Word: lumped
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...professionalism is a badly mangled term. It's the kind of label that magazines and newspapers love to slap on students to describe the so-called "new mood on campus." But rarely does their reporting venture further than generalizations that lump all students together under on pre-professional umbrella. Pre-professionalism therefore has its share of continually perpetuated myths and untruths...
...Franken, a promoter who stages two of the indoor season's largest California meets, admits that appearance fees are paid, often in a lump sum to managers of track clubs, who then distribute the cash among members. Asks Franken: "What's wrong with getting paid for doing something well...
...supposed to be her first routine medical checkup as First Lady, but Rosalynn Carter learned some unpleasant news at Bethesda Naval Hospital: she had a suspicious lump in her breast. With characteristic directness, Rosalynn, 49, wanted an immediate answer as to how serious it was. Captain William Fouty, the surgeon who directed the removal of Betty Ford's cancerous right breast, ordered the lump removed, under a local anesthetic. The laboratory report showed the growth to be benign, and Rosalynn headed happily home. The next morning, word came that the First Lady was "in great spirits." She even took...
Instead of a mastectomy, Blaschko opted for interstitial radiation therapy -the temporary implanting of tiny bits of radioactive isotopes in and around the malignant tissue. She has had no reason to regret her decision; the lump in her breast has receded, the cancer in her lymph nodes has apparently been eradicated, and she feels so well that she has taken up cycling along with her daily swimming...
Earlier the Better. Syed sees still another benefit. Until now, he notes, many women with a suspicious lump in the breast have been extremely reluctant to go to a doctor for fear they would quickly wind up under the knife. By contrast, implants offer them a less menacing option, which may encourage them to seek help earlier-and early treatment, whatever the technique, is still the best way to beat breast cancer...