Word: developable
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...could this be? For starters, the PSA test, like the mammogram, is a less than perfect cancer detector. Men may develop high PSA levels for many reasons: an infection of the prostate, the natural effects of aging, even bruising caused by a long bicycle ride. Or they may have cancer. Only a biopsy can tell for sure...
...good. Now comes the part that seems illogical. You would think that early detection of cancer would increase a man's chances of being cured and therefore prolong his life. But not all prostate cancers are equally deadly. Indeed, most men, if they live long enough, will eventually develop prostate cancer. But most don't die from it. "Perhaps 10% to 15% of prostate cancers are very benign," says Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan, president of the American Urological Association. "Another 10% to 15% are very aggressive." It's hardest to predict what will happen to the middle...
...when they were kittens, they were not in any way less beautiful than cc. When they die, I want to start again with new kittens, and I will have the comfort of knowing that I have helped save more animals as well as the pleasure of watching them develop their own unique personalities as they grow. GILL MCCLEAVE Cleveland, England...
...Congress Jan. 8, lists the countries the U.S. considers contenders for a nuclear assault: Russia, China, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea and Syria. In the past, policymakers generally didn't name specific targets, or if they did, the list wasn't leaked. The document advocates that the military develop a new class of smaller, earth-penetrating nuclear arms suitable for destroying bunkers, as well as buried nuclear, chemical and biological stores...
...Originally founded in 1996, the club fell dormant between the years 1998 and 2000. Last fall David R. Kwong ’02 and Alex L. Young ’02 decided to revive the club and located two other students who had been hatching their own plan to develop a magic organization. The second pair—Adam M. Grant ’03, the current president, and Derek A. Haas ’04, the current vice president—had practiced a little magic in high school and wanted to pursue their hobby on the collegiate level...