Perception vs. Reality
The latest cancer cures, fundraising campaigns, and miraculous survival stories are ubiquitous in the news— but cancer coverage rarely reflects real-world cancer incidence rates. University of Utah...
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The latest cancer cures, fundraising campaigns, and miraculous survival stories are ubiquitous in the news— but cancer coverage rarely reflects real-world cancer incidence rates. University of Utah...
View ArticleTeenager Designs New Advanced Cancer Test
In some ways, 15-year-old Jack Andraka is a normal teenager. He’s a fan of "Glee" and likes to kayak. But he’s also the mind behind a new pancreatic cancer test that is 168 times faster than anything...
View ArticleMajor Charities Dupe Donors
In a major investigation conducted by Bloomberg Markets Magazine, senior reporter David Evans found that the American Cancer Society, among other major charities in the United States, have signed...
View ArticleIs There a Cure for Cancer?
Bill Saporito, an assistant managing editor of TIME, talks about the magazine's recent cover story, "How to Cure Cancer," in which he looks at the latest developments in cancer research and shares his...
View ArticleBeyond Pink Ribbons
Peggy Orenstein, contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, and author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture, questions the focus on...
View ArticleCan You Cure Cancer Without Killing It?
New Yorker staff writer Jerome Groopman investigates a new breakthrough in the battle against cancer—a promising form of treatment restores cancer cells, rather than eradicating them. He discusses...
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Can America come together to cure cancer?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, what the White House is calling the moon shot to cure cancer. One unexpected announcement in President Obama’s State of the Union address...
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Why tech titan Sean Parker is bankrolling collaborative cancer research
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Now: A young tech magnate places a big bet on a different approach to fighting cancer.Sean Parker made a name for himself as the co-founder of Napster...
View ArticleSolo Piano Works by George Winston
George Winston is one of the best-selling pianists of any style, ever. His albums in the 1980s, like December and Winter Into Spring, were platinum sellers and made the Windham Hill label an unexpected...
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As government-funded cancer research sags, scientists fear U.S. is ‘losing...
Some top scientists in the U.S. see they see a worrisome trend in the falling amount of NIH-sponsored research at a prominent cancer conference. Photo by Joseph Nettis/Getty ImagesLess and less of the...
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