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Asbury Park PressTuesday, November 3, 1 987 All Health group study shows half of all caesarean births unnecessary New treatment used to protect patient from radiation damage Noting that the national C-section rate has more than quadrupled in the last 16 years, rising from 5.5 percent in 1970 to 24 percent last year, Wolfe said one reason is that mothers are not being adequately informed of the risks involved. "It's just gotten really out of control and it's a situation that begs to be turned around," said Wolfe. He acknowledged that women almost always make the final decision whether to have a C-section, but suggested they frequently are not given enough facts to make an informed decision. It called for state legislation to require hospitals to tell maternity patients upon admission their rates of C-section delivery and said obstetricians should be required to attempt seriously a "trial of labor" in patients who have had The new study shows that another similar substance, called interleukin-l or 1L-1, also can boost the production of neutrophils in laboratory animals. And when both dmgs were tried together, the effect was greater than that of either one alone, Moore said.

Dr. David Nathan, physician-in-chief at Children's Hospital in Boston, said he was familiar with Moore's research and finds it "quite sound." "His work that he's done here is extremely interesting and important," said Nathan, whose specialty is the treatment of children with blood disorders. "1 think it's important to point out, however, that it's going to take a lot of clinical investigation to determine in which patients it's going to be effective I must say I'm hopeful." Initial trials of G-CSF have already been completed at Sloan-Kettering in patients with advanced, spreading bladder cancer, Moore said. Center in New York and principal author of the new study. If such drugs prove successful in human trials that are now beginning, their principal use would be with cancer patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatment and with people suffering from other bone-marrow diseases.

Such drugs could also serve as a treatment for people exposed to radiation during nuclear war, Moore said. A similar drug was reportedly used recently to treat two victims of accidental radiation exposure in Brazil and was credited with saving their lives. Previous studies by Moore and others have shown that one of the substances, called granulocyte colony stimulating factor, or G-CSF, could boost numbers of the white blood cells known as neutrophils, which defend against invading bacteria. The Associated Press NEW YORK Treatment with two naturally occurring substances that stimulate bone marrow may protect against some of the most lethal consequences of radiation exposure and cancer chemotherapy, researchers said yesterday. Radiation and anti-cancer drugs both interfere with bone marrow's production of infection-fighting white blood cells.

The new treatment triggers renewed production of those cells, thus lowering the likelihood of life-threatening infections, according to a report in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "The period when the patient is at greatest risk of infection due to reduced white cell functions is reduced," said Dr. Malcolm Moore, a cancer specialist at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer The Associated Press WASHINGTON A public health organization estimated yesterday that 142 mothers died in the United States in 1986 as a result of delivering babies by Caesarean section operations that were medically unnecessary. "It is the No. 1 unnecessary surgery in the United States," said Dr.

Sidney M. Wolfe, head of the Public Citizen Health Research Group. "In some communities, there are serious epidemics of Cae-sareans going on." The health group, which is affil-iated with the Ralph Nader organization, issued a report at a news i conference which concluded there were an estimated 455,000 unneces- sary Caesarean deliveries in 1986. It based the conclusion on sta tistics showing 24 percent, or about 906,000, of the estimated 3.76 million births in 1986 were by Caesarean section. That is about double the 12 percent rate considered optimum by Dr.

E.J. Quilligan, dean of the school of medicine and former director of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of California, Irvine. The Nader group accepted Quilli-gan's studies in deciding what would be an acceptable percentage of Caesarean deliveries. It reached the estimate that there were 142 unnecessary deaths by applying the overall mortality rate for women delivering by C-section 40.4 per 100,000 births to its estimate of medically unwarranted C-section operations. By contrast, the mortality rate for vaginal delivery is 9.8 per 100,000 mothers.

Obituaries HAROLD E. DIXON, 76, of Cedar Glen Lakes, Whiting, Manchester Township, died yesterday at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Survives wild ride on board runaway train The Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. A stowaway who found himself on a runaway locomotive through the Rocky Mountains said yesterday he thought the train was "going a little fast," but had no idea of his danger until seconds before the train jumped the tracks. Allen Eadie, 55, was on his way to a hoped-for new life in the Northwest after being released from a Georgia prison.

He said he stowed away on the Burlington Northern Railroad locomo HOME COMFORT VINYL INSULATING REPLACEMENT WINDOWS WITH FREE Hertha HELLWIG von HESSERT ROBERTS, 77, of Lake-wood, died Sunday at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Berlin, Germany, she lived in West Orange before moving to Lakewood 14 years ago. Surviving are a daughter, Caroline Hodge, Fayetteville, N.Y., and three grandchildren. D'Elia Funeral Home, Lakewood, is in charge of arrangements. HARRY J.

