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...different vaccine for every patient. But with three Phase III clinical trials for idiotype vaccines under way in the U.S., and several other types of custom treatments in development (on March 29, an fda advisory committee found "substantial evidence" that a prostate cancer vaccine is effective, increasing the likelihood of its approval), hopes for cancer vaccines are running high...
What’s the likelihood that you’re sitting back in your comfy chair, legs on the table, sipping some tea as you take a leisurely look at the daily news? Almost zero...
...each year. We disagree. Having The New York Times available in dining halls would dramatically benefit a broad array of students. While the Times’ news coverage is largely available for free online, having a national newspaper sitting on a dining hall table is convenient and increases the likelihood that students will actually read it. For some, reading a paper copy of the news, perhaps with a cup of coffee, is a pleasant morning ritual. Newspapers in dining halls also have the added benefits of keeping students well-informed of events outside the “Harvard bubble...
...unleashing agents into the body, inflaming previously dormant tumors elsewhere. “Sometimes surgery to remove a primary tumor can kick-start a dormant disease,” said Lecturer on Surgery Michael W. Retsky, the paper’s chief author. Doctors have long observed an increased likelihood of relapse among breast cancer patients in the two years after a tumor is surgically removed. In a 2005 paper, Retsky and his fellow researchers first proposed that surgery itself might be a cause of the relapse. In that paper, Retsky found that age was the decisive factor: pre-menopausal...
...Christianity,” class. “Students know Wikipedia, and know where and how to find it,” Cohen, who is also the director of the Center for Jewish Studies, wrote in an e-mail. “Therefore I hope there is a high likelihood that they will actually do the assignment.” Emily C. Milam ’10, a student in Cohen’s class, said the idea of incorporating Wikipedia entries sounded appealing. “I think it’s helpful,” she said...