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Show LJ n 111 A LILY 1 ' TA H vv Cv y . FairtSciipates (. Watiopal tudy on Qsmcer Testoimg DAVID JACKSON Chronicle News Writer a ; resident of ' comes to University Bountiful, for once a a blood test, Hospital year and physical examinachest Don " Eastman, ? X-ra- y tion. ' '! . '., debate of whether widely used tests for four common cancers actually lead to early diagnosis and fewer deaths. It's ' underway at the University of Utah and nine other medical research facilities across the nation. ' The National Cancer Institute is enrolling 148,000 men and womcn-12,0- 00 the ages of 55 and 74 to determine if screening methods already being recommended by health care professionals to detect cancers of the prostate, lung, colorectum and ovary arc ultimately effective. Some . medical experts v believe screening for those cancers results in early diagnosis and treatment that saves or extends lives; others don't, according to Jeffery Childs, coordina locaDy-bctw- He's not doing a routine checkup with his family physician; he's participating in one of the largest cancer ' research projects being conducted. "Being retired, I wanted to contribute to something he said. "By my participation in the study, it benefits and so do I." This national study he's participating in hopes to resolve an ongoing . dod i tor of the U.'s portion of the cancer screening trial " "Right now scientific information is ' cen . inadequate for determining the effectiveness of these tests, and opinions regarding the usefulness of screening tests vary gready within the medical community" said John Gohagan of the cancer institute, who is heading up the trial "And because some tests have become widely used, the public is understandably confused." The $87.8 million trial is designed to answer several specific questions: ' Docs a yearly prostate cancer screening of men with a digital rectal examination plus a blood test for: antigen, a marker for prostate cancer, reduce deaths from prostate-specifi- c see "Study on page 6 IX 5 v1" C- - Chronicle News Writer Commissioner of higher education Cecilia Foxley and the Utah Board of Regents arc coming under increasing disapproval for the way they do business. ' The latest criticism came in the form of a letter to the Regents1 search committee seeking a replacement for outgoing University of Utah President Arthur K. Smith. In the letter, three veteran educators called on higher education officials to and consider overhauling Utah's higher education bureaucra- er Omomcu tooio Vigil Calls CANDICE WADDELL Chronicle News Writer About 300 people gathered Monday in the Utah State Capitol Rotunda to celebrate diversity and ' promote peace at the Youth Peace Vigil. People's The vigil's theme, "the Power of Oneness," celebrates the desire to bring together all humankind-t- hc goal of the bte Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr--. "Peace and positive use of your energy can be beautiful and right," Cbyton FuMnrwr a peace vigil at the Capitol Monday. for Peace, Diversity said Summer Sanders, a representative from the. Youth City Government. . She described how nice it would be to reflect on our lives after dying and think that these lives were more happy by choosing a peaceful " path. The annual vigil, sponsored by' the Institute for the Mealing of Racism, was founded when a young Black man was shot and killed in Salt Lake City while vacationing nine years ago. Friends of the victim got together to set aside a day to not only remember him, but also to celebrate the cultural vli Chuomoi fnoro Dmy La Dee Walker, clinical coordinator of the cancer detection study at the Undraws Don Eastman's blood. MATTHEW NICHOLS Sister Maryan and V Utah Higher Education System Needs Overhaul v the Bonflla Family Singers performed during " v wV "It is unclear to us how the office of president of the U., the presidents of other institutions and the office of the' commissioner fit into the overall governance for higher education," said former U. president Alfred C. Emery, law professor John Flynn and former provost James Clayton in their letter. Under the present system, the U. president "serves at the pleasure of the Board of Regents," in the words of Commissioner Foxley, as do the presidents of Utah's nine other public institutions. In addition to the Regents, the U. president must also work through a U. Board of Trustees as well as the commissioner of higher education. The commissioner oversees the management of the higher education system for the Regents and is instrumental in setting their overall agenda. The three educators want the relationships between the U. president, the presidents of Utah's other institutions, the various boards, the commissioner's office and lawmakers clarified and streamlined. Clarifying the president's role and his relationship with the other higher day-to-da- y see "Overhaul in page 7 differences among everyone. "We all live on this planet and human beings are like the beauty of a garden-i- t's not just one color that makes it beautiful, said Jan" Saccd, director for the institute. .. This is a time for sharing and celebrating added Katya Maslova, who was conducting the ceremony. The coordinators of this year's vigil chose to celebrate all cultures through dance, musk, art and story telling. .' , ' An African storyteller, a Tongan singing group and a dancedrama of group called Reflections see Tigi' n page 2 The Daily Utah Chronicle 249 Union Buittinf University of Utah BULK RATE U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 SaH Lake City, UT SatUCky,UtahS4M2 lFQORcgpyt |
