Word: esophagus
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Died. Edward Vincent Sullivan, 73, gossip columnist ("Little Old New York") for the New York Daily News and TV impresario nonpareil; of cancer of the esophagus; in Manhattan. Sullivan began as a sportswriter in the 1920s, moved to the Broadway celebrity beat in the 1930s and dabbled as master of ceremonies in vaudeville. In 1948, CBS tapped him as host of a variety show the network launched on a shoe-string budget; Sullivan hired Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis at $200 for his opener. Toast of the Town (later The Ed Sullivan Show) was gored by critics but cherished...
...leading authority in this area of asbestos research, subsequently examined mortality figures for 18,000 American and Canadian asbestos workers. He found that the death rate among them from lung cancer was six times that found in the general population. Deaths from gastro-intestinal cancer or cancer of the esophagus were respectively four and six times more prevalent than normal. Worst of all, the death ratio for mesothelioma indicated that it occurred 100 times more frequently among asbestos workers than in the general population, or in one of every 100 workers...
...caught the eye of the one on the left looking at me expectantly, I quickly took a gulp. The expression on my face must have amused them further, but I can only speculate, because tears filled my eyes, blurring my vision, and fire burned in my esophagus. Before I had recovered my good common sense, I resolved to show that I was no weak-kneed norteamericano, and I took another, deeper swig. I was gasping for air as I handed the bottle back and could only sputter out, "Que fuerte, que fuerte!"--How strong! They wanted me, their amigo...
...extended to cover all public places. For those who continue to smoke cigarettes (about 44 million Americans, by P.H.S. estimate) Steinfeld's latest report contained still more bad news. Already indicted as the major cause of lung cancer and, in combination with heavy drinking, cancer of the esophagus, smoking is now damned as a cause of bladder cancer and is strongly suspected of causing cancer in the pancreas. Steinfeld also said that there is stronger evidence than ever of the malign effects of smoking on a variety of heart, artery and lung conditions...
...Blacks are proportionately more vulnerable than whites. Black men are 65% more likely to suffer from cancer of the prostate than whites, 250% more susceptible to cancer of the esophagus. Black women are 25% less likely to develop cancers of the breast or uterus than whites, but 115% more likely to get cancer of the cervix...