Pollack, Andrew. "New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2015. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
IN the article “New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise” by Andrew Pollack, ANdrew speaks about studies being done to try to test the presence of the BCRA-1 and BCRA-2 genes, the genes which give women a higher risk of breast cancer. Tests are also being formed for ovarian cancer in ovaries and fallopian tubes. Many companies such as LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics (the two largest companies, also rivals) are pooling their efforts to try to come up with an inexpensive, effective test that tests the presence of 17 cancer-affiliated genes. The test is so inexpensive that almost any woman could purchase it out of pocket, which is a major advancement, because most insurance companies don’t cover tests similar to these. Although these tests are not available yet, they are on their way and look promising.
This article has a large on impact on many lives. If humanity was able to tell if women had mutated genes before they grew cancer, we would be able to almost cure ovarian and breast cancer, two of the most harsh and dangerous cancers. This would save countless lives and also would boost morale of women in a patriarchal world. Women have always been considered inferior to men, and if science could defeat the two largest cancers in women, than things would be more upbeat for women.
I liked this article a lot. I thought it was very well written, and it was easy to follow. I do wish they had talked more about the actual tests, and not just the research and companies involved. It would have helped the reader understand the article better. Despite that minor flaw, this article was well done.
Cece’s review of the article "New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise,” was very well written.The article was about creating tests that will tell women if they have a high chance of getting breast or ovarian cancer. Cece started out by explaining what the author of the article was writing about. Cece explained it very clearly and straightforward, so there was no confusion about the topic of the article. Another thing Cece did well was she explained the benefits of this test. She explained every aspect of how the tests will help women, which is a very important part to include. A third thing Cece did very well was she named the two companies trying to make these tests, and she explained what their goal is for the test. One thing I think Cece could have included was more details about the test and how it is being created. I also think the review could have included more details generally in the review, but overall I think Cece’s review was written very well. I find it very interesting that they are trying to make a test for breast and ovarian cancer because it would benefit women everywhere very greatly.
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Pollack, Andrew. "New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2015. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
ReplyDeleteI read Cece’s critique of the article “New Genetics Test for Breast Cancer Holds Promise” by Andrew Pollack. Cece did a good job in the summary, where she pointed out the main details of the article, such as how the two companies LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics were working together to invent new inexpensive tests to find the presence of the BCRA genes, and how the new tests would be inexpensive. I liked how Cece explained the way this new test would impact humanity and how it would change the lives of so many people, but she could have included a little more on her critique of the article. I agree, with Cece, that one thing the article could have done was provide more information on the tests and how it has affected the people who have taken it so far, and how the tests work/why they are going to be cheaper than before. From reading this article, I learned about a new test that could make testing for breast and ovarian cancer much cheaper and women could get it easier.
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I really enjoyed reading Cece’s review of the article “New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise,” by Andrew Pollack. Cece’s review was interesting and informative, and I learned a lot about a new breast and ovarian cancer test that I did not know existed. I liked how Cece included lots of information about the impact of these new tests. I knew that they could help women detect cancer earlier, but Cece provided even more information about the low price of the tests that allowed almost anyone to purchase them, since other tests aren’t covered by insurance, and also how the tests would boost the morale of women. Another aspect of Cece’s review that was well presented was that she included lots of necessary details and statistics in her summary of the article, including the number of cancer- affiliated genes that the tests will check for, and the names of some of these genes. One last thing Cece did well was that she named the two rival companies working on these tests, LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics, and stated the goal of their research, which was to make the tests easy and inexpensive for women. Although Cece did a great job, she could make some minor improvements to her review to make it even better. One would be to include a weblink in her citation so that others could easily access her article. Another area of improvement would be to include some more quotes in her summary so the reader could get experts’ insight and opinions on the topic. Despite these small things to fix, Cece wrote a great review, and from it, I learned that there was even a test that checked for two common forms of cancer. I learned a lot about the goals of the project, and I thought it was interesting that an inexpensive test for cancer could be made.
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I really enjoyed reading Cece’s critique of the article "New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise,” by Andrew Pollack, since it was very well written.A synopsis of this article would briefly state that it was about creating tests that will tell women if they have a high chance of getting breast or ovarian cancer. One thing Cece did well was she explained the benefits of this test. Another thing Cece did well was explaining what the author of the article was writing about. Cece explained it very clearly and straightforward, so there was no confusion about the topic of the article. She also explained every aspect of how the tests will help women, which is a very important part to include. A third thing Cece did very well was she named the two companies trying to make these tests, and she explained what their goal is for the test. One thing I think Cece could have included to improve her critique was more details about the test and how it is being created, and also some quotes directly from the article. I also think the review could have included more details generally in the review, but overall I think Cece’s review was written very well. I found it very interesting that they are trying to make a test for breast and ovarian cancer because it would benefit women everywhere very greatly around the world.
