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East Texas Health Organization Sees Increase In HIV Cases
Officials at an East Texas health care organization, Health Horizons, which provides HIV testing and other services to people in 12 counties, "has seen more East Texans test positive for [HIV] so far this year than it did for all of 2008," the Lufkin Daily News reports. Executive Director Wilbert Brown said, "We"ve had eight people out of more than 800 test positive for HIV in the first seven months of this year. Most of those have been African-American men. Last year we had a total of six out of more than 1,000. I expect us to see two or three more positives before the year is out. The state average for testing positive is one in 100, and we"re getting close to that number." According to the article, "Brown said he attributes the increase to Health Horizon"s aggressive outreach program targeting high-risk groups and to people realizing the importance of getting tested." The Daily News article also profiles a client of Health Horizons (Cooley, 8/2)
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Indiana University Simon Cancer Center's Tissue Bank Collecting Samples Aug. 8

Although Hispanic women tend to develop breast cancer less than Caucasian women, it is usually more aggressive and advanced when it does develop. That difference is one puzzle researchers with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center hope to address by encouraging women, especially Hispanic women, to donate breast tissue and a blood sample. The cancer center"s Komen Tissue Bank is collecting breast tissue and blood samples from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, in the Hematology Clinic and Women"s Center (second floor) in the new patient building of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, 1030 W. Michigan St. Parking is available across the street in the Vermont Street Garage on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus. "Breast cancer develops and spreads in a different manner in Latin women than in women from other races. By donating, researchers around the world will have access to Latin women breast tissue to study how it develops and evolves," said Ivanesa Pardo, M.D., of the IU School of Medicine. Dr. Pardo is a volunteer with the cancer center"s Komen Tissue Bank. Dr. Pardo pointed out that Latina women are 2.7 times more likely than other races to have an advanced cancer, which lessens the effectiveness of treatments. What to Expect During the Donation Process During the donation process, a tissue sample is taken from one breast with a needle and local anesthesia. The amount of tissue taken is about one gram (or the size of two peas). To participate, women must: - be age 18 or older - have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign an informed consent - be willing to give one hour of their time to complete a questionnaire and a breast biopsy - not be allergic to local anesthetics (numbing medicine) - not be receiving a therapeutic blood thinner (this does not include aspirin) - not have breast implants or have had a breast reduction To register, visit http://www.komentissuebank.iu.edu or contact Pat Mitchum at (317) 274-2366 or pamitchu@iupui.edu. Donors must have a confirmed appointment time. By collecting samples from women with and without breast cancer, researchers will be able to determine the differences between these populations, which could lead to a better understanding of the disease. Samples taken from women without the disease are especially helpful because there are few collections of so-called "normal" specimens. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center will ultimately give researchers valuable and unprecedented research data. Indiana University


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