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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?
posted by sansan at 7:21 PM
4 Comments:
It's a good article for women Nowdays, many women get the breast cancer because they don't have breast cancer test once a year. However, I think that the new breast cancer test will bring more advantage to women.
12:18 PM
hi penny~ it's aaron
this article is kind of though to me. i don't know why it is hard, maybe the issue of breast cancer is for women. however, i was surpised about your comments, and i agree with you. this article can be a bias, but it is good news for women.
1:50 PM
Breast cancer is very dangerous for women, even for men. Many women don't know they are having breast cancer because they don't do the cancer test. Moreover, they think they are lucky, the will not get the breast cancer. All the women should do the test once a year!
4:05 PM
you did a good job on the summary of this article. i really enjoy discussing with you about the issue of breast cancer in class.
4:29 PM
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