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DIED. THE REV. ELLWOOD ("Bud") KIESER, 71, six-time Emmy Award-winning Roman Catholic priest; of colon cancer; in Los Angeles. His morality-based drama series, Insight, which ran for 23 years, from 1960 to 1983, attracted such high-profile actors as Walter Matthau and Martin Sheen...
When John Wracian, 80, was first diagnosed with colon cancer last year, the former General Motors supervisor from Downey, Calif., underwent surgery. But when it didn't work, he accepted that chemotherapy probably wouldn't either. Instead, a hospice nurse checked on him and his wife Carol twice a week, as did a chaplain. "It's the best thing that came along," said John, who read several books a week and watched the Dodgers. "Nine days in the hospital [for surgery] was more than enough. Now I'm home, enjoying the life I have." He and Carol didn't expend...
AILING. DARRYL STRAWBERRY, 38, suspended New York Yankees slugger, after a CAT scan revealed that his colon cancer, diagnosed and treated in 1998, might have spread to lymph nodes near the original tumor; in Tampa, Fla. He will undergo more tests this week. Strawberry is also battling accusations that he violated terms of his probation after an April 1999 arrest on drug charges...
RECOVERING. WARREN BUFFETT, 69, homespun multibillionaire; after colon surgery to remove noncancerous polyps; in Omaha, Neb. The operation was made public to prevent rumors that could have affected his company's share price...
GOING ALL THE WAY Forget shortcuts when it comes to the health of your colon. A sigmoidoscopy, the most commonly recommended screen for colon cancer, misses about half the precancerous polyps spotted by the more costly colonoscopy, which probes the entire colon, not just the lower third. Folks over 50 should seriously consider a colonoscopy and ask their insurers to pick up the extra cost ($1,200 to $1,500 , vs. $200 for a sigmoidoscopy...