How Cancer Spreads

CBS) For the past four years, Pat McWaters has been in the fight of her life against a cancer that seems to be moving constantly, CBS News medical correspondent John LaPook reports. "Breast, liver, spine, sternum, ribs, pelvis ... all cancer," Pat says. She's had a variety of treatments to try and control her disease, which began in her left breast. Pat's case is an example of a patient's greatest fear: the spread of cancer, or metastasis. Breast cancer is not fatal if confined to the breast. But when the cancer cells travel to a vital organ like the liver, they can overwhelm the liver cells and shut it down. Ninety percent of cancer deaths occur because of where cancer ends up, not where it begins. "The common belief is that metastasis is fatal. That is incorrect," says Dr. Josh Fidler. Fidler has spent his whole research life trying to figure out how cancer spreads. He sees cancer cells as seeds looking for soil. In all, 99.99 percent of the cells that spread from the original tumors die. Only the strongest survive, and they need fertile soil to grow. Several new cancer therapies try to ruin the soil by cutting off blood flow to the tumors. Because it takes just one cell for cancer to spread, patients are often treated with chemotherapy even though their original tumor is removed. Doctors are looking to destroy cells they can't yet see. "It takes many, many months and years to grow to a size that we can diagnose," Fidler says. The next step to stop cancer: Take a piece of a patient's tumor, analyze it to see if it's likely to spread, then tailor an effective treatment.© MMVII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Mesothelioma attorneys are ready and available to assist you with your mesothelioma lawsuit claim. If you have ever been exposed to asbestos and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be eligible for a lawsuit claim. Contact a LawInfo Lead Counsel qualified mesothelioma attorney today. Today, there are many mesothelioma lawyers to choose from.? The number of lawyers and law firms handling these lawsuits is on the rise. Many of these lawyers have dealt with numerous mesothelioma lawsuits and have a good deal of experience and knowledge about the disease. Those looking for a mesothelioma lawyer should chooser someone that has proven experience in the field. Most reputable lawyers will be happy to provide facts and figures on previous cases that they have handled. ?However, these lawyers often do not provide private information that might be subject to confidentiality. They can, however, provide you with details on how quickly cases were resolved, how much compensation was successfully obtained and how many mesothelioma lawsuits they have dealt with. Although many Americans believe that asbestos has already been banned and its victims have been compensated by the courts, the EWG Action Fund study reports that 30 million pounds of asbestos are used in the U.S. each year, lists dozens of widely-used consumer products that still contain it, and says more than one million workers are exposed every year. Are you one of them? Despite the court"s actions, a short list of products still remain banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Clean Air Act. These include: corrugated paper, rollboard, commercial paper, specialty paper, flooring felt, sprayed-on materials containing more than one percent asbestos, and all new asbestos applications are banned. The structural appearance of cells under the microscope determine the cell or sub-type of mesothelioma. Epithelioid is the least aggressive; sarcomatoid, the most aggressive. The biphasic or mixed cell type shows structural elements of both of the other two.Mesothelioma is a particularly destructive cancer, for decades pass between exposure to the asbestos and appearance of cancerous symptoms. Further complicating mesothelioma treatment is the malignant nature of the cancer, for once symptoms surface, current therapeutic treatments are usually no longer effective and post-diagnosis survival rates typically range from four months to a year.

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Because Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that can take up to 20 years to develop, attorneys need specific training and experience when seeking compensation for clients. Mesothelioma attorneys have a specific team of medical professionals who interpret health records and testing documentation to prove the specific correlation between a patient's side-effects and the Mesothelioma diagnosis.Although most physicians have limited time to spend with each patient at appointments, it is important to address issues as they occur and resolve them to the satisfaction of all parties involved. Initially, this may mean going to your appointment with a list of symptoms or concerns, or questions regarding specific tests that are recommended. Once mesothelioma has been diagnosed, you may have questions regarding treatment options. Chest X-Ray: Pleural effusions (collection of fluid around the lung), pleural thickening (thickening of the lining of the lung) and pleural based masses (masses extending from the lung lining) are often seen in patients with Mesothelioma. The value of a mesothelioma settlement can vary quite drastically, anywhere from thousands to hundreds of millions. The average settlement for a mesothelioma case was 1 million US in 2001. If the case went to trial, the average amount awarded to the plaintiff was 6 million. These amounts were 3 times the average that was awarded just 2 years before in 1999. As you can see from the amounts awarded in these types of cases, when looking for a lawyer they should take a great deal of time to discuss their strategy and experience in this area and also answer any questions that you may have. Responsibility for deadly asbestos exposure is primarily due to the proliferation of asbestos related materials combined with the negligence of the injury to properly warn their employees and consumers about the dangers of their products. For years the asbestos industry concealed or minimized the potential dangers their products posed in the name of profits, fearing lawsuits and diminished demand would ruin their businesses. Ultimately, this deception and negligence virtually destroyed the industry and nearly bankrupted several prominent insurance companies responsible for protecting asbestos companies against potential lawsuits.

