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...Ratio worldwide of workers between ages 15 and 64 to retirees over...
...modestly over the past decade, there is a growing sense of frustration among cancer experts. Part of the problem is DCIS. Thirty years ago, these miniature tumors, which usually don't spread into the rest of the body, were diagnosed in some 6% of breast-cancer patients. Today the ratio is closer to 20%, largely because of advances in detection techniques. Yet the treatment of choice is still surgery followed by radiation. "We may be far overtreating our patients," says Dr. Julie Gralow, an oncologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. "We've now got women being...
...increase its numbers, including in America, is part of this drive for universal reach. Is there anything wrong with that? Perhaps not. But why should Islam’s drive for hegemonic rule be credited over the Jewish people’s struggle for survival? Thanks to the lopsided ratio of the two parties, only the Arabs can bring peace to the Middle East, and only if they accept that Jews are also entitled to their land...
...analyzed every shot’s risk-versus -reward ratio,” Fish said. “He reminded me of a zen master. He’d close his eyes and show the shot, perfectly...
...made 15 service errors and only scored three aces,” Bookman said. “That’s not an acceptable ratio. Other than the errors we made, the big difference might be in the defensive effort. They outdug us almost...