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Radical mastectomy was once standard treatment for even localized breast cancer, but a new study shows that lumpectomy, a procedure in which only the cancerous lump is removed, can be nearly as effective when combined with radiation...
...part of the agreement, the ART receives free use of the Loeb for professional theatrical productions as well as an annual lump-sum payment earmarked for undergraduate theater production--which usually amounts to about a half-million dollars...
...PROSPECT: CABLE SYSTEMS could switch to an a la carte system of billing, in which subscribers build customized cable menus channel by channel, rather than paying a lump sum for an entire "tier." Such a system would probably be ; a boon for narrow-gauge networks (golf enthusiasts would presumably be willing to fork over a buck or two a month for a channel aimed at them). But many general-interest services, from the Weather Channel to USA Network, would surely see their circulation -- and thus their ad revenue -- drop if viewers were forced to choose and pay for them individually...
Shafran said that once the damage was realized, the hotels sought to much a settlement of the losses with Harvard. The hotels would likely have accepted a lump sum payment of a portion of the damages or an agreement from the University to provide them with future business, he said...
...provides a much earlier window to detect and treat breast cancer," Folkman said. "They're going back even earlier than when there's a lump...