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17, 2006 Retired paramedic's death may be linked to Ground Zero toxins BY TONY SCLAFANI New York Daily News NEW YORK - A retired paramedic died Wednesday from cancer that her doctor and family insist was linked to her work at the World Trade Center morgue after the Sept.

11 attacks.

Debbie Reeve, 41, died at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx after mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer in her lungs, ravaged her body, leaving her emaciated and unable to walk, her loved ones said Thursday.

Reeve, a Bronx mother of two who worked at the Ground Zero morgue for several months...

... Prostate Cancer Symptoms and Treatment > Poverty Trumps Race to Explain Poor Prostate Cancer Outcomes .tcheader { background-color:#94ABBE; border-bottom:#003399 solid 1px; border-right:#003399 solid 1px; border-left:#99ccff solid 1px; border-top:#99ccff solid 1px; color:white; font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing: .5pt; padding:1px; padding-left: 1px; text-decoration:none; display: block; } body{ font-size: 12px; color: #000000; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin-top: 4px; margin-left: 4px; } a:link { text-decoration: none; } a:visited { text-decoration: none; } a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } Home Men's Health Prostate Cancer Symptoms and Treatment Poverty Trumps Race to Explain Poor Prostate Cancer Outcomes By: American Cancer Society on Mar 16 2006 21:38:51 Prostate Cancer and RaceSocioeconomic factors predominantly explain racial and ethnic disparities in prostate cancer outcomes, according to a new study.

Published in the March 15, 2006 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study found race plays a minor role in prostate cancer survival, and that the most important factors related were education, community poverty, and income levels.

Age, disease stage, and treatment method also independently impacted outcome.Prostate cancer, generally a slow growing malignancy with a good prognosis, is one of the most common cancer...

... Barking and Dagenham Post .linkstext2 { FONT-SIZE: 9px ; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 5px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif} Select an area Barking & Dagenham Bexley Bromley Brent Camden Docklands Havering Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Islington Kensington Kent Redbridge Newham Tower Hamlets Westminster Home News Sport Hammers Leyton Orient What's On What's On Listings Browse Classifieds Letters/Opinion Weather Place an Advert Subscriptions Dating Competitions Forums Submit a Story Set as Homepage Feedback Distribution Ad Rates Contact Us About Us Terms/Conditions Privacy Policy .links2Other { FONT-SIZE: 9px } Killed - 50 years later 16 March 2006 ASBESTOS killed a man more than 50 years after he stopped working with the deadly substance, an inquest heard.

Walter Davis, 72, died of mesothelioma, an incurable lung cancer caused by asbestos, in June last year.

He worked as a lagger in the early 50s and gave up the trade to become a lorry driver when he returned from national service.

But despite working with asbestos for less than five years it caused his death five decades later.

Walthamstow Coroners Court heard that Mr Davis, of Hunsdon Close, Dagenham, was very heavily exposed during his short career in insulation.SEE PRINT EDITION FOR FULL STORY Barking & Dagenham Post News ...