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The Rev. Simmie Lee Harvey, a civil rights stalwart who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and helped plan the March on Washington in 1963, has died. He was 90. ... Source: www.ajc.com --- 17 days ago
The Rev. Simmie Lee Harvey, a civil rights stalwart who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and helped plan the March on Washington in 1963, has died. He was 90. ... Source: www.valdostadailytimes.com --- 12 days ago
The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is touted as promoting cultural understanding while providing a rigorous academic setting. Valdosta High School is currently working toward installing the program at the school. ... Source: www.valdostadailytimes.com --- 3 days ago
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A founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference has died. ... Source: www.wctv.tv --- 2 days ago
There's one civil rights organization behind some of America's most historic events, and this weekend it's having a convention in Valdosta. ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 22 days ago
Related Articles Comparison of gemcitabine and carboplatin versus cisplatin and etoposide for patients with poor-prognosis small cell lung cancer. Thorax. 2008 Sep 11; Authors: Lee SM, James L, Qian W, Spiro S, Eisen T, Gower N, Ferry D, Gilligan D, Harper P, Prendiville J, Hocking M, Rudd R BACKGROUND: Cisplatin and etoposide (PE) has been a standard treatment for patients with poor prognosis small cell lung cancer (SCLC). This non-inferiority design trial (registered as ISRCTN 39679215) aimed to determine whether gemcitabine and carboplatin (GC) has a similar survival but is less toxic with better quality of life (QoL). METHODS: Previously untreated SCLC patients with extensive disease or limited-stage with poor prognostic factors were randomly assigned to six, 3-weekly cycles of GC, or PE. RESULTS: 241 patients (121 GC and 120 PE) were recruited of which 216 (90%) had died. There was no difference in overall survival (HR 1.01, 95% CI 0.77 to 1.32). Median survival was 8.0 months and 8.1 months with GC and PE respectively.. Median progression-free survival was 5.9 months with GC and 6.3 months with PE. Grade 3 or 4 myelosuppressions were more frequent with GC (anaemia, 14% GC v 2% PE; leucopenia, 32% GC v 13% PE; thrombocytopenia, 22% GC v 4% PE) but these were not associated with increased hospital admissions, infections, or fatalities. More frequent grade 2-3 alopecia (68% PE v 17% GC) and nausea (43% PE v 26% GC) were seen with PE ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 12 days ago
Related Articles Phase II trial of thalidomide with chemotherapy and as maintenance therapy for patients with poor prognosis small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 2008 Mar;59(3):364-8 Authors: Lee SM, James L, Buchler T, Snee M, Ellis P, Hackshaw A BACKGROUND: Despite the high response rates achieved following standard chemotherapy for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), the majority of patients will subsequently die from disease progression. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined the efficacy and toxicity of thalidomide, an anti-angiogenic agent, in combination with carboplatin and etoposide and as maintenance therapy in patients with untreated SCLC. Twenty-five chemotherapy-naive patients with extensive disease (ED) or limited disease (LD) SCLC were enrolled in a single-arm phase II study. Carboplatin and etoposide were given every 3 weeks for 6 cycles with concurrent thalidomide 100mg orally daily. The treatment with thalidomide was continued as maintenance for up to 2 years. RESULTS: Median progression free and overall survival were 8.3 months and 10.1 months, respectively. One-year survival was 40% and the 1-year progression-free survival was 36%. The overall response rate was 68% (95% CI 46-85%) with four complete remissions (20%) and 13 partial remissions (48%). We observed no increase in chemotherapy related toxicity. Thalidomide was well-tolerated and median time on thalidomide treatment was 7.6 months. CONCLUSION: Concurrent thalidomi ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 22 days ago
Related Articles Long-Term Survival of a Patient with Small Cell Lung Cancer after Nine Lines of Chemotherapy and Radiation. Onkologie. 2008;31(8-9):469-472 Authors: Gressner O, Popp H, Mey U, Friedrichs N, Strehl J, Sauerbruch T, Schmidt-Wolf IG, Gorschluter M Background: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) results in death within 1-2 months if left untreated. Although therapeutic standards only comprise first- and second-line chemotherapy due to poor prognosis, a subset of patients may warrant a trial of further chemotherapy, as demonstrated in the following case. Case Report: We present a 52-year-old man with confirmed anaplastic SCLC who survived 10 years while receiving 9 lines of chemotherapy including high-dose chemotherapy. Thoracic radiation, afterloading and radionuclide therapy supplemented the therapeutic management. Remarkably, he had two very long remission periods following topotecan. Conclusion: This case indicates that frequently repeated chemotherapy beyond second-line treatment in a subset of patients with limited-disease SCLC may result in long-term survival, even without ever achieving a complete remission. Close surveillance of responsiveness and appropriate in-time cytostatic treatment is proposed in the management of patients with SCLC who remain in good performance. PMID: 18787355 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 3 days ago
