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Show DAILY A6 HERALD Saturday, December ft 2007 Huckabee's finding the spotlight hot Libby Quaid THE ASSOCIATED ( Staying slim improves suiwal odds after ' breast cancer diagnosis A PRESS f ReDES MOINES, Iowa publican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, unaccustomed to the national spotlight, is squirming under the glare. camWith his bare-bon- ' 1 v . ' - : n . Marilynn Marchione paign, the former Arkansas governor was considered an also-rauntil recently when he surged to a lead over fellow Republicans in Iowa, A Newsweek survey on Friday e showed him with a lead over ASSOCIATED THE PRESS n Breast cancer patients might have a powerful incentive to avoid gaining weight: better odds of surviving the disease. New research suggests that for every 11 pounds a woman gains after being diagnosed with breast cancer, the chances of it proving fatal go up 14 percent. The study is by no means definitive, but gives the strongest evidence yet that controlling weight a good idea anytime in life may be especially important after breast cancer. "There was a significant trend between increasing levels of weight gain and higher mortality," said Hazel Nichols, a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of two-to-on- NEWS Mitt Rom- - . ANALYSIS ney.andhe-iin second place nationally among GOP candidates, behind Rudy Giuliani, accord- ing to an Associated Press-Ip-spoll on Friday. The added scrutiny and pressure have resulted in a series of what look like beginner's mistakes: I Huckabee made a joke of his skimpy foreign policy experience, telling radio host Don Imus, "I may not be the expert as some people on foreign policy, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night," a play on the hotel chain's commercials. A spokesman for rival Fred Thompson sniffed that people want a commander in chief, not a court jester. I Questioned by reporters this week, Huckabee was unaware of a report the White House released that said Iran had halted its nuclear weapons program. President Bush had held a news conference about the report, and Democrats had focused on it in a debate. Huckabee said he'd been campaigning so hard in Iowa, he hadn't had time to read the newspaper or be briefed. And he said that probably would happen again. Thompson called it surprising that Huckabee would not know. "It's a matter of priorities," he told reporters in Des Moines. "The nuclear ambitions of Iran, who calls us the Great Satan, who's been killing our people for years ... is No. 1 priority for this country, a No. 1 priority for anybody who aspires to be president." I Huckabee understated his role in the release of a rapist, Wayne DuMond, who murdered a woman after being paroled. Huckabee blames former Arkansas Govs. Bill Clinton and Jim Guy Tucker ' for making the rapist eligible s JOHN D. SIMMONSThe Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee signs Charlotte Observer mortality." Hazel Nichols doctoral student at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health For women classified as a obese by body mass index measure of weight and height the death risk was more than twice that of women with a normal body weight. The study was paid for by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation Public Health. "Lifestyle fac"It's a large study, it was a study at tors, the things you incorpovery rate after a breast cancer diag- several centers in the United n renosis such as diet and exercise, States" by searchers on this topic, said do show potential to influence Joanne Dorgan, a breast cansurvival." Nichols led the study and cer scientist at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. reported results Friday at an Doctors have long known American Association for Cancer Research conference in that women who are overPhiladelphia. weight when they are diagnosed with breast cancer have Researchers started with 4,021 women in Wisconsin, poorer prospects. Massachusetts and New "They're more likely to reand to die of their cancer been had who lapse Hampshire than women who are thinner," diagnosed with breast cancer from 1988 to 2001. They gave Dorgan said. Previous research found that information on their height, women who exercised after weight, family history and breast cancer risk factors dur- being diagnosed with breast cancer cut their chance of dying telephone interviews. def, From 1998 to 2001, all surviing by as much as vors were mailed surveys ask- pending on how much exercise they did. ing for updated information on these factors and lifestyle However, it is very common for women to gain weight habits like exercise and diet. after being diagnosed with After an average of six breast cancer. One reason years of