They had escaped a war zone, but in many ways, the fight for life was just beginning. Now their battle was against cancer. They had come to Jordan from Gaza for treatment. Some traveled with their families. Others formed impromptu ones. But the echoes of the war back home found …
Read More »Bruce Ames, 95, Dies; Biochemist Discovered Test for Toxic Chemicals
Bruce Nathan Ames, a biochemist who discovered a revolutionary method of detecting potential carcinogens, paving the way for the banning of many commonly used chemicals, died on Oct. 5 in Berkeley, Calif. He was 95. His wife, Giovanna Ferro-Luzzi Ames, said his death, in a hospital, was from complications after …
Read More »Columbia Cancer Surgeon Notches 5 More Retractions for Suspicious Data
The chief of a cancer surgery division at Columbia University this week had five research articles retracted and a sixth tagged with an editor’s note, underscoring concerns about research misconduct that have lately bedeviled Columbia as well as cancer labs at several other elite American universities. With the latest retractions, …
Read More »‘Mom, I Want to Live’: A Young Girl Battles War and Cancer
Sonya Liakh was 2 years old when she was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine interrupted her chemotherapy. The lapse in treatment allowed the cancer to spread. Soon new tumors emerged. Sonya lost both her eyes. Ukrainian children with long-term illnesses and severe disabilities …
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