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Show Page 22 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. BRASS Iv5Uilvijj. LDS Hospital QUINTET breast cancer victims for treatment early-stag- Continued from page 13 nine more months in Vietnam percerforming for emonies and in rural village concerts, he returned stateside to play with the prestigious U.S. Continental Array Command Band out of Ft. Monroe, Virgi nia, where he was a singer in the chorus as well. Loo rise her now works as the custodian for Crossroads and Duchesne County Library . After a long period of plaviugonly occasionally, Loertscher rediscovered his tuba talents after an Arts Council concert at Crossroads led to an invitation to join Uintah Community Band. He now plays in any group that can use a tuba player, including Uintah Community Blind, Uintah Community Orchestra, and Basin Brass Choir. Afan of all sorts of music, he recently doubled as western singer and cowboy poet at the Annual Basin Fiddle Fair and even organized a Bluebell Band for a summertime celebration. The musiciansoTBasin Brass Quintet all got their starts in public school handclasps, beginninganywhere from first to seventh grade. All played actively while in school, where most earned a significant amount of spending money playing in bands. Several earned music scholarships to college. All have played more or less continuously for decades, and now concentrate their efforts on community groups and music education, and on passingon their love of music to their children and to all those who will listen. While none makes his living making music, music plays a vital part in alt of their lives. Basin Brass Quintet will be joined for the Dec. 9 Christmas concert by piano accompanist Sam Fernley, band and strings teacher at Union High. A saxophone quartet composed of Sam Fernely , Doug Price, Donnie Hie ken, and Christopher Eckels srill also perform. Basin Arts Council welcomes the community to celebrate the season with these gifted local musicians. change-of-comma- study seeks e Rosearrhersat LDS I I..;ij!dlure seeking uonifii wit!) curly stage breast cancer to parti ipate in a e potentially grou HilbreaW; : g nai clinical trial tliat o.'iiid result in one of the ini.t important advances in breast cancer surgey in the last several decade. The nation ioe trial- - por.sored by the National Cancer Institute and the N at tonal Surgery Ad' uvant Breast and Bowel Project - seeks to resolve a key question in breast cancer treatment. I it clinically effective to remove only the sentinel nod- e- the first node or nodes to which the cancer is likely tospread-i- n women whose sentinel node biopsies are iwgat ive for cancer, rparinn-wid- ing them from a far more invasive and painful surgery? LDS Hospital surgical oncologist R. Dirk Noyes, MD, principal investigator for the Intermountain Region, says that if the new procedure proves as effective as the current standard therapy- - complete removal of all lymph nodes in the region-- f the sentinel lymph node biopsy procedure could become one of the most important advances in breast cancer surgey in the last several decades. In the year since the clinical trial began, over 800 women from around the country have enrolled in the study. Utah places third in the nation in terms of patients enrolled. with almost 10 percent of the national enrollment. Nationally, rescarctiera are hoping . j enroll more than 5,000 women for the study-- the most comprehensive trial of ita kind. Dr. Noyes k one of the national core trainers for the trial. He has trained 40 surgeons, including 21 in Utah- - from Logan to St. George-t- o do the sentinel lymph node surgery in breast cancer patients. As the leader of the trial in the West, lie reports that more surgeons are needed so that every women in the state with breast cancer has this new staging technology available to her. The procedure, called sentinel lymph nude biopsy, involves the injection of a radioactive isotope and blue dye into the breast followed by removal of a few select lymph nodes from under the arm. sentinel lymph These nodes are the first ones to which a cancerous tumor will drain and have been found to be an accurate gauge of rather cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes. Preliminary research indicates Inter-mounta- in more associated complications." All patienta who enroll in the study will receivs conventional surgey for breast cancer a lumpectomy or mawetomy to remove the breast tumor. Patients will then he divided