DE WEIL, 78, of Berkeley Township, died Saturday at home. He lived in Little Falls for 30 years before moving to Berkeley 10 years ago. This information was incorrect in The Asbury Park Press yesterday. Out Of Area Michael DiCorcia, ex-postal worker POINT PLEASANT BEACH Michael P. DiCorcia, 69, a retired postal worker, died Sunday at Point Pleasant Hospital division of The Medical Center of Ocean County.

Mr. DiCorcia was employed by the United States Postal Service, Point Pleasant Beach, for 35 years. He worked in the Bay Head Office where he was the station manager at the time of his retirement three years ago. i He also worked at the Point Pleasant Pharmacy. He was a 30-year member of the Point Pleasant Beach Fire Company 2.

He was also a communicant of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Point Pleasant Beach, where he was a church usher. Born in Jersey City, he was a lifelong resident of Point Pleasant Beach. Surviving are his wife, the former Mavis Williams; two sons, Michael Toms River, and Chip, Point Pleasant Beach; two daughters, Ruth Schneider, and Denise Mayer, both Point Pleasant Beach; a brother, William, Point Pleasant; a sister, Dolly Patsis, Point Pleasant Beach, and 10 grandchildren. Van Hise Callagan Funeral Home, Point Pleasant Beach, is in charge of arrangements.

YaRICO M. PELLETTER, 88, of oavo i 66 SAVE ON AIR CONDITIONING IN THE SUMMER HEAT IN THE WINTER VV" mmu GET EVERY WANTED FEATURE SECURITY LATCHES MOISTURE CONTROL AND MUCH MORE SLOPED SILLS NEW DESIGN DRIP CAPS UP TO 1" INSULATING GLASS AIR SUSPENSION BALANCE tive Friday night. But the three locomotives were separated from the train and sent west from the Livingston, rail yards before dawn Saturday with no one at the controls. The driverlcss locomotives careened 14 miles through the mountains at speeds nearing 80 mph, topping Bozeman Pass, before jumping the tracks and plunging to the bottom of a canyon. "You can talk about Armageddon all you want to, but you have no idea what it feels like to have a train flying through the air and there's nothing you can do about it." After derailing, the locomotives rolled down a steep embankment near the Jackson Creek interchange along Interstate 90.

"I tried to pull myself up, but I kept falling back down again," he said. "I finally got up and out the window." He finally made it to the interstate, and police and medical help arrived. Prior purchases excluded. 1 Door per purchase. Limited offer.

fn VISA OR MASTERCARD I ACCEPTED 'Uw! I FINANCING AVAILABLE ii -1 1 HOME VIE I I COMFORT FORT He was a supervisor for Anchor Elizabeth, for 11 years, retiring in 1976. He was a member and financial secretary of the Old Guard Chapter 27; past president of Harmony Hall; and member of the golf club, all of Cedar Glen Lakes. He was a World War II Army veteran. Born in Elizabeth, he lived in Cranford Township before moving to Whiting in 1977. Surviving are his wife, the former Elizabeth Boyle; a son, James, Cranford; two daughters, Judith Flanagan, Kingman, and Joanne Egizi, North Bergen Township; three brothers, Kenneth, Union Township; William, North Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Raymond, Hackettstown; a sister, Ruth Martin, Roselle, and five grandchildren.

Anderson Campbell Funeral Home, Whiting, is in charge of arrangements. Marie m. lambusta, 60, of Dover Township, died yesterday at home. Mrs. Lambusta was a machine operator for the Village Shade Awning South Orange, for five years, retiring three years ago.

She was a communicant of St. Justin's Roman Catholic Church, Toms River. Born in Newark, she resided in Irvington and Bloomfield before moving to Dover Township in 1974. Surviving are her husband, Vincent one son, Nicholas, Toms River, two daughters, Barbara Fiore, Toms River, and Paula Michalski, Iselin, Woodbridge Township; three brothers, Frank Nardone, Brick Township; Gerald Nardone, Newark, and Albert Nardone, San Remo, three sisters, Katie Belcher, Toms River; Anna Craig, Bloomfield, and Sadie Vasto, Florida, and four grandchildren. Silverton Memorial Funeral Home, Dover Township, is in charge of arrangements.

ANNA KOLBERG, 86, of Dover Township, died yesterday at the Medi-Center, Lakewood. Mrs. Kolberg was a member of the Holiday City Association of Silverton and Frauenzerein Des Lakewood Maennerchor. She and her husband were the former owners of the Bogota Delicatessen, SYSTEMS EMS Mary corrigan vincent, 88, of Philadelphia, who formerly lived in Keyport, died Friday at home. Mrs.

