With the new address, Bulletin can be read on any computer, not just Health System workstations. Memorial information for Janis Marchyok Janis M. Marchyok, a secretary in the Medical Genetics division of the Department of Internal Medicine and a resident of Howell, died Sept. 11 after being struck by a U-M bus. A funeral will be held Friday morning at St. Casimir Church in Lansing. New treatments reduce side effects This year, about 170,000 American men will learn they have prostate cancer. Because there usually are no symptoms in early stages of the disease, regular check-ups and early detection are the best weapons against prostate cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in men.
Prostate cancer is a serious health problem, but there's good news to report.
The visiting professor is Catherine DeAngelis, M.D., the editor of JAMA and professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His appointment will be effective February 1, 2001. Lippman will head one of the Medical School's biggest departments, made up of 13 divisions and accounting for a sizable portion of the school's faculty, clinical visits, medical curriculum and research grants. As chair, he will also hold the title of John G. Searle Professor of Medicine. Dr. Lippman has a distinguished track record as a physician-scientist in the field of oncology.