THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, August 29, 1994 TAG: 9408270064
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY STEVEN LONG, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
LENGTH: Short : 30 lines
FRANK ZAPPA. BILL BIXBY. DON AMECHE. TELLY SAVALAS.
All died recently of prostate cancer, the leading cancer among men. They join 35,000 other men who have died of the disease in the past year, according to the American Cancer Society.
The disease has steadily increased in recent years. In 1988, it caused 24,175 deaths. In 1991, 32,000 died. The American Cancer Society estimates that 165,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1993.
Today, prostate cancer is the leading cancer among men. Others who have prostate cancer or who have been treated for it include Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole, Robert Goulet, Michael Milken, Sen. Jesse Helms, former Sen. Alan Cranston and the late Time Warner chief Steve Ross. [The complete text of this wire story is not available in the library database. For complete text, see microfilm.
KEYWORDS: PROSTATE CANCER by CNB