Word: breakthroughs
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...Despite all these caveats, Glivec is still a breakthrough?not only for what it does but, more important, for the revolutionary strategy it represents. A full 30 years have passed since President Richard Nixon declared war on cancer and called for a national commitment comparable to the effort to land on the moon or split the atom. But over those three decades, researchers have come up with one potential miracle cure after another?only to suffer one disappointment after another. Aside from surgery, which almost invariably leaves behind some malignant cells, the standard treatment for most cancers continues...
...Tamil Tiger rebels were complicated by a bomb attack on a rebel leader and demands by a leading Muslim party for a role in the peace process. Envoy Erik Solheim held talks with President Chandrika Kumaratunga and met Tamil leaders in rebel-held territory, but discussions ended without a breakthrough. Both sides agreed to continue deliberations to end the 18-year conflict...
Despite all these caveats, Gleevec is still a breakthrough--not only for what it does but, more important, for the revolutionary strategy it represents. A full 30 years have passed since President Richard Nixon declared war on cancer and called for a national commitment comparable to the effort to land on the moon or split the atom. But over those three decades, researchers have come up with one potential miracle cure after another--only to suffer one disappointment after another. Aside from surgery, which almost invariably leaves behind some malignant cells, the standard treatment for most cancers continues...
...Matt also apparently has a much better agent than Ben. Let?s examine, just for fun, the choices each of these guys has made after their phenomenal breakthrough just a few years ago. Matt signed on for "Rounders," "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Saving Private Ryan." Ben, on the other hand, was tapped for such gems as "Phantoms," "Boiler Room" and "Forces of Nature." They both appeared in "Dogma," which I firmly believe is one of the worst movies ever made. So they both lose points on that one. To be absolutely fair, Ben did show up in "Shakespeare...
When officials at the FDA take just 2 1/2 months to approve a new cancer treatment, you know it's got to be some kind of breakthrough. And indeed the drug called Gleevec, which was given the go-ahead last week in record time, has produced dramatic results in patients with a rare malignancy called chronic myeloid leukemia. It's too early to say just how good Gleevec is. But the drug's success so far makes one thing clear. When designing a safe, effective treatment for a particular cancer, it pays to learn as much as possible about...