Researchers will discuss polycythemia vera progress
http://standardspeaker.com/news/researchers-will-discuss-polycythemia-vera-progress-1.1161276 Published: June 14, 2011 Researchers on Wednesday will discuss progress on studies begun after they detected a blood-cancer cluster in the region. The meeting at 6 p.m. in the Tamaqua Community Center, 223 Center St., will bring together researchers from two universities, two state agencies and the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease… Read more
National cancer prevention study looking for local volunteers
http://citizensvoice.com/news/national-cancer-prevention-study-looking-for-local-volunteers-1.1140396#axzz1LCf5p0Sg By Erin L. Nissley, Staff Writer Published: May 2, 2011 Next month, Northeastern Pennsylvanians will have an opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking national study that will examine how lifestyle, genetics and the environment can cause or prevent cancer. The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 is seeking to enroll up to 500,000 people… Read more
Rare cancer cases are ‘under-reported’
http://republicanherald.com/news/rare-cancer-cases-are-under-reported-1.1140188 BY STEPHEN J. PYTAK (STAFF WRITER spytak@republicanherald.com) Published: May 1, 2011 NEW PHILADELPHIA – A blood disease which has haunted people in the county living near coal waste sites may be on the rise, Dr. Paul I. Roda of Geisinger Hazleton Cancer Center said Saturday. Or cases of polycythemia vera may have always been… Read more
Blood Cancer Research Foundation Changes Name
In response to blood cancer re-classifications by the World Health Organization, the MPD Foundation announces it is changing its name to Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN) Research Foundation. The MPD Foundation, a patient-led foundation dedicated to the discovery of treatments and a cure for three rare blood cancers (myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, and essential thrombocythemia) announces today a… Read more
Polycythemia vera takes another life on Ben Titus Rd. Rush Twp, Tamaqua, PA
http://standardspeaker.com/news/obituaries/william-f-hinkle-1.1085019 Published: January 3, 2011 William F. Hinkle Jan. 1, 2011 William F. Hinkle, 74, of Ben Titus Road, Tamaqua, died Saturday at his residents. He was the husband of letha Titus Hinkle. Born in Weatherly, he was the son of the late Robert and Theresa Romanchik Hinkle. He was employed as a carpenter/project manager… Read more
Rare blood disorder
http://www.tnonline.com/node/147135 Rare blood disorder Study will look at air and water quality Reported on Friday, October 29, 2010 By DONALD R. SERFASS dserfass@tnonline.com DONALD R. SERFASS/TIMES NEWS Members of the Tri-County Polycythemia Vera Citizens Advistory Committee pose questions late Thursday to experts who will study the local air and water quality. From left: CAC chairman… Read more
Polycythemia vera advisory group announces contaminant study
http://www.tnonline.com/node/145322 Reported on Saturday, October 23, 2010 Polycythemia vera advisory group announces contaminant study Tamaqua Mayor Chris Morrison, Chairman of the Tri-County Polycythemia Community Advisory Committee (CAC), announced Wednesday that Equity Environmental Engineering (EEE) has been chosen by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to… Read more
What is Polcythemia vera?
http://www.tnonline.com/node/136550 What is Polcythemia vera? Reported on Thursday, September 23, 2010 Polycythemia vera (PV) is a blood disease in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells, causing a thickening of the blood. PV usually takes years to develop. Most people are diagnosed with PV later in life, most often around age 60… Read more
PV update at meeting slated Wed.
http://standardspeaker.com/news/pv-update-at-meeting-slated-wed-1.1019510 Published: September 19, 2010 PV update at meeting slated Wed. The Tri-County Polycythemia Vera Community Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the auditorium of Tamaqua Area High School, 500 Penn St. The meeting will provide information on a number of ongoing health-oriented studies aimed at determining the extent… Read more
Cancer-cluster research data will be explained Polycythemia vera public meeting set for Tamaqua on Sept. 22
http://www.tnonline.com/node/135107 Reported on Saturday, September 18, 2010 Cancer-cluster research data will be explained Polycythemia vera public meeting set for Tamaqua on Sept. 22 By JOE PLASKO jplasko@tnonline.com The Tri-County Polycythemia Vera Community Advisory Committee (Tri-County PV CAC) will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the Tamaqua Area School District Auditorium… Read more
