Show e eThis This U is ore one of a series erie of article writt written x by number of 01 the Utah Medical Association and published tit III cooperation tion with your Our newspaper These Thee articles artick presented art are to better tur acquaint you ou with problems 0 of M health and designed de tko signed to improve the eing of the fit People 0 of Utah C Leukemia has become on one on of the th most dread words word In Ih the English language in recent d. d decades codes cads leukemia Leukemia cancer cancer of the blood mc manufacturing ng organs or or- gans is Bans ti Incurable and it Is increasing I It t I 1 is s a usually thought of as a disease of children chil chile dren but It affects even more mar adults Leukemia today stilt still cannot be b. cured but It can be b. at attacked attacked attacked at- at tacked much more more mars effectively and directly With modern drug therapy morn more than two thirds of the acute acut attacks of leukemia now can be slowed dow The Th chances of giving many active and comfortable years to the th sufferers have been ben greatly In In creased In addition to new nw drugs physicians also sometimes us use blood transfusions and x-ray x therapy in treating leukemia Th The Th best results usually ar are or ob ob- tamed In management of th the acut acute phase of th the th disease in children There Ther has been ben rela rela- relatively little litt improvement in th the over all rate rat rat In adult patients Researchers are of course coune seeking other more mar effective methods of treatment for both th the acute and chronic types of Ih the disease One lin line of investigation In Investigation Investigation In- In Is replacement of th the patients patient's diseased blood marrow with healthy marrow from a donor This approach thus far for has sharp limitations There Is no proof yet that marrow transplants will last Leukemia Is not contagious Ilk lid measles but It II has hos occurred occurred occur occur- red d In stall clusters In various paris pads of th the th country Eight cases cans were recorded In Inen en one on relatively small suburban area ara near nar Chicago Researchers ar are or cautiously optimistic In th the outlook for finding th the th answer to leukemia A Accomplishments thus far for or are or limited but much has been learned about th the th disease and Its court course |