Word: leukemias
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...years now, "smart" drugs have been the hottest trend in cancer treatment. They are designed to zero in on the proteins that nurture tumor cells. In the past year alone, the FDA has approved three such drugs (for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, breast cancer and leukemia). And more are in the pipeline, because scientists are becoming increasingly skilled at designing drugs that target specific, critical molecular processes that tumor cells need to survive. Herceptin, for example, takes advantage of the fact that most breast-cancer cells overproduce a certain growth-factor protein; the drug preferentially seeks out tumor cells...
ETHYLENE OXIDE Used to sterilize hospital instruments, it can increase the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and leukemia. Patients aren't in danger, since the volatile chemical leaves no trace. It's people who work with the stuff who are at risk
...environmental leaders I met with described how desperate shortages of human and financial capital impoverish both their peoples--and their land. The resulting loss of biodiversity, they noted, carries a price for us all. For instance, the rosy periwinkle, a plant native to Madagascar, has proved potent against childhood leukemia. Yet other rare species on this small island nation, most found nowhere else on Earth, are disappearing faster than scientists can catalogue them. The U.S. is working to help developing nations build their economies by preserving, rather than destroying, their natural endowments. But we and other nations must do more...
TRAFFIC TROUBLE Yet another threat to your kids' health? A study financed by the electric-power industry suggests that children living near heavily traveled streets--where 20,000 or more vehicles pass daily--may have a sixfold-increased risk of developing childhood cancers such as leukemia. (Previously, the electromagnetic fields near electric-power wires were similarly blamed.) Researchers point the finger at benzene and other possible carcinogens that vehicles emit--and kids inhale. --By Janice M. Horowitz...
...nurtured the team from its winless first season through five Super Bowls and two world championships. In Landry's 29 years at the helm, Dallas won 13 division championships and had 20 consecutive winning seasons. His team became America's team. On Saturday night, after having undergone treatment for leukemia over the past nine months, he passed away in Dallas. He remains an icon of control and loyalty...