Related Articles Symptom assessment in relapsed small cell lung cancer: cross-validation of the patient symptom assessment in lung cancer instrument. J Thorac Oncol. 2008 Oct;3(10):1137-45 Authors: Chen L, Antras L, Duh MS, Neary M, O'Brien ME INTRODUCTION: Lung cancer symptoms can be burdensome for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Patient Symptom Assessment in Lung Cancer (PSALC), a self-report scale for assessing SCLC symptom burden, was developed and validated previously using intravenous topotecan clinical trial data. This study cross-validates the PSALC using oral topotecan (OT) trial data. METHODS: Data were analyzed from a randomized, open-label, multicenter trial including 71 patients with relapsed SCLC receiving OT with best supportive care and 70 patients receiving best supportive care alone. PSALC and EQ-5D were administered at baseline and at 3-week intervals. Internal consistency, reliability, construct validity, and responsiveness were evaluated. RESULTS: Only one factor was indicated in factor analysis, hence PSALC total score (PSALC-TS) was used for psychometric analysis. Internal consistency was supported by Cronbach's alpha of 0.78. Construct validity was supported by significant associations of higher PSALC-TS (higher symptom burden) with worse Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status and by correlations of PSALC-TS with EQ-5D utility index and visual analog scale score (all p < 0.001). Relia ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 93 days ago
Related Articles Understanding the effectiveness of intensive follow-up for patients with SCLC. Lung Cancer. 2008 Jul 1; Authors: Melder A, Macbeth F PMID: 18599151 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ... Source: www.prweb.com --- 70 days ago
"Our local, regional water agencies and private water companies need to work together to devise and implement a regional water reliability strategy," Lee Harrington, Exec. Sec., SCLC (PRWeb Jul 28, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1149274.htm ... Source: www.emediawire.com --- 69 days ago
"Our local, regional water agencies and private water companies need to work together to devise and implement a regional water reliability strategy," Lee Harrington, Exec. Sec., SCLC (PRWEB Jul 28, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1149274.htm ...
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Officials with the local Southern Christian Leadership Conference are calling for a meeting with Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle after an officer last week fatally shot an unarmed man who was attacking him, according to police . The SCLC and the family of Derrick Jones, 31, is questioning whether Officer Rene Villanueva should have used deadly force to fend off Mr. Jones, NBC 5 reported. Police say Mr. Jones -- who was 6-feet, 3-inches tall and weighed 240 pounds -- was punching Officer Villanueva in the head and that the officer feared he was about to lose consciousness when he fired his gun. The following is a statement released by the SCLC: --Scott Goldstein ... Source: www.hiphopdx.com --- 71 days ago
As the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Celebrates a birthday, one high ranking member shows some love to the Hip Hop Generation. ... Source: blog.al.com --- 45 days ago
The lineup of events honoring the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth continued tonight at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, headquarters for the pivotal 1963 civil rights rallies and marches he led with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.... ... Source: forums.studentdoctor.net --- 29 days ago
I've read that about 10% of lung cancers occur in non-smokerss, but all of those cases seem to be NSCLC. Does SCLC ever occur in non-smokers? ... Source: www.kentucky.com --- 17 days ago
The Rev. Simmie Lee Harvey, a civil rights stalwart who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and helped plan the March on Washington in 1963, has died. He was 90. Harvey died Sept. 10 of complications from a stroke, according to Rhodes Funeral Home. He had been hospitalized for about two weeks before his death. Harvey was a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which was created in 1957 by King and other leaders from across the South with the purpose of advancing racial equality. "Rev. Harvey was one of the original leaders of SCLC," Dr. Joseph Lowery, a former president of the group for 20 years said in a statement. "He was a genuine and authentic person. He wore the badge of SCLC on his coat and in his heart." Harvey helped plan the March on Washington, which culminated with King's "I Have a Dream" speech. ... Find more results for SCLC on RSSMicro.com |
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The Reverend Simmie Lee Harvey helped start the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. after the Montgomery bus boycott. More ...
Public statements issued by local civil rights leaders questioning whether a Dallas police officer was justified in fatally shooting an unarmed man last week have exposed apparent infighting within the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. We received a statement from the SCLC's national office last night (full text below) saying that the Rev. Ronald Wright and the Rev. Peter Johnson (pictured at right) were not authorized to make statements on behalf of the SCLC. That's rather surprising, considering Mr. Wright and Mr. Johnson are well-known, trusted civil rights leaders in this area. In fact, Mr. Johnson, who marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., brought the SCLC to Dallas nearly 40 years ago. Both men said last night they are surprised by the national office's stance, but that it changes nothing about how the two of them feel about last week's police shooting. "The issue is that we have a police killing down here and not about who uses the SCLC's name," Mr. Wright said. "We can walk away from the name, but we're still going to be defending the issue." The reality is that in this city, Mr. Wright and Mr. Johnson's statements probably carry just as much weight if issued on plain letterhead as they do on SCLC letterhead. And both men continue to stand behind their statements calling the shooting into question, whether the national SCLC stands behind them or not. --Scott Goldstein ...