Vincent, was a seamstress and was employed by the Cusick Keyport, before retiring. Born in New York, she lived in Keyport before moving to Philadelphia in 1962. She was predeceased by her husband, Patrick in 1955, a son, Francis, in 1974, and a daughter, Patricia Izquierdo, last year. Surviving are two sons, John, New Orleans, and Robert, Rhode Island; two daughters, Alice Fanin, Philadelphia, and Jane Miller, Hazlet Township; a sister, Alice Hilbert, Staten Island; 22 grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren. Schobert Funeral Home, Philadelphia, is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth t. vuono, 65, of Port St. Lucie, formerly of Toms River, died yesterday at Community Memorial Hospital, Toms River. Mrs. Vuono was a communicant of St.

Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Toms River. Born in Newark, she lived most of her life in Toms River before moving to Florida one year ago. Surviving are her husband, Michael three daughters, Christine Mabie, Pine Woodruff, Point Pleasant, and Barbara Hasse, Bayville section of Berkeley Township; a brother, Frank Fago, Edison Township, and four grandchildren. Anderson Campbell Funeral Home, Toms River, is in charge of arrangements. Helen Elizabeth dion, 83, Bogota, retiring 1954.

Born in Memmlingen, Germany, 0f Miami, formerly of Long Branch, she came to this country in 1922. Mrs. died Sunday at her sisters home in I 1 1 Kolberg lived in Bergen County before Brick Township, died Sunday at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Mrs. Pelletier was retired as a telephone operator for Du Pont Powder Wilmington, Del.

She also worked for the Bendix Corporation, Eaton-town. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, West Long Branch. She was also past president and vice president of the Red Bank Senior Women's Club. She was also a member of the St. James Senior Citizens Club, Red Bank, the Oceanport Gardens Senior Citizens Social Club, the Happy Hour Club of the Lutheran Church, West Long Branch, and the Bendix Retirees Club, Oceanport.

Born in Wilmington, Mrs. Pelletier lived in Oceanport before moving to Brick two years ago. Her husband, Oscar died in 1950. Surviving are one cousin, Mildred Lawlor, Eatontown, and several cousins in Wilmington. Robert A.

Braun Home for Funerals, Eatontown, is in charge of arrangements. Edward j. Rowland, 75, of Berkeley Township, died Saturday at Community Memorial Hospital, Toms River. 1 Mr. Rowland was an equipment engineer for Western Electric Kearny, for more than 32 years, retiring 14 years ago.

He was a communicant of St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church, Berkeley He was a life member of the Pioneer Club, Kearny. Born in Kearny, he lived in Belleville for 35 years before moving to Berkeley 13 years ago. Surviving are his wife of more than 48 years, the former Marie Maher, one son, James, Berkeley, and two grandchildren. Mastapeter Baylawn Funeral Home, Berkeley, is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth a. hyde, 70, of Dover Township, died Sunday at Bnck Hospital division of The Medical Center pf Ocean County. She was a communicant of St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church, Dover Township, and a member of its Rosary-Altar Society. She was a member of the Women's Club, the Bowling Club, and the Happy Wanderers, all of Holiday City, Silverton, Dover Township.

She was also a member of the Silver Bay Chapter of Deborah. Born in Brooklyn, she lived in East Orange before moving to Dover Township 18 years ago. Her husband, Arthur, died in 1979. Surviving are her son, Robert Lodi; two daughters, Marion Delmarle, Troy, and Joan Freeman, Brick Township; one brother, Robert F. Vo-gel; Wayne Township; five grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

Silverton Memorial Funeral Home, Dover Township, is in charge of arrangements. MIRACLE-EAR HEARING AIDS ARE MUSIC TO YOUR EARS! Miami. She was an employee with N.J. Bell Telephone Co. for 32 years.

She was a member of Dutch Reformed Church, Long Branch. Born in Brooklyn, she lived in Long Branch for 70 years before moving to Miami a year ago. Surviving are a sister, Kathryn G. Edwards, Miami, and two nephews, Charles and John Edwards, both Miami, Fla. Van Orsdel Funeral Home, Miami, is in charge of arrangements.

CLINTON GROOM, 90, of Jersey City, whose daughter lives in Seaside Heights, died Saturday at St. Francis Hospital, Jersey City. Mr. Groom was a supervisory lineman for Public Service Electric Gas Jersey City, for 39 years, retiring in 1966. He was a Navy veteran of World War I and a former member of the Moose Lodge, Jersey City.

Born in Ballston Spa, N.Y., he lived in Jersey City most of his life. Surviving are his wife, the former Anna Schenot, and a daughter, Jean Dey, Seaside Heights. Kedz Golden Rule Funeral Home, Toms River, is in charge of arrangements. HENRY MYERS, 74, of Angleton, Texas, died Friday at Angleton-Dan-bury Convalescent Center. Mr.

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Kedz Golden Rule Funeral Home, Toms River, is in charge of arrangements. Margaret c. sweeney, 73, of Forked River, Lacey Township, died yesterday at Community Memorial Hospital, Toms River. Born in Newark, she lived in Belleville before moving to Forked River 15 years ago. Surviving are her husband, James two daughters, Rosemary S.

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