followup since their diagnoses, 121 breast cancer may be that chemotherapy "can leave them tired and ill so they deaths and 428 cancer deaths had occurred. dont feel like exercising, DorFor every 11 pounds of weight gan said. The new work shows how gain after diagnosis, the risk of death from breast cancer or important it is to get back on other causes increased by 14 track and keep from gaining pounds over the long term. percent. "It still matters what your The link remained even after researchers took into account weight gain is after diagnosis," differences in age, menopausal said Dr. Craig Thompson, distatus, smoking and the stage rector jof.the Abramson Cancer Center at the University' of of disease when the women were diagnosed. Pennsylvania. an autograph for an unidentified boy during a campaign stop at the Charlotte Plaza building in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday. for parole. Yet Huckabee had questioned whether DuMond was guilty, had met with wife before and after becoming governor and had written DuMond, on the day the state parole board freed him: "Dear Wayne ... My desire is that you be released from prison." Missteps are natural as Huckabee experiences what candiit's like to be a first-tie- r date, said Dennis Goldford, a political science professor at Iowa's Drake University. "Even though he's been a governor of Arkansas, that's minor-leagu- e compared to the big leagues of presidential politics, and he's learning the big leagues are a lot tougher than the minor leagues," Goldford . "There was a significant trend between increasing levels of weight gain and higher decided he is the most authentic conservative in the race. That is important because evangelical Christians carry considerable weight in the seen out of the Fred Thompson campaign are the relentless press releases coming from his campaign about me. There were six before 10 o'clock Iowa caucuses, which start the Sunday morning," Huckabee nominating process on Jan. 3. said at the news conference, To stay at the top level, where he was surrounded by Huckabee needs to be a quick pastors. "Most of us were in church. study, learning to be more He was cranking out press judicious with his humor. Exreleases that morning," panding his staff and getting daily briefings on the issues of Huckabee said as the pastors the day as other candidates chuckled. do And he flared when a rewould seem wise. And he needs to find conporter asked about schools cise, accurate answers to criti- teaching evolution rather than cism. Huckabee spent more creationism. He insisted his belief in creationism was beside than six minutes describing the intricacies of the DuMond the point. "That's an irrelevant case when asked about it at question to ask me," he admonished. a news conference Tuesday, The scrutiny and missteps and his answer implied that he opposed the rapist's release all are similar to what Thompson, said. another Southerner with a along when he did not. "So he's genial, he's got a Huckabee's rivals are comb- sense of humor, went through sense of humor, but he's runearlier this year. ing through his Arkansas record, which includes ethics ning for commander in chief, Visiting Florida in Sepnot comedian in chief. People tember as he launched his complaints, tax increases and after a certain while are going support for children of illegal presidential bid, Thompson to look deeper than his clever immigrants, among other stirred controversy when he said he didn't know oil drillresponses," he said. things. Not that Huckabee should On occasion, Huckabee ing in the Everglades was an issue and he wouldn't rule abandon his sense of humor. has grown testy under the it out, and when he said he The former Southern Baptist increased scrutiny, as when didn't remember the details of preacher's corny jokes and Thompson criticized his forthe Terri Schiavo right-to-di- e dimpled grin have helped eleign policy joke. Huckabee, case. evate him in Iowa. who is known for sometimes But the jokes aren't his Huckabee's surge has come being got personal, making cracks about only appeal with Southern primarily at the expense of Baptists and other evangelical Thompson being lazy and not Thompson, the "Law & Order",, Christians who share his faith. regularly attending church. , actor and former Tennessee "The most activity we've senator. Many of those voters have well-know- one-hal- non-brea- thin-skinne- d, ' Thmkyou to the following individuals md businesses for supporting the 3rd Annual Share the Harvest B389 1 Totals: 2005 2006 2007 $30,810 $40,485 $65,350 ! RCWilley. Kevin Anderson Grant Barton Jeff Blanc Matt A Ashley Bolt Doug A Mindy Brown David & Heather Rogers Paul Rogers . 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