Archives | 1981 FEB. 4, 1981 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Continue reading the main story About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems. Please send reports of such problems to [email protected] FROM THOSE INSIDE, AN ACCOUNT OF HOW THE EMBASSY FELL AND HOW THEY ENDURED CAPTIVITY THE EMBASSY OCCUPIED The NarratorsThis description of the embassy takeover and the 14 1/2 months that 52 Americans spent as hostages in Iran, based on detailed interviews, is from and about these men and women: Thomas L. Ahern, 48, political officer and narcotics control coordinator. Robert G. Anders, 55, consular officer. William E. Belk, 44, communications and … [Read more...] about DAYS OF CAPTIVITY: THE HOSTAGES’ STORY
Final days of lung cancer
Daughter of lung cancer victim to advocate research at Capitol Hill
She was in eighth grade when she found out her father, a lifelong smoker, had been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in 2007. After his passing in 2012, 24-year-old Elaine Natoli of Mount Pleasant decided to make lung cancer awareness part of her life.This week Elaine is heading to Washington, D.C. to send Congress a message by sharing her personal connection with America's No. 1 cancer killer of men and women, according to the American Lung Association. As South Carolina's representative, she will join a group of lung cancer survivors, caregivers and advocates from every state to research funding and protection for patients with pre-existing conditions during the Fourth annual American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE Advocacy Day on Wednesday, April 10. More specifically, Elaine and colleagues will fight for the continued investment in biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health so there can be better early detection, treatments and cures.Her mission began … [Read more...] about Daughter of lung cancer victim to advocate research at Capitol Hill
World Cancer Day: Lung cancer deaths plummeting in Lancashire
Despite the number of lung cancer death rates falling, almost 5,000 people die each year in the North West. Since 1979 there have been nearly 500,000 fewer deaths in men in the UK than would have been expected if the mortality rate had stayed the same. And in the last 40 years lung cancer death rates in men have dropped by nearly 60%.Despite this progress, in the North West around 2,500 men and around 2,300 women still die from lung cancer every year and it is still the most common cause of cancer death in the UK.That’s why Cancer Research UK is calling on people across the region to help save more lives by wearing one of the charity’s Unity Bands on World Cancer Day.Making a donation for the brightly coloured wristband will raise funds for vital cancer research which will help give people more precious time with their loved ones. Read more stories: New Longton mum won't let rare lung cancer stop her running and PNE to support CRUK's World Cancer Day on February 4Alison … [Read more...] about World Cancer Day: Lung cancer deaths plummeting in Lancashire
Andrew Strauss’ wife dies at 46 after battle with lung cancer
Ruth Strauss, the wife of Andrew Strauss who gave up his job as England director of cricket to nurse her, has died of a rare form of lung cancer which afflicts non-smokers, aged 46. Behind, or alongside, every successful England cricket captain there has been a strong partner. Even so, it is hard to think any woman has done more for the England men’s team behind the scenes, given her ability to tune into everyone’s wavelength, which translated into making every new player’s wife or partner feel integrated, even before her husband became Test captain in 2009. “Anyone who has met Ruth will know how loving, caring and passionately protective she was of her family and it gives us huge comfort that she was in Australia, the land of her birth, surrounded by those who love her, in her final moments,” said Andrew Strauss on announcing his wife’s death “with immense grief”. “We would like to send our heartfelt thanks to those who have helped … [Read more...] about Andrew Strauss’ wife dies at 46 after battle with lung cancer
Four out of 10 cancer patients initially misdiagnosed, finds report warning of pressures in testing
Four out ten people with cancer in the UK are misdiagnosed at least once before their disease is identified, according to a report calling for more investment in early testing. The report, by the All.Can cancer initiative, warns that one in five (21 per cent) of UK patients surveyed said they waited more than six months to get the correct diagnosis. This failure to provide a quick, accurate diagnosis is costing patients their lives and the NHS money, the group warns. Though the NHS and government have targeted earlier diagnosis, successive reports have found the UK is lagging behind other nations, with too many cancers being caught after they’ve already spread. Beth Purvis, 39, from Essex, is one of the many patients whose symptoms were misdiagnosed and only picked up when it was too late. She went to her GP in 2014 after noticing rectal bleeding and changes in her bowel movements. Her doctor told her that “a bit of IBS” was responsible, … [Read more...] about Four out of 10 cancer patients initially misdiagnosed, finds report warning of pressures in testing