Nine students who were believed to have been in close contact with the girl have been tested. Letters telling parents about the situation have been sent home with all middle school students. Researchers say the gene will block cancer from spreading. If the gene is mutated, the cancer probably will spread to other parts of the body. Doctors say this discovery could eventually turn into a test to see if the cancer has spread, and that could spare women from having unnecessary chemotherapy.
Doctors say the gene discovery is just the beginning of a new way of thinking about cancer.
Casey's family chose to have his body laid out in the rotunda at Marywood University, in the same neighborhood where Casey and his wife raised their eight children. Casey's family viewed his body privately Thursday afternoon before the public viewing. A funeral mass will be held Saturday morning. Governor Ridge toured the new DRS Laurel Technologies plant Thursday. 320 people work at the defense manufacturing facility that opened this spring, and more jobs are on the way.