Charity News from Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2003Breast Cancer Risk Among Young Women with Hodgkin DiseaseNational Cancer Institute | Fifty years ago, Hodgkin disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system, was nearly uniformly fatal. With the introduction of effective treatment regimens, HD is now a potentially curable cancer, associated with an 85% five-year relative survival rate. Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Trial National Cancer Institute | In order to determine the long-term effects from vitamin supplements in smokers, ATBC researchers followed the participants for an additional eight years after the trial ended. The findings from this follow-up study are summarized in this fact sheet. Memorial Service to Honor Bill Bright, Founder of Campus Crusade for Christ International Campus Crusade for Christ | Long-time friends, and church leaders from around the globe will gather July 30, 2003 at First Baptist Church in Orlando, Fla. to honor a man who is credited with helping deliver the gospel message of Jesus Christ to billions of people worldwide. First Recipients Chosen for the John Dystel Nursing Fellowship in MS Program National Multiple Sclerosis Society | The National MS Society is pleased to announce the first two winners of the Society sponsored John Dystel Nursing Fellowship in MS award, a pioneering, six-month education program designed to give nurses an opportunity to learn more about MS. Chaos Consumes Monrovia; Humanitarian Situation is Dire International Rescue Committee | "Monrovia is in absolute chaos and Liberians are gripped by fear," says Wubeshet Woldemariam, who oversees IRC programs in Liberia. "Tens of thousands of people are fleeing in all directions and casualties are mounting." Alzheimer's Association Partners with National Institute on Aging on Largest Family Gene Bank for Alzheimer's Alzheimer's Association | The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is partnering with the Alzheimer's Association and NIA-supported Alzheimer's Disease Centers in an efforts over the next three years to recruit more than 1000 families to create a bank of family genetic material. Early heart disease in parents linked to thicker artery walls in offspring American Heart Association | If your parents had coronary heart disease before age 60, the walls of your neck arteries are more likely to be thicker, putting you at higher risk of heart disease, too, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the Ameican Heart Association.
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