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...word. That's partly because it too easily raises false hopes and partly because doctors are increasingly convinced that a cure is not the only way to beat cancer. Instead, experts believe, by throwing a series of monkey wrenches into the cancer cell's machinery, the new therapies could transform cancer from an intractable, frequently lethal illness to a chronic but manageable one akin to diabetes and high blood pressure. Says Dr. Leonard Saltz, a colon-cancer specialist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering: "I don't think we're going to hit home runs, but if we can get a series...
...Cosmetic surgery is no longer the domain of middle-aged women, either. Britain's Transform Medical Group, which has 16 clinics, says two-thirds of its patients are under age 40, and half of those are under 30. Men are also increasingly seeking to enhance their looks by scalpel and syringe. The Viel twins and Corporación Dermoestetica say 30% of their patients are male. "We see more and more men around 50 coming in," says Yann Levet, who operates two clinics in France. "They say they are feeling strong competition from younger players at work." Sometimes they...
...word. That's partly because it too easily raises false hopes and partly because doctors are increasingly convinced that a cure is not the only way to beat cancer. Instead, experts believe, by throwing a series of monkey wrenches into the cancer cell's machinery, the new therapies could transform cancer from an intractable, frequently lethal illness to a chronic but manageable one akin to diabetes and high blood pressure. Says Dr. Leonard Saltz, a colon-cancer specialist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering: "I don't think we're going to hit home runs, but if we can get a series...
...organization that contributes $25 million a year to British charities but remains preoccupied with refuting rumors about trouser length could use some professional help. Enter Dewar. While not a Mason himself, he has quickly been transformed into his new clients' staunchest defender. To questions about the UGL's refusal to admit women he responds, "In a sophisticated, grown-up democracy, if men want to do things on their own, that's totally natural." Dewar is planning a Freemasonry in the Community Week that will involve charitable events across England and Wales in June 2002. He is redesigning...
Stiglbauer has a great talent for enlisting aid--from clergy, police, civic groups, parents, teachers, businesses and even higher powers. That talent has helped transform this once downtrodden school into one of the highest-achieving in South Carolina. "Often educators don't like to ask outsiders for help," explains Stiglbauer, who took over Hand six years ago. "But I say, 'Let them lift...