January 3, 1999

More and more children are surviving cancer, but survival comes at a heavy price; many survivors have health problems caused by their radiation and chemotherapy, including heart, lung and kidney dysfunction, memory loss, infertility and even second cancers; added to this are social difficulties, from awkwardness in dating to difficulty finding jobs and health insurance; Camila Cruz of Baytown, Tex, describes her triumph over osteosarcoma as a teen-ager and its lingering aftermath; photos (M)

Article on Britain's Prince William focuses on admiration of Prince by young American girls; Katharine Schub, 10, and Dana Lautin, 15, comment; photos (M)

Douglas Martin (Coping) column on Ernie Schroeder, veteran New York City barkeep who manages two bars on Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, Rudy's and Swine on Nine; drawing (M)

Review of criminal investigation into dumping of oil at sea by Royal Caribbean cruise ships offers strong evidence that such dumping is more common than previously believed and shows how international lobbying force assembed by cruise lines shield them from enforcement of anti-pollution laws; cruise ships sail under foreign flags to save money, an arrangement that also allows them to exploit muddied jurisdiction and lax enforcement by flag countries countries; Royal Caribbean's lobbyists include two former US Attorneys General, Elliot L Richardson and Benjamin R Civiletti; Royal Caribbean pleaded guilty on June 3 to conspiracy and obstruction of justice, admitted that its ships rigged pipes to bypass anti-pollution equipment, agreed to pay a record $9 million in fines and promised that dumping would never happen again, which it did within a month; photos (L)

Miami Dolphins defeat Buffalo Bills, 24-17, in NFL wild-card playoff game; photos (M)