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Egypt has the highest prevalence of hepatitis C worldwide. And the epidemic will soon peak. Prevention demands political will, ample funding and a change in mindset.
The scourge of the hepatitis C virus in the United States is woefully underestimated. Brian R. Edlin reckons it's time the infection is given the priority it demands.
Drugs to prevent cancer are clearly possible despite some early missteps, says Michael B. Sporn. Restoring the cooperative ethos of decades past will help get us there.
Finding the right food to help reduce our chances of cancer can be a maze. But ongoing studies and a little inventive cooking might point us in the right direction.
Being able to determine an individual's chances of developing cancer will greatly improve risk management strategies and recruitment to clinical trials.
There's more to the genetic causes of cancer than sequence mutations. This added complexity could offer scientists an opportunity to tackle cancer even earlier.
Despite our relative wealth of knowledge about the causes of cancer, the disease persists — and the burden is worsening. Prevention demands political will, ample funding and a change in mindset.