6 Th Newi-Rtview, Roteburg, Ore Thur, Apr. 1, 1954 j pr jee SuppOrt Cllt
New Methods Being Used
In Treatment Of Leukemia
By RENNIE TAYLOR
Associated Prtss Scianct Rtporttr
PORTLAND I A method of
almost doubling the survival time
of people with chronic leukemia
was reported Tuesday by a physi
cian widely known for his research
on blood.
The procedure for staying death
and giving added months of com
fortable existence for victims of
this form of malignancy involves
the use of constant small doses of
radiation over the entire body.
Usually leukemia patients are
treated only as long as they are
outwardly ailing, men sent nome.
The new way is to keep on treat
ing them even though they don'
appear sick.
This method was described to
science writers by Dr. E. E. Os
good of the University of Oregon
medical school, me science writ'
ers are touring research centers
under the sponsorship ol the Amor-
Small Girl Dies In Fire,
At Aumsville Tuesday
AUMSVILLE, Ore. Un A fire
of undetermined origin swept
through a two-room house here
Tuesday, fatally burning a little
girl wh was alone inside.
The fire was discovered by a
passerby, Maurice More. He rush
ed into the flaming building and
brought the child outside. She died
from burns a few hours later at a
Stayton hospital.
She was Delores Lorraine Rob
erts, 2-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ansel Roberts. The fath
er was away at work at the time
of the fire. The mother had gone
into a nearby apartment house
minutes before the fire vas dis
covered.
OPPOSE MRS. LUCE
ROME (fl Italian Communists
and their fellow-travelers have
pushed their campaign against U.
S. Ambassador Clare Booths Luce
with a formal demand in the Sen
ate that the American woman en
voy be declared persona non gra
tanot welcome in Italy.
A group of senators made the
request in a written interpolation
ican Cancer Society, which sup
ports the work of Dr. Osgood and
many other medical scientists.
For chronic leukemias the aver
age survival time between the
onset of disease and death has
been listed in medical statistics
as 36 to 42 months.
Dr. Osgood reported on 163 pa
tients who have been treated as a
group since 1941. At the end of
1953, 48 of these patients still were
alive. The average survival time
as of that date was 57 months.
Since 48 still are living, the cal
culated survival time for all 163
will be 4 years and 9 months.
Since treatment methods are im
proved from time to time ,Dr. Os
good figured that by the time these
remaining 48 are dead, the aver
age survival period will be between
seven and eight years.
Since leukemia is a disease of
the blood and extends to all parts
of the body, the entire system is
irradiated' This is done with small
doses of X-rays and with radio
active phosphorus, which is inject
ed into the blood stream. The pnos.
pnorus gives on rays which at
tack the malignant white blood
cells in much the same way as
X-rays.
Another research project which
gives hope for added life to victims
of breast and prostate cancer was
reported by two other researchers
of the school, Dr. Clarence V.
Hodges and Dr. Clare G. Peterson.
Removal of the adrenal glands
is one type of treatment used. This
has prolonged life and banished
pain for some patients but Hodges
and Peterson said tney were get
ting away from adrenal surgery
and using sex hormones instead.
By varying the use of cortisone
and sex hormones it is possible in
many cases to ease pain and pro
long life.
Dr. Peterson cited the case of a
woman 30 years old who in 1952
appeared to be near death from
breast cancer. Malignancy had
spread widely In her body. The
dootors sent her home to die but
gave her cortisone. In a few
months she was on her feet and
doing housework. She is still alive,
after having been described re
peatedly as a "terminal case."
Among Dr. Hodges' patients are
27 women who have lived 10 to
for the Senate record. The govern'
mcnt must answer the interpola- 20 years after having had cancer-
lion, Dut it does not eau tor a vote. ous oreasts removed.
Launches Butter
Rush To Market
WASHINGTON W) Secretary
of Agriculture Benson said Mon
day some retail outlets have re.
ported they will offer butter for as
low as 59 cents a pound Thursday
when the government's dairy price
support program shifts to a lower
basis.
Benson said, however, that most
ot the retail prices lor butter are
expected to be in the "mid and
upper 60'i." Retail prices are now
generally above 75 cents a pound,
mostly around 80 cents.
The government's support rate
will decline about 8V cents a
pound from about 65 to 57 cents
The dairy support program, now
at 90 per cent of parity, will be re'
duced to 75 per cent for the new
marketing year beginning April 1
Benson told a news conference
that many wholesalers and retail
ers including food chains have
informed him that they are will
ing to forego a part of their normal
price markups in an effort to help
the dairy industry solve its surplus
situation.
Surplus Ditpesal Plan Waits
The secretary estimated his de
partment wU own about 350 mil
lion pounds of butter, 420 million
pounds of cheese and 550 million
pounds of non-fat dried milk by
April 1, acquired under dairy price
support commitments.
Benson said he was not yet
ready to announce plans for dis
posing of the government surplus
stocks. He said the 18-member Na
tional Agricultural Commission,
appointed by President Eisenhow
er, will go into this matter at
meetines to be held here Monday.
Tuesday and possibly Wednesday.
Teachers
Lack Of
Blamed For
Music Interest
CHICAGO I Teachers are to
blame because most high school
students don't care for serious
music, Karl D. Ernst, of Portland,
said Monday.
He told a meeting of the Music
Educators National Conference
that students "feel insecure and
decide that music is for the ex
pert." That is due to improper
teaching, he said.
home now we must lead our
students to the expressive core of
music as an intense ncrsonal
thing," he said. He suggested that
music teacners "begin more often
with the music itself instead of
elaborate explanations." .
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