Word: kidney
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...results were impressive for several types of cancer. In eleven of the 25 patients, tumors shrank by 50% or more. Among the patients showing this response were three out of three with kidney cancer and four out of seven with melanoma, a particularly dangerous form of skin cancer that often spreads to the internal organs. In one melanoma patient who previously had widespread tumors, all signs of malignancy disappeared. There was, however, no response at all in 14 of the patients, and the outlook, even for those who have improved, remains uncertain; none has been observed for more than...
Although the new therapy has reduced the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy, Amrein said that several potentially serious side effects remain. Internal bleeding, kidney failure, and the destruction of white blood cells are all possible risks of the drugs, he said...
...genetic disease will tend to have similar configurations, permitting scientists to zero in on the likeliest site of the offending gene. In recent weeks biologists have announced the discovery of RFLP distinctive patterns, or "markers," for cystic fibrosis, which afflicts about 30,000 Americans; cardiovascular disease susceptibility; polycystic kidney disease; and muscular dystrophy. Says Manuel Buchwald of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, one of the co-discovers of the cystic fibrosis marker, "It's the first handle we have on the disease...
...game room paneled with imported teakwood." Suddenly her tour-guide tone changes: "The man who lived in that home has had a lung removed. I remember the minister's wife who lived next door there had a miscarriage. The lady who lived here, she had two miscarriages. Kidney cancer over there, and the home here, the wife died in childbirth. This next family, the dog had a seizure disorder, and their little girl had terrible stomach and bladder problems." Leistner has four children, all in their 20s. "One of my daughters has a seizure disorder; she tried to commit suicide...
Nonetheless, people in Casmalia say they feel unwell. Many children seem to have developed bronchitis. McCalip discovered he had high blood pressure late last fall, as did the Vaniters. "I just been so dizzy," says Phyllis. "And our chests hurt." Paulette Postiff has kidney disease, she and her son get sore throats, and her husband has headaches and eye irritation. "Everybody in Casmalia has a runny nose," says Ruthanne Tompkins. "Dave and I are not very health conscious, but if my husband gets cancer because somebody was nasty . . ." The talk almost always turns to carcinomas...