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Five years after diagnosis, survival rates among the patients were similar, regardless of the kind of treatment they received. But in the long term, after 10 years, the cancer-specific survival rate was significantly higher in the surgery group - 83% - than in patients who received radiation (75%) or watchful waiting (72%). The study's data also suggest that younger patients, under 70, and patients with aggressive cancer tumors - those with so-called Gleason scores of 7 or above - had a more significant survival benefit from surgery than other patients. On average, says Dr. Elisabetta Rapiti, a co-author...
...study of over 500 colleges nationwide found that more institutions are now providing health benefits to their employees’ spouses or partners—regardless of if they are in same-sex or opposite-sex unions. The web-based survey, conducted by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, reported that 40 percent of universities now offer benefits to same sex partners, an increase from last year’s statistic of 38 percent. The study also reported that 31 percent of colleges surveyed provide health benefits for opposite-sex partners who are not legally...
...that philosophy as well.”Under new leadership, the future looks bright for Harvard basketball. It will likely take some time to adjust to the new system that Coach Amaker brings, and it will be another year before his recruits hit the floor at Lavietes Pavilion. Regardless, players and fans alike have reason to be excited about the potential that the new coach brings to Crimson basketball.—Staff writer Kevin C. Reyes can be reached at kreyes@fas.harvard.edu...
...students today is synonymous with ‘nonalcoholic parties.’ Student leaders take any attempt to moderate drinking as an insult to be countered by even harder drinking.” Indeed, some UC representatives have argued that “drinking will happen” regardless of the College’s intervention, so it might as well happen in Harvard dorms rather than off campus. This premise, however, is a flimsy one. Rules are established to guide behavior—not vice-versa. It is disheartening that Harvard students are so intent on bickering over...
...announced a truce. In a statement aired with much publicity, the two leaders pledged to cease violence. Whether the pact holds remains to be seen, especially in Basra. Tensions between the two factions there have lately been especially high following the British pullout to the airport outside the city. Regardless, U.S. forces are unlikely to play a meaningful role in shaping the outcome. With no evident plans to reenter southern areas, the U.S.-led coalition leaves the fate of some of Iraq's most important territory to others...