Word: gentler
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...good news is that the situation is on the mend. Basic research into the molecular chemistry of cancer is well funded and advancing steadily, delivering better diagnoses and smarter drugs. Meanwhile, a series of dramatic improvements in the tools of treatment are moving into clinical trials, promising patients kinder, gentler ways to treat their cancers. Among the highlights...
...good news is that the situation is on the mend. Basic research into the molecular chemistry of cancer is well funded and advancing steadily, delivering better diagnoses and smarter drugs. Meanwhile, a series of dramatic improvements in the tools of treatment are moving into clinical trials, promising patients kinder, gentler ways to treat their cancers. Among the highlights...
Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy are still the first line of defense against breast cancer. But exciting new techniques are entering clinical trials and, if they work, may eventually replace the old standards with kinder, gentler treatments...
...Truth is, a kinder, gentler approach to cancer is nothing new. Just ask the guys: prostate cancer patients have been treated with radioactive seeds and other local approaches for years. At last, it looks like equal treatment for women is making its way into the doctor's office...
...highest order in Shi'a Islam. And coming at a time when the Islamic Republic has "grown up" - which seems to mean that opposition activists are railroaded through the courts instead of being left strangled by the roadside - the raid is a clear message: even in these kinder, gentler times, crossing the lines can have perilous consequences. In Shirazi's case, the lines included questioning the supreme religious leader's absolute power and the theological merits of the man who currently holds that position, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. These academic-sounding matters are at the center of a fierce battle...