Search Results for: cancer

A Man Who Could Be Me

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In this exclusive excerpt from The Council of Dads, Bruce Feiler, having just been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, asks a dear friend to be a father to his young twin daughters. Plus: Read how Bruce Feiler formed The Council of Dads.

Source: The Daily Beast
Published: Apr 27, 2010
Length: 6 minutes (1,593 words)

Helping Patients Face Death, She Fought to Live

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Dr. Desiree Pardi, a leading practitioner in palliative care, counseled patients about accepting death, until cancer spread in her body, and she chose to fight it.

Published: Apr 3, 2010
Length: 11 minutes (2,768 words)

After Long Fight, Drug Gives Sudden Reprieve

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The trial of a melanoma drug offers a glimpse at a new kind of therapy tailored to the genetic profile of a cancer.

Author: Amy Harmon
Published: Feb 23, 2010
Length: 15 minutes (3,846 words)

A Roller Coaster Chase for a Cure

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At what may be a watershed moment in understanding genetic changes that cause cancer, a small band of doctors is doggedly testing a drug known as PLX4032.

Author: Amy Harmon
Published: Feb 21, 2010
Length: 17 minutes (4,485 words)

The Place of Women on the Court

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In late February, three weeks after she had an operation for a recurrence of cancer, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg went to Barack Obama’s first address to Congress. Given the circumstances, it wasn’t an event anyone expected her to attend. She went, she said, because she wanted the country to see that there was a woman on the Supreme Court.

Published: Jul 7, 2009
Length: 17 minutes (4,324 words)

Live Your Best Life Ever!

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Wish Away Cancer! Get A Lunchtime Face-Lift! Eradicate Autism! Turn Back The Clock! Thin Your Thighs! Cure Menopause! Harness Positive Energy! Erase Wrinkles! Banish Obesity! Live Your Best Life Ever!

Source: Newsweek
Published: May 30, 2009
Length: 25 minutes (6,260 words)