请不要过于严厉

不同的声音代表着不同的良知。国家需要不同的声音。建立在无知上的和谐，并非真正的和谐。台湾民主化之后，蒋先生也曾遭到台湾人的诋毁，但一阵之后，台湾人也接受他。无知的后面必然紧跟着的是激进。而激进之后能否恢复理性，则取决于我们有多少人致力于国家的和解。早一些出现不同的声音，能让人们有更多的时间去沉淀自己的激进，思考如何解决历史问题，回归到国家前途上来，对民族而言很是重要。如果在危机中出现真知的流行，则国家必然不胜负载。
请不要过于严厉，我向来致力于国家的和解，在我的《新课程中的人文关怀》一文中，我把宽容、理性放在人格的首位。

2005年4月20日午5时

中正学会成立誓词

中正学会成立誓词：
剡溪与底本河似曾相识，我与中正也是如此。同是生于80年代的人，却是间隔了一个世纪。跨越时空的传承，承接起复兴国家的责任。于是有了一份机缘，一世情。
一生中需要有个楷模，中正是我的楷模。他的荣辱就是我的荣辱，他的人生就是我的人生，他的传奇就是我的传奇，如同生命的再生一样。



学生：郑建民
2005年7月22日

我的感悟

缺乏信念的理想是无法实现的。所以我们将理想置于前方，把信念放在心头，为了理想，我们努力前行。

2006年8月27日早8时

人的一生中会经历很多，或幸福或苦难。但人生不变的话题中，永恒的是珍重。 2004年9月15日夜10时


保护你的双眼，你还要用它（们）看很多东西。 2004年9月14日夜10时

上帝的一只眼睛里有你做的坏事，另一只眼睛里就有你受到的惩罚。 2004年4月

真正的生活需要学会欺骗自己，为了保持一颗纯洁的心。 2004年9月24日早

有些错犯了可以改，有些错永远不能犯。要忠于自己的信念。2004年9月24日早

我们家族的复兴，不应取决于政治上的荣誉，而应体现在精神上的富裕。 2004年9月

最好的读书方法就是背书。2004年9月

宽容是时代进步的标志。

宽容并非意味着没有原则，而恰恰是基于我们的原则。

善对每一个人，不管是好人还是坏人。 2004年6月

每一项制度都是人创立的，都要经历从不成熟到完善，“一党开明政体”也会是如此。2003年8月7日午2时

一个需要长时间努力才能实现的目标是伟大的目标，我们有必要实现它。2001年4月20日夜10时

我们应该用下一代人的优秀品格来占领大地。

一个真正意义上的人是可以怀疑一切的。只有我们的头脑无法否定的东西才是真实的东西。 2002年8月28日午1时


人来到世上，不仅仅只是为自己而活，因为你曾经得到的给予太多了。1999年6月30日晚

我信仰上帝是因为我相信公平和正义。

成功固然是一种洒脱，但是不成功更应有洒脱，只要曾经努力修行过。2005年6月30日夜11时

不同的声音代表着不同的良知。国家需要不同的声音。2005年4月20日午5时

我相信修行，最终能得到上帝的眷顾。2005年7月20日午2时半

在开化教师进修学校工作总结交流会上的演讲

在开化教师进修学校工作总结交流会上的演讲
在座的各位同事、朋友：
大家好！今天我站在这里做这份总结，我不想做条纲式的罗列，因为这对我们这些追求理想的人来说是毫无意义的。回味过去的生活，肯定自己的优点，让自己的生命越来越发光，这才是最重要的。过去的一年，我的所做并不多，仔细分析起来主要有以下三点：
1.我让我的学生拥有了理想。这就是希望他们不要做小人物，不要浑浑噩噩地生活，要做大人物，做真人、真命、真我的大人物。我采取的方法是（1）.让他们精通地理，懂得天外有天；让他们知道中国不算什么、底本不算什么，中国、底本都是弹指可挥、一抹即去的小地方；让他们的着眼点长而远；让他们不再有小家子气。（2）.让他们决心为中华献身。让他们知道中华的贫弱；让他们感觉到这个大时代中，需要他们的崛起，需要他们为中华的复兴贡献力量。然而光有理想是不够的，在追求理想的过程中会有许多困难，而每一个困难都有可能使我们丧失信心，这就需要百折不挠的精神。这也是我所做的第二件事。培养学生百折不挠的精神。我采取的方法是他们读懂历史，读懂真人，让他们在历史真人的对比中，感觉到自己所受的苦不算什么。正像甘地所说的那样：“假如你失败了，那是因为你所受的苦还不够。”通过对历史人物的学习，让他们变得无私无我，永远不后退，永远奋斗下去，百折而不挠。3.挑战自我，挑战世界。我采取的方法是（1）.培养学生的信心。（2）.让学生挑战自我，挑战我，挑战世界。我告诉他们只有挑战我，战胜我，才能战胜世界，主导世界。
回味过去的一年，我的所做不算什么。但我不在乎他们考多少分，也不在乎他们有什么好成绩，我在乎的是他们能不能像海燕一样勇敢地搏击生活中的风浪，能不能像雄鹰一样展翅高飞。也许明天我会失去工作的权力，但我无所畏惧。我为我的理想可以失去一切。回味过去的一年，肯定自己的优点，让自己的生命越来越发光，这才是最重要的。

2000年6月23日早