It helps to amplify the writers sense of being a part of the larger story which is very important. It is a whole sense of the literary tradition. So there is this rich ground that is here already and then the Writers Institute comes in and becomes a begin debate could begin beacon and resources nothing else and the rest of that sounds too high but it becomes something that feeds the whole system. It gives fuel, fuel to the fire of peoples imaginations and its very rewarding to see that, to encounter that and to see people in the writing workshops to catch fire with their own creativity because the have been given stuff to work with. Theyve been challenged by excellence. Tell us about the reasons you decided to write the book and your findings. Two main drivers that led me to write the book. Number one, patients tell me when they come to the hospital they feel like theyre walking in blind theres this giant system they dont know how to evaluate. And when i ask my patients, why did you ch
Cancer. Disease that has probably touched your life in some way. More than 40 percent of americans will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, and more than 20 percent will die from it. When we talk of cancer, we often refer to it as if it were a single disease. But in reality, it is many diseases. One of the women i was counseling today had a Family Member who had uterine cancer, one had Breast Cancer, one had colon, one had cervix. I had to try to explain to her that these diseases were cancer, but were not all related. The cause of each was very different. Cancer is a general name for more than 100 different diseases. But what all cancers have in common is uncontrollable growth of cells. Cells are the Building Blocks of all organisms they all grow and divide, but as a rule, only when the body needs new cells to stay healthy. But once cells become cancerous, they reproduce indefinitely. Cancer develops in cells that have damaged genes, or mutations. Harold varmus human cance
Cancer. A disease that has probably touched your life in some way. More than 40 percent of americans will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, and more than 20 percent will die from it. When we talk of cancer, we often refer to it as if it were a single disease. But in reality, it is many diseases. One of the women i was counseling today had a Family Member who had uterine cancer, one had Breast Cancer, one had colon, one had cervix. I had to try to explain to her that these diseases were cancer, but were not all related. The cause of each was very different. Cancer is a general name for more than 100 different diseases. But what all cancers have in common is uncontrollable growth of cells. Cells are the Building Blocks ofll organisms they all grow and divide, but as a rule, only when the body needs new cells to stay healthy. But once cells become cancerous, they reproduce indefinitely. Cancer develops in cells that have damaged genes, or mutations. Harold varmus human cance
Inspectors again and to assess the damage also hearing the plan is to demolish the building dont know when exactly that will happen San Francisco Fire Department says the damage was too extreme to save the building airline when the mergers get up to over a thousand agrees that it will affect steel beams inside the building will cause damage to it and cause and the twist when you lose the potential strain it can no longer support the weight of the walls or the roof has already collapsed this makes the stability of these buildings compromised and again as to the intense heat of fuel inside the building the jobs it temperatures upward as starts before see steel beams a couple filed thing is we dont know how long mission will be closed well and to weaken the fort closes maybe early next week also appears that is up to Business Owners to clean up the pile of debris in the roadway at mission test will know what will happen the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation by a retail
Cover. Temperatures around 60 in San Francisco. We will look for the numbers to climb just into the low 60s. Still partly sunny skies and by 11 00 we are mild, in the upper 60s. I will have the changes in a few minutes. Thank you. Turning to the crisis in the middle east. Amos hamas said they agreed to a 12 hour truce. Response, israels military resumed operation necessary gaza. And hamas spokesman said the new truce will go into effect today but the israeli army has not said if it would hold its fire in the time requested by hamas. They said they would continue demolishing tunnels. Its killed more than 1,000 palestinians and 45 israelis. The violence in the middle east has people here calling for the end of the bloodshed. Yesterday protesters gathered in at the plaza. For many the rising death toll of kids caught in the middle east crisis has been the most disturbing to watch. I cant stand it when i see children like the bloodshed of children. I just want it to stop. Im on nobodys sid