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On the December11, 2006, in Time, the author Dr. Gupta through the article “A New Breast Cancer Test” was elated to report us that a new breast cancer test was found in North America. However, according to Dr. Gupta’s report, we were being told that although most of women would benefit from this new technic, equalized “docs are performing woo many biopsies” at before. Unlike a biopsy, author explained, this new tech, which named elasticity imaging, “involves no needles or scalpels”. Nevertheless, author stated that “elasticity imaging seem no different for the patient from standard ultrasound. Moreover, the author restated that this new test is being “remarkably good at distinguishing benign lumps from cancerous growths”. Eventually, the author declared that the new test” reminds the gold standard of breast cancer screening”.
Critique
The topic, which being discussed in the article, was introducing a new breast cancer test. Apparently, in some degree of the article, author’s explanations represented bias. According to the article, the author was so excited by this new test which in order to “cut down the number of performing biopsies”. In addition, he alleged a survey from Dr. Richard Barr, which stated that “80 women with 123 suspicious lumps in their breasts and elasticity imaging scored remarkable well”, to support this new test. Furthermore, he envisioned this new test enable to eliminate biopsies a day”. Though the author’s position toward electricity imaging, we also were being given a good news that scientists strived to find the latest treatment for the breast cancer and release the pain suffer from the cancer. To me, it was a valuable article, as well as a gospel to someone who begin lump from cancer.
Vocabulary
1. Biopsy (n.): an examination of tissue taken from a living body to discover the presence or extent of a disease.
2. Remarkably (adj.): worth notice.
3. Lesion (n.): a region which has suffered damage through injure or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, tumor, etc.
4. Vague (adj.): not definite or clear.
5. Suspicious (adj.): feeling or prone to suspicion.
Questions
1. How do you think of this article, bias or balance?
2. Do you think this new test can be used for other cancer except breast cancer?

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On January 19, 2007, in Toronto Star, the author Isabel Teotorio through the article “Court makes man pay for life-saving surgery” indicated that the court “supports OHIP’s refusal to cover" the oversea treatment fee of Adolfo Flora, who has liver cancer since 1999. The author quoted the argument from Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) that Flora did not being reimbursed, for the experts in two top transplant centers in Ontario declared he “was not a suitable candidate for liver transplant, which accepted a liver from a deceased donor, and his chances of survival were slim.” The author reported that Flora sought many hospitals in order to alive, such as Cramwell Hospital in London, England. According to author’s explanation the physicians of this hospital “told him he can received a transplant from a living honor and diagnosed that he had a better chance, which was higher than 50 per cent , of survival. However, the author revealed another two reasons, which made Flora refused, were “one of the procedures the British team perform was available in Ontario and it was not part of the insured services”. Finally, the author stated that, though Flora fails to reimburse from PHIP, he still seek reimbursement after he return to Canada.

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