European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Pages the stars and stripes thursday january 16,1986 Reagan will enter Hospital for Colon exam Washington a president Reagan will enteric Thesda naval Hospital Friday for n follow up Examina Tion or his Colon from which a cancerous tumor was re moved in july inc White House announced wednesday. Presidential spokesman Tarry Speaks said Reagan will undergo a colonoscopy the same Lype of examination that discovered the tumor last year. After the tumor was round to be malignant Reagan doctors said he should have colonoscopies every sin months for the rest of his life to guard against the growth of new potentially cancerous lesions. This will be inc first of those routine follow up examinations. Since the surgery july 13, in which a two foot Section of Reagan s Colon was removed Llie president has had u o routine follow up exams that included blood tests and a rays. Re Agni has said those exams which did not include Colono topics. Showed his recovery from surgery was "100percent but cancer specialists recommend regular follow up examination to Check Tor a recurrence of the disease or evidence that it has spread o other organs. Scakes said the president feels great and he gave no indication that the examination is other than routine. A colonoscopy involves he insertion of a Long flexible lube into the Colon to permit doctor to visually examine the Bowel Wall which sometimes produces Fleshy growth known As polyps which can grow into cancerous lesions. Because Reagan has had at least three polyps one of which was malignant he is regarded As having u arc air than average Chance of developing More. When Reagan went to the military Hospital Ouid Washington in july for his colonoscopy up cakes said it is Standard practice at the Hospital to keep the Patent user overnight As a precaution in Case any Compoi Lauora should develop. After the cum disclosed the presence of a Large tumor High in the president s Colon Reagan underwent surgery the next Day and spent 10 Days recuperating in the Hospital s vip suite before resuming to the White Home. Stakes said wednesday it had not been determined whether the president would spend Friday night at the Hospital after the examination. He said that depending on How he feels the weather and whether there if any Post examination bleeding which sometimes occur Reagan May remain overnight return to the White House or trave to Camp David md., to spend the Martin Luther King or. Holiday weekend Al lie presidential Retreat. The involves some risk because Here 19always o. Possibility of puncturing the Bowel Wall Bat it is not generally regarded As dangerous. News update emergency system 1keton. Ohio a the operator of a uranium processing Plant that leaked More than 100 pounds Ofa logic Gas undetected during a three week period has agreed to develop a system thai classifies emergencies and specifies How to respond to them state officials said. Goodyear atomic corp. Officials agreed at a meeting with inc Ohio disaster services Agency to create the system Eaid Tracy Knippenburg an Agency spokeswoman. We will be working with the department of Energy and Goodyear in identifying emergency action Levels for any future emergency situation Al the Plant Knippenburg said. She also said the company agreed of Check monitoring devices and an Alyze data from them regularly. Dog owner convicted Monroe Wash. Up the owner of a pit Bull terrier that bit and Badty scarred a 3-year-old girl has been convicted of reckless endangerment for failing to keep the do confined. The Sultan Wash., City attorney Dave Hulbert said he will recommend Hal dog owner Glenn r. Mat Kini be required to serve a 30-Day jail sentence pay a 1500 Fine and pay restitution up to j 10.000 to the family of Crystal Bernard. Sultan s police chief Dak Stan Ley said he s lobbying stale legis Lator to make it a felony for a do owner to fail to Lake proper precautions. He wants Stifter penalties than the Row Misdemeanour charge file against Matkins. The jury of five men and on woman took 30 minutes to reach i verdict. They lined who Hulbert assertion that Matkins knew that the dog Lucy wet dangerous especially since it had attacked a 7-year-old boy in 1983, and that Malunis failed to make sure the dog was restrained or con fined. . Should not Rule out intervention As to by options Weinberger says Washington
