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...member panel found that yearly mammograms unquestionably reduced the risk of dying from breast cancer 15% in women under 50. But when weighed against the risks of screening - false positives, additional biopsies and patient anxiety - the relative benefit was too small to recommend screening in younger women. That conclusion has incensed some oncologists. "They are saying that we should take mammography away from women in their 40s because ... these factors outweigh the value of lives saved," says Dr. David Dershaw at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. (See pictures from an X-ray studio...
...votes were tabulated earlier this afternoon by the seven-member UC Election Commission after voting closed at noon, Seiler said...
...time of financial pressure, Harvard clubs in Boston and New York seize opportunities to remain pertinent. In order to achieve this goal, they hope to combat the recession by expanding membership. There seems to be two distinct routes. In New York, the Harvard Club requires that potential members have significant ties to the university, as outlined on their Web site. For example, an applicant could be a Harvard graduate or a faculty member of the University. In Boston, however, these membership requirements expanded to include partner schools such as Bryant University and Holy Cross. Membership expansion has been ongoing since...
...January, the New York board will launch “Vision 2020,” a survey asking for member input on future projects. As their membership expands, the club hopes to pursue projects based on majority opinion rather than the opinions of particular individuals...
...Historically, it becomes a squeaky wheel problem, where projects take on a life of their own just because a board member wants it to, as we’re trying to avoid that,” Parent says...