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CANCER COMBO The best treatment for women who have a mastectomy for breast cancer may be to follow surgery with chemotherapy and radiation rather than just chemotherapy. Studies show the combination reduces breast-cancer deaths by as much...
DIED. KATHY KEETON GUCCIONE, 58, co-founder of Penthouse magazine, who campaigned for the testing of the experimental cancer drug hydrazine sulfate; of complications following surgery to remove scar tissue; in New York City. Keeton claimed the drug extended her life after she was diagnosed with breast cancer...
...diagnostic tests--all at a breathtaking pace. Within 30 years, researchers expect to be able to produce a genetic "fingerprint" of an individual's potential future health that will enable doctors to wage pre-emptive battle. Already, testing before any symptoms appear makes possible the early treatment of some breast and colon cancers. Further down the line is the prospect of gene therapy, in which modified genes are introduced into existing cells to prevent or cure numerous diseases...
Your article on the silicone-breast-implant trial in Louisiana [LAW, Sept. 1] raised a number of important issues about the role of science in the courtroom, but the use of the word Dow in the article was misleading. Dow Chemical and Dow Corning are separate corporate entities, and Dow Chemical is not the "parent company" of Dow Corning. Rather, Dow Chemical and Corning Inc. are each 50% shareholders in Dow Corning, which formerly made breast implants. Dow Chemical is not now and never has been in the breast-implant business. It is also important to note that the Louisiana...
This is not the first time that scientists have lauded broccoli's anticancer benefits. Johns Hopkins' Dr. Paul Talalay and his colleagues first isolated sulforaphane from broccoli in 1992. Tests showed that the compound reduced the incidence of breast tumors in rats by 60%. While vitamin E and other antioxidants attack rogue cancer-causing molecules directly, sulforaphane works indirectly by boosting the body's cancer-fighting defenses. Not all broccoli plants are created equal, however. The amount of sulforaphane found in fresh broccoli varies wildly, making the vegetable an unreliable anticancer agent...