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...wield a scalpel with skill, but most surgeons never approach the audacity of Dr. Roger Poisson. From 1977 to 1990, the French-Canadian physician falsified data on scores of patients so that he could enroll as many people as possible in important research studies on the treatment of breast cancer. To conceal the deception from the trial's American coordinators, the former head of oncology at St. Luc's Hospital in Montreal kept a double set of medical files labeled "true" and "false." His office even submitted progress reports for one woman two years after her death. "In the strict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breast Cancer: a Diagnosis of Deceit | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

...tastefully packaged A Father's Story (William Morrow; $20), Lionel Dahmer spends 255 pages pondering the source of son Jeffrey's antisocial urges. Sample scapegoat: Mrs. Dahmer, because she disliked breast-feeding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Serial Chic | 3/21/1994 | See Source »

...scientists' sponsored research varies widely, Hudson said. It includes everything from preventing breast cancer in St. Lucia to studying China's ancient elephants...

Author: By Robert S. Lee, | Title: Earthwatch Sponsors Conference | 3/5/1994 | See Source »

Junior Valerie Gilson had personal best times in the 100 and 200 breast-strokes, and finished in the top eight in both...

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, | Title: Women Tankers Second But Happy | 2/28/1994 | See Source »

...Despite fears to the contrary, moderate aerobic exercise after childbirth does not hamper production of breast milk, according to a new report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Report: Feb. 28, 1994 | 2/28/1994 | See Source »

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