In War Against Cancer, Progress Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Published January 8, 2013

In war against cancer, progress is in the eye of the beholder

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Although improvements in treatment for breast and some other cancers have cut death rates, Brawley said, headline-making new drugs have contributed little. "Most of the expensive new drugs prolong survival for no more than three or four months," on …
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6 more startups share fund for CMU grads

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PECA Labs of the North Side developed the Masa Valve, a heart valve designed for children that has been implanted in 49 people for four years and is going through Food and Drug Administration approval. Graduate: Doug Bernstein, engineering, 2012 …
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Young boys turn to drugs after parents' divorce

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Al-Mansour said the hospital does not have a proper clinic to treat drug addicts, and could not provide any statistics regarding the number of child addicts in the Kingdom. He said drug addiction for children is extremely dangerous, as a child is more …
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