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September 1996
Scientific American Magazine
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Cover; September 1996; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
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Cosmic Puffery; September 1996; by Powell, Mukerjee; 2 Page(s)
Whither goest the big bang?
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In Brief; September 1996; by Leutwyler; 3 Page(s)
Galileo's Travels; Growing Pains; Free Bits; First Drug for Stroke Approved; Long Days' Night; Some Flies Have All the Luck; Polar Surprise; Pedal Medals; Ungulates Uncovered; Resistance through an Atom; Imanishi-Kari Cleared; Sweeter Dreams
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Mysterious Maladies; September 1996; by Nemecek; 2 Page(s)
Separating real from imagined disorders presents frustrating challenges
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Smog from Space; September 1996; by Sinha; 2 Page(s)
Pollution photographed from the space shuttle helps
to quantify global cooling
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By the Numbers: World Birth-Control Use; September 1996; by Doyle; 1 Page(s)
Over the past 30 years or so, there has been a dramatic decline in world fertility rates, particularly in developing countries.
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Cyber View; September 1996; by Browning; 1 Page(s)
The Internet Is Learning to Censor Itself
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Alarming Nets; September 1996; by Schneider; 2 Page(s)
Fishermen try acoustics
to protect porpoises
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New Chip off the Old Block; September 1996; by Gibbs; 2 Page(s)
Can DNA microprobes do for
genetics what microprocessors
did for computing?
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For Your Eyes Only?; September 1996; by Beardsley; 1 Page(s)
"Strong crypto" puts federal controls under pressure
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Recently Netted....; September 1996; by Eisenberg; 1 Page(s)
Privacy While You're Connected; These Key Words for Hire
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Making Headway Against Cancer; September 1996; by Rennie, Rusting; 3 Page(s)
A single cure is still
elusive, but for people
touched by this
disease, modern
understanding is
paying off in better
treatments, better
prevention and
brighter prospects
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Fundamental Understandings; September 1996; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
Cancer begins when a cell
breaks free from the normal
restraints on uncontrolled
growth and spread. Recent
progress in understanding the
dangerous changes in cell
behavior has been extraordinary.
These findings are the basis for
many of today's most exciting
ideas for improving care.
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How Cancer Arises; September 1996; by Weinberg; 9 Page(s)
An explosion of research is uncovering the long-hidden molecular underpinnings of cancer - and suggesting new therapies
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How Cancer Spreads; September 1996; by Ruoslahti; 6 Page(s)
Tumor cells roam the body by evading
the controls that keep normal cells in place.
That fact offers clues to fighting cancer
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Causes and Prevention; September 1996; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
Many of the culprits most
publicized as causes of
cancer actually account for a
relatively small fraction of
deaths. The good news: we can
do more to protect ourselves.
And a growing area of study - chemoprevention - is attempting to make the task easier.
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What Causes Cancer?; September 1996; by Trichopoulos, Li, Hunter; 8 Page(s)
The top two causes - tobacco and diet - account for almost two thirds of all cancer deaths and are among the most correctable
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Strategies For Minimizing Cancer Risk; September 1996; by Willett, Colditz, Mueller; 6 Page(s)
Simple, realistic preventive measures
could save hundreds of thousands of lives
every year in developed countries alone
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Chemoprevention of Cancer; September 1996; by Greenwald; 4 Page(s)
Someday people should be able to
avoid cancer or delay its onset by taking
specially formulated pills or foods
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Is Hormone Replacement Therapy a Risk?; September 1996; by Davidson; 1 Page(s)
Thanks to advances in public health and medicine, the average American woman will be postmenopausal for about one third of her life.
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Toward Earlier Detection; September 1996; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
New technology promises
not only to detect cancers
earlier and more accurately but
also to catch tumors in their
precancerous state, when the
disease still might be prevented
outright. The same basic
instruments should help
physicians to distinguish patients who need minimal treatment from those who need the most aggressive interventions.
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Advances in Cancer Detection; September 1996; by Sidransky; sidebar by Stix; 6 Page(s)
Tests to look for the presence of a tumor
before any symptoms appear may save
more lives than new drug therapies do
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Advances in Tumor Imaging; September 1996; by Giger, Pelizzari; 3 Page(s)
New tools yield a three-dimensional view
inside the body and automated advice
on interpreting the anatomical landscape
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Should Women in Their 40s Have Mammograms?; September 1996; by Maranto; 1 Page(s)
For at least four years now, breast cancer specialists have been heatedly arguing among themselves about whether women in their forties benefit from having routine mammograms.
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Does Screening for Prostate Cancer Make Sense?; September 1996; by Hanks, Scardino; 2 Page(s)
Since 1990 the reported number of new cases of prostate cancer has tripled, from fewer than 100,000 annually to an estimated 317,000 this year.
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Improving Conventional Therapy; September 1996; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
The mainstays of cancer treatment - surgery, radiation and chemotherapy - are being refined and combined in ways that can help patients enjoy longer, more fulfilling lives.
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Advancing Current Treatments for Cancer; September 1996; by Hellman, Vokes; 6 Page(s)
Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy can
now cure many cases of cancer. Future
methods will be even more effective
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Twelve Major Cancers; September 1996; by Staff Editor; 7 Page(s)
The pages that follow provide facts and figures about the 12 cancers that affect the most Americans (excluding basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers, which are very common but rarely fatal).
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Therapies of the Future; September 1996; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
Fascinating new approaches
to treatment would combat
cancers without the devastating
side effects of many current
therapies. Some capitalize on
insights into how the immune
system might be enlisted to
destroy malignancies. Others are
based on detailed knowledge
of how tumors grow and spread.
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Immunotherapy for Cancer; September 1996; by Old; 8 Page(s)
As knowledge about the immune system
grows, scientists are devising ways, using
the body's own defenses, to attack cancer
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New Molecular Targets for Cancer Therapy; September 1996; by Oliff, Gibbs, McCormick; 6 Page(s)
Investigators are exploiting the characteristic
molecular abnormalities of cancers
in new approaches to treatment
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Living with Cancer (Introduction); September 1996; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
There are ways to cope
successfully with the
physical, psychological and
practical challenges of the
disease. Resources are available
to patients who know where
to look. Even pain can usually
be controlled - if caregivers
award the problem the
attention it deserves.
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Cancer's Psychological Challenges; September 1996; by Holland; 4 Page(s)
Cancer patients today have many options for
easing distress. These interventions may not
prolong life, but they can improve its quality
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Alternative Cancer Treatments; September 1996; by Aulas; 2 Page(s)
Miraculous cures are a myth, but
some regimens may well improve
the quality of life for patients
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Controlling the Pain of Cancer; September 1996; by Foley; 2 Page(s)
Despite enormous advances in treating pain,
many cancer patients still suffer needlessly. Some
simple practices can make a difference
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Finding More Information; September 1996; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
Fortunately, access to incisive knowledge about cancer and its treatment is easier to obtain than ever before.
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Reviews; September 1996; by McGrew, Powell, Kamrin; 5 Page(s)
Reviews
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Commentary: Connections - Impressions; September 1996; by Burke; 2 Page(s)
Fortunately for me, at a recent reception to mark the opening of an exhibition, there was a woman drinking a glass of champagne, and I got the impression she was scrutinizing one of those paintings you can only truly appreciate from a distance.
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