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Edison Liu is a Hong Kong native who studied in the U.S. and eventually rose to become director of the division of clinical sciences at the National Cancer Institute. But in 2001 the government of Singapore made him an offer he couldn't refuse: the directorship of the brand new Genome Institute along with a $25 million starting budget--part of a $288 million integrated network of life-science research centers and biotech start-ups called Biopolis. Says Liu: "I came because I saw that the entire leadership of the country, the fabric of the country was thirsting for biology...
...years. The one exception: the National Institutes of Health, whose budget doubled from 1998 to 2003. "Unless there's an emotional appeal, basic research is well beyond the time span of the next election," says Craig Barrett, chairman of Intel. "There is a very emotional attachment to research on cancer or chronic illnesses. It's much more difficult to say, What will the structure of the transistor look like in the next 15 years...
...Clinics like the Hospital Santa Monica tout cures for all types of cancers, attracting many U.S. patients diagnosed with what they believe is a death sentence. How can patients be sure the money they?re often asked to pay up front will ensure a cure? No guarantees are given. ?It is harder today more than ever for patients to find credible information because none exists,? says medical writer Peter Chowka, who has chronicled cancer treatments in the U.S. and the alternative medical facilities of Mexico. ?In 1991 legislation was passed to set up an office within the National Institutes...
...looking for a quiet place to spend her last days.) One of the most popular of this type is the Oasis of Hope Hospital in Playas de Tijuana. ?In a minority of cases, clinical options outside the U.S., particularly in Tijuana have helped people with late stage cancer or a diagnosis of death,? says Chowka. ?It has given them a more peaceful way to die through nutrition, pain relief and other palliative treatments.? He notes that there are instances of amazing medical rebounds. ?I have tracked cases in which the patients insisted they were cured. I am talking about cases...
...Cancer Control Society, based in Pasadena, California, organizes tours of Baja clinics and defends their efficacy. ?There are approximately two dozen alternative medical clinics in the Tijuana area,? says Frank Cousineau, the society?s vice president. ?The worst one there is better than the best one in the U.S. ?I?ve been to probably 20 or so clinics and the ones that I?ve seen are all safe. I won?t say that we never get complaints over things like money but the overwhelming majority tell us they were treated very, very well.? As for Hospital Santa Monica, he says...