21.   After the diagnosis, Raines, who was playing with the Oakland Athletics at the time, immediately began treatments that left him feeling horrible.

22.   Bull said a significant number of birth defects have occurred, because patients were pregnant when they began Accutane treatment or became pregnant while taking it.

23.   But deciding when to begin aggressive treatment is not simple, either for doctors or patients, and the implications are just beginning to emerge.

24.   But early detection of AIDS infection provides a potentially valuable opportunity to begin treatment immediately, she said.

25.   But he began psychiatric treatment, quit drinking and radically changed his lifestyle.

26.   But if anthrax is suspected, the patient cannot wait for test results, so treatment is begun immediately.

27.   But if the condition is less serious, there may be delays while the hospital tries to obtain parental permission before beginning treatment.

28.   But treatment is frequently begun too late, because the symptoms can be deceptive.

29.   Butler is recovering in Duluth, Ga., from cancer surgery, and in the next two or three weeks will begin radiation treatment.

30.   Butler will be hospitalized for approximately six days and will begin radiation treatment two weeks later, for six weeks.