Martha Thomas
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Pollack, Andrew. "New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2015. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
Cece did a really good job on her review. It was really well written, and had minimal punctuation and spelling errors. It was also a very influential and important article to review in the first place, this new treatment will quite literally save lives. I also liked how she connected the prevention of breast and ovarian cancers to feminist rights. Feminism is a very prevalent and important issue in America right now, with our new candidate Hilary Clinton on track to be the first female president, the fight for equal wages between men and women, and the masses of important pop culture icons fighting for gender equality from Beyonce to Michelle Obama. This review and article made me really excited and happy for the advancement of technology and medicine to help exclusively women.
I think that this review could have gone into further detail about ovarian and breast cancer in general, maybe explained the causes and treatments that have been used in the past. I would have also liked if it included a quote from the article to provide more specific information.
I am very interested in the feminist movement going on right now, it is an issue that directly impacts me and more than 50% of the people on the planet. This review presented an idea about feminism that I had never even considered, the fact that women are considered inferior to men because they sometimes suffer from cancers like ovarian and breast cancer. I hope that scientist conquer these cancers helping women become closer to gaining the equality that they deserve.
Pollack, Andrew. "New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2015. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
ReplyDeleteCece’s response to the article, “New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise” was very well written. She introduced the article by explaining the main ideas. I liked how she included specific details of the certain types of genes. Her vocabulary that she used was also impressive and added to the tone of the response. Another thing Cece did very well was she included important details and benefits of this test. This topic is very relevant to many women today and Cece did a very good job of explaining that. Although I learned a lot from her response, the use of quotes or opinions from experts would have helped the reader understand this topic better and gain more knowledge of this issue. It would have also been helpful if Cece had included more details of the general topic and given more background. Something that I found very interesting is that scientists are trying to create a test for ovarian and breast cancer that can help many women in the future.
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Cece’s response to the article, “"New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise,” by Andrew Pollack is very well written, and teachings about the topic intended. One thing that I like that she did was explain what the author was saying in a way that allowed readers that did not know much about the topic to learn a lot. She explained that studies are being done to find tests that will try and find the presence of BRCA1, BRCA2, and ovarian cancer. I also like how she used many terms that have to do with this topic such as, fallopian tube, BRCA1 and BRCA2 etc. I like how she included the companies that were researching on this topic, and gave statistics on the genes. She included facts about how the two biggest companies, who are also rivals, LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics are trying to come up with an inexpensive test. Although Cece did a great job on her review, there are some areas for improvement. Even though she included information that helped explain the topic well, it would have been even more helpful if she included quotes from researchers that could better explain what they are finding. I also think that she could have gone into greater depth of how this topic will affect the future. She went into this discussion a little bit, but it would have been interesting to hear more about what she had to say. If she had included more about how the test will be inexpensive, that could be a good point to put in how it will help people in the future.
Pollack, Andrew. "New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2015. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.’
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Pollack, Andrew. "New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2015. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.’
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Cece's critique of the article, "New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Holds Promise" by Andrew Pollack, is very thoughtful, but concise. Her explanation of the article was able to give enough information from the article so that the reader understood the overall message of it. The information she gave was not overwhelming. I also thought that her second paragraph, relating the importance of the article to the world, was very well thought-out. I particularly liked her sentence saying, "This would save countless lives and also would boost morale of women in a patriarchal world." It was something I would have never thought of, but there is so much truth in this statement, arousing other ideas on this topic. Another thing that I thought Cece did well in her response was putting the details in about the companies involved in these tests and how they are making them very inexpensive. One thing that I would suggest for Cece's response is to maybe pull quotes from the article to provide a little bit more information and other peoples opinions on this matter. I understand that the article did not give the information needed to give more information on the actual tests, but it would have made her response better if she was able to put that in. I think that it's amazing that women are going to soon be able to buy inexpensive tests for breast cancer and ovarian cancer. It will allow the cancer to be caught and treated earlier, hopefully causing an increase in survivors.
Pollack, Andrew. "New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2015. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
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In Cece’s article about New Genetic tests for Breast Cancer, I felt that she did an extremely good job in summarizing the article, in a way readers could clearly understand the point of her article. She did a great job of including and describing new tests for Breast and Ovarian Cancers, and explaining their benefits of treatment for patients. She also made sure to include the two different companies making these tests and their individual goals of the test. Although she did a great job with the article, it could definitely use some work. A proof read through the review would have been very beneficial because there were some very careless errors. I also think a better description could have helpful, because her article seemed very empty and short. Overall I think that she did a great job with this article and I learned so much about new treatments and cancer.