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Show Near conquest of Leukemia? In two areas, scientists attacking at-tacking leukemia anticipate major gains in the near future. The first is chemotherapy use of chemicals to treat the disease. During the past 20 years, a number of new chemicals chemi-cals have been developed that are effective against leukemia, giving added months and years of pain-free, active life to leukemia leu-kemia patients. Many new chemicals are being actively investigated in the hope that a cure may be found. The second area of research is viruses. Labratory researchers research-ers have found that pertain mice and chickens get leukemia from viruses. A virus has been isolated and a vaccine created against one type of leukemia in mice. If it is found that viruses cause leukemia in human beings, be-ings, then it is possible that a vaccine against this dread di- sease may be devloped, which will protect people against leukemia. leu-kemia. These and other research lines of attack on leukemia as well as a service program for leukemia patients, are supported support-ed by the American Cancer Society. April 14, 1828 The first edition of Noah Webster's Dictionary Dic-tionary was published. |