant performer, Donegan was known as much for her jokes and gyrations as for her music (a patchwork of swing, pop, ragtime, boogie-woogie and classical...
...gene called RAS (for rat sarcoma, the cancer in which it was first discovered). In about 30% of cancers, the RAS protein is stuck in an "on" position, mindlessly ordering the cell to divide again and again. It plays a role in 90% of pancreatic cancers, 50% of colon cancers and 25% of lung cancers. Dr. Edward Scolnick discovered the RAS gene in rats while working at the National Cancer Institute in 1978. Now president of Merck Research Laboratories, he is overseeing the development of a drug that stops the RAS protein from sending its malignant message. Several other...
Tampa Bay (Springer 1-3) at Cleveland (Colon...
...involved the brief but purposeful exposure of the private life of the Today show's Katie Couric. Couric returned to her position as host after a period of mourning following the death of her husband Jay Monahan, an attorney and legal analyst for NBC. Monahan, only 42, died of colon cancer. On the day of her return Couric wore his wedding ring on a chain around her neck. Welcomed back by her co-host, Matt Lauer, she proceeded to thank the thousands of viewers who had sent condolences and then extended her sympathies to those who were struggling with terminal...