Rose Kushner Award Winners Announced

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 4 No 10
Volume 4
Issue 10

BETHESDA, Md-The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) has announced the winners of the 1995 Rose Kushner Awards for Writing Achievement in the Field of Breast Cancer, sponsored by the AMWA and Zeneca Pharmaceuticals.

BETHESDA, Md-The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) hasannounced the winners of the 1995 Rose Kushner Awards for WritingAchievement in the Field of Breast Cancer, sponsored by the AMWAand Zeneca Pharmaceuticals.

  • Lay articles: Laurie Tarkan, How Daughters Face Their Mother'sBreast Cancer (McCall's), and Nicole Spelhaug, Breast Cancer:New Perspectives Can Replace Unrealistic Fears (supplement tothe Mayo Clinic Health Letter).
  • Scientific articles: Amy S. Langer and Karen Hassey Dow, TheBreast Cancer Advocacy Movement and Nursing (Oncology Nursing).
  • Scripts: Jane Glenn Haas, On-Line (The Orange Count News Channel).
  • Brochures and monographs: Aaron Rachel Rose, For Single WomenWith Breast Cancer (Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization).

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Needle Exchange Programs Lower HIV Risk: Panel
Computerized Database Could Lead to Improved Staging of Lung Cancer
Registry Analysis Shows Good Results Using Limited Lung Resections for Lung Ca Patients
Centocor Wellness Program Includes Mobile Mammography Van
Institute of the Future Urges US to Increase Spending on Basic R&D
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) May Prove a Useful Adjunct to CT in Detecting Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancers
Yeast-Derived GM-CSF (Leukine) Cleared for Use in Older AML Patients
Spiral CT Offers Better Detection of Disease, More Accurate Staging
New Colon Ca Agent Is Available in France
New Dual Antibiotic Effective Against Changing Hospital Flora
Network Readies Its Practice Guidelines
Symptom Distress, Including Pain, Predicts Lung Ca Survival
Chemo May Improve Quality of Life in Advanced Lung Cancer
No Increased Ovarian, Endometrial Cancer Risk With Short-Term Tamoxifen Therapy
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