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Cancer haunts First YOU are invited to the BAPTIST STUDENT UNION STATE CONVENTION to be held OCTOBER 4th, 5th, 6th WASHINGTON (AP) — Betty Ford’s doctors reported Monday that they found some cancer cells in lymph glands that were removed along with her cancerous right breast. The doctors said they “remain op timistic for a prolonged survival,” and the First Lady and President Ford were said to be pleased at the outlook. The medical report said “micros copic involvement of cancer” was found in two of 30 lymph nodes re moved Saturday from beneath the right armpit. Statistics show that such a finding usually indicates decreased chances for a long-term cancer cure. Women vyho undergo surgery for breast cancer and who are found to have no cancer cells in their lymph nodes have a statistical chance of 75 per cent for five-year survival, and a 65 per cent chance of living for 10 years. Women found to have cancer cells in one or more of their lymph nodes have a 50 per cent chance of surviving for five years, and a 25 per cent chance for 10-year survival. Arriving for a hospital visit Mon day night. Ford said he was optimis tic about the pathology report from the doctors. "It’s, I think good, but there also are some questions raised,” the President told reporters in a cauti ous and serious tone. As for Mrs. Ford, he said: “With her strong, fine attitude, I think ev erything will work out all right. Ford was accompanied to the hospital by aide Donald Rumsfeld and carried several gifts for his wife from friends and a get-well card from members of the Secret Ser vice. Emerging from the 80-minute visit, the President reported that his wife was “feeling much, much bet ter” and was showing “great im provement. ” “She gave me a hard time about a couple of things, so she must be feel ing better,” he said with a smile. The doctors issued their report after reviewing the final pathologi cal findings on tissues taken during Saturday’s surgery. Mrs. Ford, meanwhile, was re ported making good progress Mon day in her recovery. “The doctors describe her spirit as beautiful today, a White House spokesman told reporters at Bethesda, Md., Naval Medical Center. The doctors offered this prog nosis: “Considering that only two of the lymph nodes were involved, and that there is no clinical evidence of cancer spread to other areas, her doctors remain optimistic for a pro longed survival. Because cancer was found outside the breast, the doctors said they will decide now whether Mrs. Ford should undergo x-ray or chemical treatments. ‘‘During Mrs. Ford’s post operative recovery period, special diagnostic studies will be performed to determine whether X-ray therapy, hormonal therapy or chemotherapy should be instituted in order to ensure maximum treat ment of this cancer,” the medical bulletin said. Navy Capt. William Fouty, the hospital’s chief of surgery, who per formed the operation, told Mrs. Ford the findings of the pathology report. President Fprd was informed by Rear Adm. William Lukash, the White House physician. The pathology report concluded: “The doctors said the President and Mrs. Ford were pleased by the optimistic outlook.” William Roberts, a White House spokesman at the hospital, said Mrs. Ford was progressing well in her recovery from surgery. “Her dis comfort is steadily decreasing and she has required less pain medica tion,” he said. Fouty said after the operation Saturday that the pathology report would determine what further treatment will be required for the 56-year-old First Lady. Dr. Fouty said that the operation “removed all growth tumor.” And he said Saturday “there was no evi dence of any remaining tumor. ” But when he was asked whether that meant there was no further malig nancy, the doctor said, “I don’t think one can make the statement that she has been relieved of all malignancy.” He was asked then if it would be an ominous sign if the pathological tests show there has been some malignancy in the lymphatic tissue. at the MOODY COLISEUM S.M.U. DALLAS The cost is $8.50 per person including the charter bus trip. Sign up at the B.S.U. Center on College (behind Loupot’s). Please sign up by Wednesday, October 2nd Research gives new hope for breast cancer victims WASHINGTON (AP)—New re search results that hold hopeful promise of increased survival and less surgical disfiguration for breast cancer victims were reported Mon day by some of the nation’s leading breast cancer scientists. They met at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., a Washington suburb. The meeting was scheduled some time ago, but by coincidence First Lady Betty Ford was recovering from breast cancer surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital across the street from the cancer institute. The scientists were told that a two-year study of breast cancer vic tims has found tentative similar re sults for the radical form of surgery and the simpler form. The standard radical mastec tomy, like that performed on Mrs. Ford, involves removal of the can cerous breast, the underlying chest muscles and part of the lymph sys tem under the armpit. The simpler procedure is removal of the breast only. Other studies reported Monday found that anti-cancer drugs used after surgery have increased patient’s survival rates. Other investigations have shown promising results in identifying women for whom hormone therapy following surgery is effective. The reports were delivered by the National Cancer Institute’s Breast Cancer Task Force, a re search group composed of doctors and scientists from throughout the country. Organized in 1967, the task force will spend