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Cancer and the Business of Medicine
The federal budget for cancer research is $31 billion, but cancer victims and taxpayers are asking, where are those promised breakthroughs? We look at the expectations and the realities of a disease that's more complicated the more we know. Also, Obama makes his fourth trip to the Gulf since the spill, and an update on US chances in the World Cup.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe federal budget for cancer research is $31 billion, but cancer victims and taxpayers are asking, where are those promised breakthroughs? We look at the expectations and the realities of a disease that's more complicated the more we know. Also, Obama makes his fourth trip to the Gulf since the spill, and the US team survived a tie with England, but a crucial injury could dampen its chances to move to the next round of the World Cup.
Banner image: Several cancer-related organizations hold a rally 'calling on the administration and Congress to reject measures that will devastate Medicare patient access to diagnostic imaging services, and hit rural communities the hardest' on October 14, 2009 on Capitol Hill. Photo: Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesObama Makes His Fourth Trip to the Gulf since Oil Spill
President Obama is back on the Gulf Coast today for the fourth time since the oil spill, and he’ll address the nation about it tomorrow night. Meantime, the pressure continues on BP . Harvey Morris is in Houston for the Financial Times .
Read the story7 minCancer: Big Business and the Painstaking Search for a Cure
Five years ago, cancer researchers were predicting "miracle treatments" — even vaccines -- based on the billions being spent on genetics. But the more they know, the more complicated cancer becomes, and even the American Cancer Society has tempered its optimism.
Read the story35 minThis One's for BP: US Ties England on Goalie's Spill
The US team was happy to get a 1-1 tie with England on Saturday, based on an inexplicable error by the English goalkeeper. Now, America's goalkeeper may be out of action for the next match in South Africa. Tim Howard makes his living in England, where he's been named the Premier League's goalkeeper of the year.
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