European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Concerto your health for Many its something to live with not die fro by Tamar Lewin new York times m Argaretta Young was a Charlotte n.c.,. Schoolteacher when she Felt a tiny Lump in her. Breast on easter weekend in 1963. Since then doctors have found tutors in her Bones liver brain parathyroid and  has had seven operations 30 sessions of a radiation therapy and 17 years of weekly chemotherapy. A she is not cured and after 28 years of cancer and y treatment she is weakened scarred and often in pain. But at 78, Young is still going Strong enjoying life with her husband of 57 years her children and her grandchildren y Quot the Cobalt treatment took All my hair and it never grew Back Quot she said. A a by y by a  a a. Quota in the chemotherapy i had so Many Needles that it. Looked like there was a Dent in my left hip and it hade a a hair grow ail Over my body. But i Don t let. Things bother. Me. I go to the doctor every month for a checkup to see that i done to have any new cancer things. I m never surprised if it s another cancer but mostly i. Don t think. About  a for an increasing number of older americans the a diagnosis of cancer is no longer a death Knell but y a. A something to live with treat and Deal with for 5 years. 10 years or . A / a. A. A a. Quot with pancreatic cancer most people Are still dead in a few months but when you think that that s the  All. A used to be it s amazing How much Progress there  in the last 30 years Quot said or Jimmie Holland the. Head of psychiatry at memorial Sloan Kettering cancer Center in new York. Y. Y. Quot a lot of people Are cured now. And a lot of others have what we Are beginning to talk about As chronic cancer., which usually Means that it s progressive but it a. Progresses  a Quot a ,. \. Quot a v. A a  Ages and ail  few forms of cancer the time from  cancer to death has lengthened y a considerably Over the last three decades. Y. There Are of course Many different kinds of cancer. Some of which like thyroid cancer can almost always be. Y cured and others like liver cancer for which there is Little effective treatment. And Overall the survival rate for White cancer patients is a a significantly greater than for Blacks probably because. Blacks often have less Access to medical care Andu heir cancer is diagnosed later. A a a or Quot a statistics from the National cancer Institute show that 51 percent of those diagnosed with cancer in 1981. A survived at least five years and 44 percent were still living. After 10 years. By comparison of those diagnosed wit cancer from 1960 to 1963, Only 38 percent survived at a least live years. A by a a a a a a a a. And while part of that increase is due to Early diagnosis experts say much of it represents real advances in treatment. A. A y y. Cancer is primarily a disease of age with Hie risk of  a  the diseased 0 times greater for those Over the aage of 65 than for those under 65. More than half of Al cases of cancer Are diagnosed after age.65. Or. John Rowe the president of it. Smat medical a a Center in new York who specializes in treating the elderly a said that for older people like Young,.being in treatment can be a Way of life. Y by by Quot a a. Quot maybe instead of thinking about being cured or dying people need to find a Way to think about themselves As being under treatment Quot he said. A y y. Quot with some kinds of cancer  prostate cancer the a ? treatment is Good enough now that while some men still a do die of it most older men will die with it not from   most cancer patients say they Are constantly aware a of their disease sometimes because of tangible reminders like have a to take a Pill every Day fueling pain or dressing to cover up scars or prostheses. A Quot a a. A Many have serious Side effects from treatment including sterility nausea profound exhaustion or Organ a failure.  Quot a  a. J and almost All cancer patients say there Are emotional reminders too in the form of a new sense of mortality added fear about the future and a sense of somehow a being apart from those who have never had cancer. Y each new ache or pain they say brings with it a. Special terror that their cancer is growing or spreading. Quot people have % reinvent a Way to live with it Quot said or. He it Karen Ritchie the Shief of psychiatry at the m . Anderson cancer Center in Houston Texas. A. Quot even if treatment does t work and the cancer i spreading if the person s going to live five years that s a Long time longer than you can  a state of crisis. It s a , since Many treatments have a a y it. Consequences even after they re Over. And while. Mainstream Medicine has t thought about this too much patients  to demand help in figuring but How to live that  a y a Quot a y y a Marian Johnson of sugar land Texas said that it had taken her several years to adjust to the idea of living with cancer but that she is now comfortable with it a at least Early clues to serious ailments Reading skin signal by Jane e. Brody new York times the skin a person s most extensive and obvious Organ is often a a a window to health problems hidden within the body and mind. Quot. A by Reading the skin s signals correctly physicians can sometimes obtain Early clues to serious physical ailments or help patients. Avoid  for emotionally. Triggered skin problems a a \. A unfortunately Many