nearly $8 mill ion on research this year. NCI officials and independent scientists repeatedly stressed Mon day the tentative nature of the new findings. Some expressed concern that ad ditional publicity surrounding the conference as a result of Mrs. Ford’s surgery might raise false hopes among breast cancer victims around the country. “It should be emphasized that these findings are tentative and do not, by themselves, represent major breakthroughs,” a summary of research results said. “More time and more study will be needed to document long-term results and to improve our techni ques.” Dr. Nathaniel I. Berlin, an NCI scientist who heads the task force, warned against over-interpretation of the findings. Dr. Bernard Fisher of the Uni versity of Pittsburgh reported on a two-year study of 1,700 breast cancer patients treated surgically. The study found no difference among survival rates between pa tients who received the radical mas tectomy or the simple mastectomy. But Fisher and other doctors em phasized that two years is not long enough to follow patients to deter mine if the simpler surgery is clearly superior. Breast cancer survival rates are measured in terms of five years or ten years. [ Campus briefs ] Black plays available Readings of contemporary black plays are available to all English classes. The Black Awareness Committee will sponsor the readings to promote awareness and appreciation of black culture in special areas. Place requests at Student Programs Office, 845-1515 and give time preferred. Accompanists needed The Singing Cadets are looking for a bass guitarist and a percussionist. Auditions will be in room 003 of the MSC. September 30 through October 4. Interested persons should contact Robert L. Boone at 845-6942 for an appointment. Educators register for conference Science teachers and educators will preregister for the 21st annual Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching before the Oct. 18 sign-up deadline. The conference, known as CAST ’74, runs Nov. 7-9 at the Rudder Conference Tower and will include teacher workshops and addresses by three Nobel Prize winners. The three Nobel speakers at the conference general sessions will be Norman Borlaug, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner; Robert Hofstadter, 1961 Nobel winner in physics and Willard Libby, 1960 Nobel winner in chemistry. A place happy to eat. The Tokyo Steak House is a place happy to eat. The menu is traditional, the atmosphere authentic, the service polite, the food terrific. In the Teppan Yaki (iron grill) room, your choice of steak, shrimp, or chicken (plus bean sprouts, onions, zucchini and mushrooms) are cooked right on your table. Chef Toshio is a master of the Japanese cooking ceremony which makes cooking an adventure and eating a delight. There are chopsticks for purists, forks for those with hardy appetites and fortune cookies for everyone. Come as you are —but come hungry and in the mood to have a relaxing, happy dinner. TOKYO STEAK HOUSE Townshire/Texas Avenue/Bryan for reservations call 822-1301 Happy Hour in the Club (2 for 1): 5-6:30 Tuesday-Friday Chinese Feast (7 traditional dishes for 2.95) Tuesday-Thursday Socialist party asks for right of privacy Lady Fouty replied: “This would not be particularly an ominous sign. It would not be particularly a bad sign. People do respond to further therapy.” But, he added, “There would be no more surgical proce dures done because all of this tissue would be removed. ” The pathology examination in volved tissues from the entire breast and lymph gland tissues from under the armpit that were removed in the surgery. The daily hospital bulletin issued at 11:00 a. m. Monday reported Mrs. Ford’s condition as good. It said she had a much more restful night, awakening only once for medication. She took fluids Monday morning for the first time since the opera tion, and the doctors said she had been, sitting in a chair and walking for short intervals. AUSTIN (AP) — The Socialist Workers Party asked a federal court Monday to keep Texas election offi cials from forcing the party to dis close its supporters and friends. “These laws represent a clear breach of the right to associational provacy and political anonymity and have the effect of discouraging sup port to Socialist Workers candi dates,” said Sherry Smith, the party’s candidate for governor, in announcing the suit filed in Hous ton. The suit, prepared by the Ameri can Civil Liberties Union, seeks a temporary restraining order that would let the Socialist Workers Party withhold the names of con- THE BATTALION Page 5 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1974 tributors on Oct. 7, the deadline under a new state campaign report ing law. “In this situation, for us to turn over the names and addresses of our contributors means to supply Sec retary of State Mark White with a ready-made ‘enemies list’ of indi viduals who will become new targets for harassment,” said Ms. Smith, a long time feminist activist from Houston, at a news conference here. She claimed the party had “documented dozens of incidents of harassment, from the machine- gunning and bombing of our cam paign office to the admitted infiltra tion by the Houston police.” TBILISI POLYPHONIC CHOIR OCTOBER 14, 8:00 PM RUDDER CENTER AUDITORIUM TICKETS ON SALE AT MSC BOX OFFICE NOW: A&M Student $3.80 Regular $4.75 QPAS —TOWN HALL borkei ~ pnotograpfiy N0RTHGATE 846-2828 PRE CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT SALE BUY ONE PORTRAIT AT REGULAR PRICE AND GET 2nd PORTRAIT FOR HALF PRICE GOOD ON ANY IMPERIAL COLOR PORTRAITS TAKEN DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER