I'm fighting back the ravages of
aging," says Mr. Long.
While men certainly make up
the lion's share of hair-loss treat-
ment patients, women also head
to the dermatologist for the same
procedures.
For women, however, hair loss
is different. While men lose their
hair in patterns on their heads,
women experience more diffuse
hair loss where thinning occurs
all over the head.
Women also experience hair
loss in lower numbers than men.
About 21 million women with
hair loss resort to different hair
styles, hats, scarves, cosmetics,
medication and surgery to hide
their loss.
But one thing remains true of
both men and women: They both
are bothered by the loss.
Kathryn Andrzejak of Troy
knows the feeling. "As a woman,
I 'mow the reality of aging is thin-
ning hair. To combat this, many
women wear their hair up or
have a curly hair style.
"Since childhood, I always had
a small bald spot on my head. Fm
now getting older and my hair is
thinning, which makes me more
conscious that there was a pos-
sibility that my bald spot would
show. That bothered me," Ms.
Andrzejak explains.
Her predicament was compli-
cated by studies which show that
for women, Rogaine is not as ef-
fective. Clinical trials of women
using the product over an eight-
month time period revealed that
19 percent of the female Rogaine
users between the ages of 18 and
49 had moderate to dense hair
regrowth; 40 percent of the fe-
males had minimal regrowth;
and the remainder saw no
change.
Rather than going the Rogaine
route, Ms. Andrzejak chose to
take immediate action that guar-
anteed results. That's why she
went directly to hair transplan-
tation.
According to the 1992 Ameri-
can Hair Loss Council study, the
option that Ms. Andrzejak chose
to curb hair loss is typical of
women. The survey concluded
that women generally pursue
treatment options that work
more quickly. ❑
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"We got off to a good start,"
said Hilary King, one of the main
organizers of the tissue typing
drive.
The Israel Fest drive was the
kickoff of the effort to add be-
tween 2,000 and 5,000 people to
the National Marrow Donor Reg-
istry. Although the drive is open
to anyone wishing to become a
bone-marrow donor, it is target-
ing the Jewish community. Since
blood characteristics are inher-
ited, Lauren stands the best
chance of finding an unrelated
donor from the Ashkenazi Jew-
ish population.
Another child who may bene-
fit is 2-year-old Coby Levi from
Teaneck, N.J. Coby's grandpar-
ents live in Oak Park, and he has
relatives in West Bloomfield.
"This was just an appetizer,"
said Glenn Cantor, Lauren's un-
cle and a volunteer in the effort.
"We needed to be at an event
where there were thousands of
Jewish people."
"Now we have to make sure
more people come to be tested
June 22 and 23," he said.
Tragically, the drive also re-
ceived more attention last week
at the funeral for Jayne
Schostak, the 1-year-old daugh-
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Call the Cancer AnswerLine and get the facts.
Find out about treatment options and second opinions.
Ask us what you're afraid to ask him.
Hundreds of Israel Fest goers are added to the
National Marrow Donor Registry in the hopes
of saving a life; a bigger drive is scheduled
June 22-23.
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helping you through hard times, sharing your dreams.
Now he has cancer. And it's your turn to be there for him.
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Blood Matters
s the music played, the
dancers danced and the
participants whooped it up
at the Incredible Israel
Fest, a serious undertaking was
just beginning.
In a big, white tent staked in
the soft earth outside the Jewish
Community Center, volunteers
for a "Match for Life" solicited fest
goers to take a few moments to
be tissue typed. Four hundred
seventeen people were tested.
Volunteers are hoping to find
a bone-marrow match for Lau-
ren Cohn, a 4-year-old Hunting-
ton Woods resident, and anyone
else suffering from a life-threat-
ening illness that is potentially
curable with a bone-marrow
transplant. Lauren was unable
to find a match within her fam-
ily, and a search of national and
international registries found no
complete match to her blood
characteristics, known as anti-
gens.
Another, larger drive is
planned for June 22 and 23. It
will be held at the Bingham
Farms offices of Rock Financial.
Momentum is building for that
drive as volunteers plaster up
posters, pass out leaflets and so-
licit members of the community
to drop by and be typed.
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Health System
The Detroit Medical Center
Huron Valley Hospital
and Ambulatory Services
are pleased to announce the association of
Deborah Bennett, D.O.
Family Practice
30880 Beck Road
Novi, Michigan 48377
effective May 10, 1996
to schedule an appointment, please call
Wayne Stale University
Huron Valley
Hospital
(810) 926-0009
during normal working hours