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...Global Healing When I saw the cover story on breast cancer at a newsstand, I instantly picked up the magazine [Oct. 15]. Breast cancer is indeed becoming a global concern and strikes women regardless of age or socioeconomic level. My fiancé, who is 32, is one of the survivors. She had surgery, received chemotherapy, went bald and took medicines mentioned in your report such as tamoxifen and Herceptin. She is currently healthy and living a better life than before. Having a strong will to survive means you are on your way to being cured; we leave the rest...
...science you can’t get in the classroom,” Rengarajan said. “It allows students to be a lot more creative.” Attendees also heard speeches from three professional researchers. Edward J. Benz Jr., president and CEO of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, drew from his own experiences as an undergraduate at Princeton and as a student at Harvard Medical School to emphasize the importance of finding good mentors. He also encouraged students to pursue careers in academic medicine. Thomas M. Michel ’77, the director of human biology...
...public nuisance issue of the campaign: leaf blowers. “Their particular pitch—irregular and whiny—is particularly irritating,” said city resident Cynthia Kennedy Sam in a representative attack on leaf blowers. “They harm our lungs and cause cancer and premature death.” Though some candidates, like challenger Sam Seidel, have said they would consider banning leaf blowers, outgoing Councillor Anthony D. Galluccio has said that leaf blowers shouldn’t be a public issue. “I think we need to be cautious...
...help on certain legislators: 'Could you give a call on this one?'" Romney says. On March22, 2006, Kennedy did more than that. He went to the floor of both the house and the senate on Beacon Hill and spoke in very personal terms about the battles with cancer his son and daughter had faced. "This whole issue in terms of universal and comprehensive care has always burned in my soul," Kennedy said. The Federal Government had failed the country on health care, he told the politicians , but "Massachusetts has a chance to do something about...
...Hartlepool's industrial heyday is long passed, but residents may be haunted by its consequences. A local health institute recently sponsored a conference to study the "invisible killers" in Hartlepool - toxins from long-gone plants that have helped make cancer the most prevalent killer in the city with the shortest life expectancy in England...