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...much, to lessen our demands, our insistent wish that the world pay attention to us, us, us!!! In a Del Webb survey of boomer attitudes, respondents said their greatest contribution in retirement will include "demanding funding for medical research." The red ribbon for AIDS and the pink ribbon of breast cancer will be replaced by gray ribbons of gerontology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twilight Of The Boomers | 6/12/2000 | See Source »

...master had a personal challenge as well. In December, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, for which she has been receiving treatment...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fresh Faces Lead W. Hoops into Second | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...call ourselves 'The Force,' because we have four great breaststrokers," said senior Alexis Todor. "We know that we train hard and can go fast. We wanted to sweep the 200 breast...

Author: By Tim M. Martin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Swimming Dives Head-First Into Season | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...memories as vivid as anything Proust experienced from the aroma of his petite madeleine. A tune can induce emotions ranging from unabashed joy to deep sorrow and can drive listeners into states of patriotic fervor or religious frenzy--to say nothing of its legendary ability to soothe the savage breast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music on the Brain | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

...years now, "smart" drugs have been the hottest trend in cancer treatment. They are designed to zero in on the proteins that nurture tumor cells. In the past year alone, the FDA has approved three such drugs (for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, breast cancer and leukemia). And more are in the pipeline, because scientists are becoming increasingly skilled at designing drugs that target specific, critical molecular processes that tumor cells need to survive. Herceptin, for example, takes advantage of the fact that most breast-cancer cells overproduce a certain growth-factor protein; the drug preferentially seeks out tumor cells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Between the Lines | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

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