people waste time. And Money buying Over the counter a remedies and seeing cosmetic an nutritionists and physicians vainly seeking solutions to skin disorders or reactions that Are unrelated to the skin  a a a misapplied self treatments can make a skin problem worse. Y. J a a a a -. Other problems simply do Nof respond to. Common Home remedies like the �., ,. Application of moisturizers to seborrhoeic. A dermatitis which resembles red dry skin but. Which requires medical treatment. A. A and when cosmetic ans mistreat a a is to transmitted by Simeon Margo Lis Baltimore Sun. Q is tuberculosis a contagious or Quot Catchy Quot thing can you get it if you a have sexual relations with a person who has tuberculosis if someone does this should he or she see. A doctor for a to test. A. A Quot a tuberculosis is contagious but not one of the diseases transmitted through sexual relations. The. Explosive problem of sexually transmitted a diseases includes aids syphilis gonorrhoea herpes simplex chlamydia Lymph granuloma Ven Reum. Chancroid granuloma inguinal Condyloma Acuminate genital warts. A a hepatitis and Trich Monas the tuberculosis Bacillus is transmitted through droplets expelled into the air by an a sealed person is Normal breathing while talking or v sneezing but especially when a coughing. The number of to. Organisms excreted into the air is greatest when the disease e is extensive. The risk Ofa Quot catching Quot tuberculosis is promptly. Reduced once an infected person starts anti to treatment. T it is very unlikely that you would gel tuberculosis during a single sexual. Encounter with an. Infected person a. .7 trip to the doctor for a to test seems unnecessary. A. A a could you please Settle a family dispute does cracking your Knuckles cause any kind of problems such As arthritis  Knuckles ? a arthritis experts Tell me there Are to physical ill effects from cracking your Knuckles a or. Simeon Margolis is professor of Medicine and biological chemistry at the Johns Hopkins school of medic no in Baltimore. My. A a. A. A problems like facial warts these virus caused lesions May spread All Over the Facea even  disorder is primarily a.  one like psoriasis eczema or acne emotional factors can set off flare ups that can often be prevented once their cause is properly understood. A a a anyone who has Ever blushed knows that inner  be revealed through the skin similarly excessive sweating can be in a response to emotional factors Quot a a a. A but often overlooked is the. Role emotions play in aggravating and sometimes directly causing unsightly and uncomfortable skin. Disorders. A a.     a a. People  excessively Are More Likely to develop fungal infections Anda Contact dermatitis. -. -.  Cambe directly self inflicted by people with nervous habits neuroses or psychoses a nervous habit of rubbing or picking at a spot on the skin can cause the. Area to become thick . Y a. Compulsive habits like Licking the lips and excessive hand washing can cause severe dryness and cracking of the skin facial scarring can result from otherwise mild acne lesions that Are repeatedly picked at or a squeezed. A a 7&Quot a by Quot Quot Quot a. Emotional factors even when not the a direct cause  to aggravate most skin diseases. A y. Quot especially responsive to stress Are itchy Dermatosis like certain types of hives and persistent itchiness in the Ano genital area other Dermat logic conditions in which a outbreaks May be set off or worsened by Shess include Seboit Rhein dermatitis a v a form of eczema that appears As severe v Dandruff Rosatea extreme or prolonged. Facial Flushing recurrent herpes sores so called fever Blister s psoriasis and Alopecia Areata Bald spots on the Scalp. A Quot or. Bernard Kirshbaum chief of. A dermatology at the medical College of. Pennsylvania said topic eczema which results in red crusting scaling itchy skin. Y especially in the bends of elbows behind the Knees and around the. Neck Maya represent in part the expression of. Emotional turmoil in. Children with an. Allergic family  Many adults with eczema experience flare ups when they Are under stress a y Kirshbaum said women with so called a a housewife s eczema which afflicts the a hands and has usually been attributed to y exposure to cleansing products were often distressed about problems  husbands children or jobs. Y. Fanatic avoidance  fat can Lead j to severe dryness of the skin. Diets with a insufficient protein and rapid or extreme a a weight loss can cause temporary hair loss j y deficiencies of Vitamin a and some b vitamins can cause Mouth ulcers and redness and cracking at the Corners of the j Mouth by y a a and while a deficiency of the b Vitamin a niacin results in a severe skin rash on a Quot exposed parts of the body High doses of niacin taken to reduce cholesterol can. Cause Flushing and chronic  living habits also can cause skin a changes. Nearly everyone has callouses a areas of thick,.hardened skin a on part a. Of the hands or feet that Are frequently rubbed say by a Tennis Racquet or running shoes a a a. Sun worshippers typically develop a series of skin changes ranging from leathery skin freckles and Quot liver spots Quot to j precancerous and cancerous lesions. Anco smokers Are commonly victims of a premature wrinkling which often makes them look 10 or More years older than the Are. A a bub Page 14 the stars and stripes  d