DeanCarl Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 A little while ago I posted a copy of a e-mail I wrote to a local (San Diego) news anchor, Carol LeBeau, who does the "staying healthy" reports for our ABC affiliate. It's in the "Acitivism" forum if you didn't see it. Well, I was watching that news show this evening and the "Staying Healthy" report was on a clinical trial going on at the University of California at San Diego Medical center to study the role of CT scans vs. X-rays in the .... drum roll please ... EARLY DETECTION OF LUNG CANCER! All the points I brought up in my e-mail to Carol were addressed in the segment. Including the fact that there are early screenign processes for all kinds of cancer but not for lung cancer. Now, I don't know if my e-mail had anything to do with tonights segment. I never did get a reply. But I'm going to send a thank you note to her anyway. It was a VERY good segment. Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO_Sugar Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Dean, We will assume that your email sent her on the right path!! Good for you!! God Bless, MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveG Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Dean: Congratulations. This is what it is going to take, cities like San Diego; Madison, WI; Twin Cities, and other cities across the country, running local stories about lung cancer. I personally think this is better, because many times, a local celebrity may have an affiliation with someone who has lung cancer. Try to get a meeting with this reporter. You may be surprised, as she may just want to talk to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Excellent!! I am sure that your email sparked the story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCarl Posted December 25, 2003 Author Share Posted December 25, 2003 Well I heard from the reporter today. Turned out to be a serendipitous (sp?) kind of thing. She'd read my e-mail the day before UCSD called to pitch the story to her. It was a combination of the two things that cause her to do the story. Whatever the reason, it was a good thing. Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 I am a great believer that little things make a difference. That every person you tell your story to, every time you send an e-mail, a letter, it all helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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