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Still, the new findings confirm what oncologists have long known - that, in general, aggressive treatment for older prostate-cancer patients does not significantly improve survival. Indeed, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), the 10-year survival rate for prostate-cancer patients over age 65 who pursue aggressive treatment (surgery, radiation or chemotherapy) is 97%, slightly higher than the survival rate of the 66-to-74-year-old patients in the current study who chose no treatment. "Cancer is the scariest word in medicine for many patients. The first thought is, Oh, my God, I'm going...
...make this a resounding but - it would be irresponsible not to point out that the general feel, if not all the specifics, of Brown's cultural history is entirely correct. He loves showing us places where our carefully tended cultural boundaries - between Christian and pagan, sacred and secular, ancient and modern - are actually extraordinarily messy. Langdon points out, for example, that the U.S. Capitol "was designed as a tribute to one of Rome's most venerated mystical shrines," the Temple of Vesta, and that it prominently features a painting of George Washington in the guise of Zeus. ("That hardly fits...
...many years, Ford Motor Co. was considered the sickest of Detroit's car manufacturers. But conventional wisdom was stood on its head last fall when Ford parted company with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Group LLC by forgoing federal help during the most perilous times for automakers...
...sneakers. el Habashy: Leather pants.Lonergan: Oversized. With skinny pants and pointy flats. It’s all about the silhouette. FM: You returned to campus, unpacked all your clothes. What did you leave in storage? Dagogo-Jack: Anything ever made by Ed Hardy. el Habashy: Polyester leggings. Polyester in general. I don’t want to see it again. Lonergan: Juicy Couture sweat suits. I just donated mine. FM: The 80s are back. So, apparently, are the 40s. And Vogue said something about the color red? What are you buying this fall that’s on trend? Baird...
...Iran's regional aspirations. "They are not really allies," says Christine Fair of the RAND Corp. in Washington. "There is a misguided assumption that just because Pakistan gave Iran nuclear technology that they have some kind of strategic alliance." That deal, analysts say, arose out of former army chief General Mirza Aslam Beg's wish to "create problems for the U.S." (See pictures of terrorism in Tehran...