Dear Sir, Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the top three most commonly diagnosed cancers among women and men. However, it is widely acknowledged that it receives less attention than other cancers. Breast cancer gets the most public attention because of its high incidence and iconic status [1]. Lung cancer attracts attention because of its established link with smoking [2], and prostate cancer ...

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As Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, Dr. Vannevar Bush has coordinated the activities of some six thousand leading American scientists in the application of science to warfare. In this significant article he holds up an incentive for scientists when the fighting has ceased. He urges that men of science should then turn to the massive task of making more accessible o...

How Science Works’ is now the focus of the national science specifications in English schools. This article is a brief introduction to the philosophy of science from the Greeks to the present day that underpins this notion. From September 2006, the emphasis for teaching science at GCSE is on ‘How Science Works’. This focus will also shape the revisions of the AS and A2 specifications from Septe...

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