into two groups. Women in the first group will have a sentinel node biopsy and standard axillary dissection. Women in the second bigroup will hive a sentinel node opsy and if the sentinel node is positive, will receive standard axillary dissection. In the second group, will women who are receive no fiirther removal of lymph nodes. All patients enrolled in the trial will receive appropriate radiation andor chemotherapy and hormonal therapy after surgery as needed, according to the stage of each patient's cancer. Patients will be followed closely by researchers for many years in order to record follow-u- p data on survival, recurrence rates, and complications. To enroll in the study or get more information, call the LDS Hospital Clinical Trials Office at (801) d sentinel it these tew lymph nodes are free of cancer, the disease has not spread and additional lymph nodes dont need to be removed. If a sentinel lymph node is found to be cancerous, however, that indicates the tumor has spread to surroundinglymph nodes, and more of the lymph nodes need to be removed. The problem is that no one knows that the long-terimpact of removing only the sentinel node is on the course of the disease," says Dr. Noyes. We dont know how it affects survival time or cancer recurrence. Thats why this is an important study. If women and their physicians have that information, they can better make treatment decisions. This new procedure holds tremendous promise for women," says Dr. Noyes. If we don't have to remove ell the lymph nodes that drain the breast through more radical surgery, wed prefer not to. This procedure may allow us to make a highly effective diagnosis without subjecting patients to a far more invasive and painful surgery, which also has that pea-size- node-negati- Mr. S Mrs. Santa Claus will be at Ben Franklin Sat. Dec. 9th from 12-- 4 p.m. New store hours for the Holiday Monday - Sat. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sundays 9 a.m. 6 p.m. -- 690 E. 200 N. Roosevelt, Utah SHOPPING 722-030- LIST 3 Continued from page 13 era but we dont carry those. When it conies to little girls. Mom and Dud. Grandma and Grandpa, and Santa are filling shopping cuts with dress-usets and dolls to playhouses. For our boys, there will be a lot of action figures under the tree Christmas morning. During the Christinas season, Ben Franklin also sella a lot ofbatting and fabric for quilta made by folks who have the time to create such a warm and special gift for loved ones. And. said Anderton, People just love our snowmen decorations. Ifyou'rekwkingforsomethiiigthat s teenwould please a ager, you should stop at In the Zone. CHRISTMAS in the Roosevelt area drew up for a Christmas scene during the Festival of Lights SPIRIT-You- th parade. p fashion-consciou- Owner Helen Howell said. The most popular clot hing is here. We have Fox Racing, Johnny Blaze. Tommy and Guess. We are the only one in town that sells fitted caps which guys love. Our-most popular pants are Watch LAWell. tliere art- - only 20 more shopping days until Christ mas, so grab your list jnJyour money.and head to the closest store to set if you can find some of t he hottest gift right here in town. tr Order Now! Christmas fe m9nfe) TurkevJ Per ib & Honey Baked Ham Only $3J9 Smoked Cured and Marinated to be the best you've ever tasted. Fully cooked ready to cat or ready to heat & eat. Muir's Smokehouse 435-548-27- 11 BACKED BY THE BEST WARRANTY IN THE BUSINESS. The snow is great!! Come ski with us. The Uintah Recreation District is taking registrations for a Saturday ski trip. This will be on December 1 6th and will be going to the Sundance Ski Resort. Buses will leave from the Verna! Middle School at 5:30 a.m. (Roosevelt Participants will be picked up at the Davis Jubilee parking at 6:00 a.m.) and will return to the school at approximately 7:00 p.m. Cost for the bus ride and lift ticket to Sundance will be S40.00. Discount rentals will be available at the resort, Registrations will be accepted on a first T? N.CarOM pre-seas- on E 781-098- VI CEFEATURHVCTASElCEimFIEDTfVlECHAWICS II COMPUTERIZED THRUST ANCLE ALIGNMENT MNWfMlNI come basis and will be taken at the recreation office located at 134 West Main (Chamber building). For more informal tion please contact the Uintah Recreation District at POLITY AUTOMOTIVE.SER tang JF hNS)89 SNOW TIRE CHAUGE0VER ROTATION & BALANCE ANY COMPLETE BRAKE SERVICE till PtlMU NIM MEii t: 90 DAYS SAME AS CASH. OAC East Hwy. 40 u eh c? i 722-556- 1 2 ? - f i a taunt w. ,, wv.. m Cud 0AC |