ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Lung Cancer.

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--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2001

TOPIC: A story by MSNBC says that more Americans die each year from lung cancer
than from breast, prostate and colorectal cancers combined. Lung cancer death
rates in women have grown about 150 percent in the last 20 years, despite the
fact that men's death rates are declining, the story says. Reasons for the
increase may include a perception that breast cancer is a bigger risk, the
female body's greater sensitivity to environmental causes and smoking, an
expert in the story says. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly
qualified experts to comment on this story:

Mr. Martin Root is a Senior Research Scientist for BioSignia, Inc. Marty develops statistical models for the prediction of the major chronic disease killers: cardiovascular diseases and cancers. He has 11 peer reviewed publications and almost as many short magazine articles on health and diet issues for the popular press. Marty has earned three degrees from Cornell University - BS in Biochemistry in 1973, MS in Environmental Toxicology in 1991 and PhD in Nutrition in 1999. Authored in partnership with Guizhou Hu, Marty has obtained a patent for a System and Method for Predicting Disease Onset. 919/933-2021; [e-mail]

Dr. C. Dean Buckner is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and received his residency and post-graduate hematology and oncology training at the University of Washington and the National Cancer Institute. He now works as a scientific co-editor for CancerConsultants.com. Dr. Buckner helped pioneer autologous and allogenic bone marrow and blood stem cell transplantation as a treatment for cancer with the team headed by E. Donnall Thomas who received the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on transplantation biology. He was founding member of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Director of the Autologous Marrow Transplant Program at that institution. He has authored over 400 publications in the field of hematology and oncology including many in the new England Journal of Medicine and is currently the third most cited author of scientific publications in the field of oncology. He was awarded the Joseph Steiner award in 1987 for achievements in bone marrow transplantation research. He is a founding board member of the Jose Carreras Foundation Against Leukemia and serves on several editorial boards. As a member of the National Cancer Institute grant review process, he remains active in evaluating the quality of cancer research programs eligible to receive federal research funding. He is an advocate of promoting access to cancer care and clinical trials in the community setting. PR: Marty True, [e-mail]

Prof. Erle S. Robertson is a cancer researcher at the University of Michigan. 734/647-7296.

Ms. Judy Kay Moore is a Marketing Communications Associate for Eli Lilly and Company and can talk about research in lung cancer. 317/277-6265; [e-mail]

Mr. Taylor Mayo is a Senior Media Relations Specialist for City of Hope Cancer Center. City of Hope Cancer Center has over 120 physician experts and 160 research scientists working to fight cancer and other life-threatening diseases including HIV/AIDS and diabetes. City of Hope is an internationally recognized leader in bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and novel treatments including gene therapy. City of Hope is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. 626/301-8217; [e-mail]

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