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VOA Special

SENEWS-2007-06-20 Report
Health Report



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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Ovarian in cancer is known as a silent killer because it is usually discovered too late to save a woman’s life. But three cancer groups in the United States have now agreed on a list of possible early signs of the disease. The statement is the first of its kind to recognize what ovarian cancer survivors have long believed that there are common symptoms. Researchers have found that these symptoms are more likely to happen in women with ovarian cancer than women in general.

One symptom is bloating or expansion of the abdomen area. Pain in the abdomen or the pelvis can be another symptom. Also researchers say women with early stage ovarian cancer may urinate more often or with greater urgency. And the statement says another common symptom is difficult eating or feeling fall quickly. Women who have the symptoms almost dearly for more than a few weeks are advised to see a gynaecologist or other doctor. The cancer can affect one or both ovaries the organs that produce eggs. Doctors say the main ways to find disease early are recognize the symptoms and getting a combination pelvic and rectal examination.

Ovarian cancer kills more than 100,000 women around the world each year. In the United States, ovarian cancer is the 5th leading cause of cancer death in women. Cancer experts predict that at least 15,000 women will die of it this year. And more than 22,000 new cases will be found. The Gynaecological Cancer Foundation led that effort for the agreement on common symptoms. The American Cancer Society and the Society of Gynaecological and Oncologist also were involved. And a number of other cancer groups have expressed support for the statement. Doctor Barbara Golf at the University of Washington in Seattle was in lead investigator of several studies that gave support the new list. She says most of the time a woman with the symptoms will not have ovarian cancer. But the disease can spread quickly to nearby organs. A few months can mean life or death. Doctor Golf notes that the disease is 90% curable when found in its earliest form.

And that’s the VOA Special English Health Report written by Catty Weaver. For a link to the full statement and for more news about health in science, go to voaspecialenglish.com. I’m Barbara Klein.

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VOA 2007-06-20



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It's 10:00 Universal Time. This is news from the Voice of America.

From the VOA News Center in Washington, I'm Bill Hazard, VOA News.

The US military in Iraq has launched a major operation againt al-Qaida in Iraq terrorists operating northeast of Baghdad. It says 10,000 soldiers are taking part in the offensive in and around Baqubah. US Brigadier General Mick Bednarek says the operation is aimed at destroying al-Qaida's influence in the area and the threat it poses to Iraqis. So far, 22 militants have been killed. Meanwhile, Iraqi officials say that fighting raged for a second night in Nasiriyah between Iraqi police and Mahdi Army fighters. They say at least 23 people were killed before the clashes died down early today. In Baghdad, a US soldier was killed when gunmen attacked his patrol Monday. On Monday, President Bush hold a video conference with Iraqi leaders on political, economic and security reforms in Iraq.

Two more Lebanese soldiers have been killed in fighting between government forces and al-Qaida inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp. The two died early today as the army resumed shelling Fatah al-Islam militants in the Nahr al-Bared camp near Tripoli. More than one month of fighting there has killed at least 140 people, including 73 soldiers. Meanwhile, the United Nations has agreed to allow UN investigators to help Lebanon probe last Wednesday's car bombing death of a leading anti-Syrian lawmaker. The UN Security Council acted Monday to approve Lebanon's request for assistance to investigate the assassination of lawmaker Walid Eido. The blast killed 9 others, including one of Eido's sons.

The top US envoy to North Korean nuclear talks is urging United Nations nuclear inspectors to work quickly with Pyongyang on shutting down its nuclear program. At North Korea's invitation, a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency is to visit the country next week to discuss procedures for verifying the shutdown of its main nuclear reactor Yongbyon. Speaking in Seoul today, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said that it is important to return to previously agreed schedules and get through the crucial stage of disarmament. The chief US negotiator at talks on North Korea's nuclear programs says Pyongyang may already have its money back from a Macau bank and should shut down its nuclear facilities in a matter of weeks. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, finding a bank to receive the formerly frozen North Korean funds has proven a big obstacle to restarting the nuclear talks.

US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill says North Korea's nuclear shutdown should now go forward after a Russian bank last week agreed to receive more than 20 million dollars in North Korean funds that had been frozen in Macau. Hill told reporters Monday in Beijing the money was in the Russian banking system as of last Saturday and may have already arrived in North Korea. He said it should be only a matter of weeks before nuclear talks can continue. "It took us a long time, longer than any of us expected. I think all of us have learned a lot about banking in the process." Hill says it should not take North Korea more than a couple of weeks to shut down its nuclear facilities. "I think political will is something we're going to need. But from a technical point of view, I think all of it is quite doable." North Korea agreed in February to shut down its main nuclear reactor and allow in United Nations inspectors in return for heavy fuel oil, a security guarantee, and diplomatic incentives. But Pyongyang refused to move forward with the agreement, because of a delay in transferring its frozen funds and missed an April deadline to shut down the reactor. Daniel Schearf for VOA News, Beijing.

Hill arrived in Seoul from Beijing as he consults with other nations involved in negotiations with North Korea. He is expected in Japan on Tuesday. On Monday, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice welcomed North Korea's decision to allow inspectors back into the country. She also cautioned Pyongyang against failing to meet its obligations under a February 13th agreement. North Korea agreed to scrap its nuclear program in return for a number of guarantees, incentives and aid.

Nigerian union leaders say they are considering concessions offered by the government late Monday night in an effort to prevent a nationwide strike. Union has said they will meet with government officials again today before deciding whether to go ahead with an open-ended work stoppage set for Wednesday.

From the VOA News Center in Washington, I'm Bill Hazard, VOA News. Get more news now on ther Internet at voanews.com.

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BBC 2007-06-20



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BBC World News, I'm David Leg.

President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert who've held talks in Washington have sought to boost the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle with the Islamist Movement Hamas. President Bush described Mr. Abbas as a voice for moderation and President of all Palestinians. He said he hoped the emergency government formed in the West Bank after Hamas took control of Gaza could be strengthened. Mr. Olmert pledged to make every effort to cooperate with President Abbas. But he said the Palestinians needed to improve their security before progress towards peace could be made. Israel's acting deputy Defense Minister I. S. told the BBC the best way for Israel to support the new government would be to engage with it politically. “What should be done is to open serious negotiations with President Abbas on the permanent status agreement between Israel and Palestinians. We should at least start it and at least agree on the principles of such an agreement. It will generate enough hope that the Palestinian moderate would have the popular support to continue.”

A truck bombing in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed up to seventy-eight people as American forces launched a new offensive north of the capital against militants linked to Al-Qaeda. The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said the attack showed Al-Qaeda militants were determined to ignite sectarian violence. Jim Muir reports from Baghdad.

All too familiar scenes of chaos and confusion at one of Baghdad's hospitals as ambulances arrive with scores of wounded and dead from this latest outrage. It was the first biggest explosion in Baghdad since the lifting of a four-day curfew on Sunday. These bombings are always seen as the work of radical Sunni insurgents. For that reason alone, they add into the spire of sectarian violence. But this one also caused heavy damage to an important Shiite mosque, heightening its potential for stirring further trouble.

Three months after Britain was plunged into diplomatic crisis with Iran over the capture of British Naval personnel in the Gulf, two official inquiry say no one individual was to blame. The first report concludes that although individuals could have done more to avoid capture, there was no single gross failing rather the coming together of a series of vulnerabilities. The other inquiry look to the navy's handling of the media and found that sailors should never again be allowed to sell their stories.

At least twenty suspected militants have been killed and many others injured in an explosion at a training camp in Pakistan's tribal district of North Waziristan near the mountainous border with Afghanistan. The Pakistani army spokesman said the blast happened when a group of militants were making explosives at an isolated compound near T.

World news from the BBC.

Britain is facing further protest from Islamic nations over its decision to award a Knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie. Many Muslims see his novel the Satanic Verses as blasphemous. The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador in Tehran and told him the award was a provocative act. Pakistan has protested, too, telling Britain the Knighthood showed the government's utter lack of sensitivity. The Pakistani Minister Ejaz ul-Haq said the award could be used by extremists to justify attacks. “This is an award that is adding fuel to fire. And when these things happen, you know, that this is a rude cause basically. And then somebody goes and kills himself. And then they justify there might provoke cause of abuse of bombing was / and every Muslim, I mean you ask people around you. Whether they will do it or not.”

The American space shuttle Atlantis is on its way back to earth from the international space station after a mission plagued by technical problems with shuttles bringing the Americans astronauts Sunita Williams home from the station reports from Washington.

This has been one of NASA's most difficult missions in recent history. The crew should have been in orbit for eleven days, but they were forced to stay an extra forty eight hours to deal with a series of technical issues. When the computers on board the space station crashed, there were fears the agent laboratory would have to be abandoned as one of their functions is running the life support systems. But NASA managers say the Atlantis has now been given the green light to return to earth.

A senior British official says there is no point blaming China for the massive impact its industrial growths is having on the environment. The official John Astern said rich nations must take the lead in cutting their carbon dioxide emissions.

BBC world news.

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