When neoadjuvant therapy was first developed, it was thought âwell we can kill these circulating tumor cells before the surgeon manipulates the breast and maybe pushes cancer cells out into the circulation and we might have a higher cure rate by doing the chemotherapy firstâ.
Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens: 'Muslim community criticised me for picking up a guitar again'. Yusuf Islam â formerly known as Cat Stevens â talks about his controversial return to music Credit: AP. Y usuf Islam â formerly known as Cat Stevens â has rarely been seen on stage since he converted to Islam in 1977.
familiar shortening of masc. proper name Thomas, used by late 14c. as a type of a nickname for a common man. Applied 17c. as a nickname for several exceptionally large bells. Short for Uncle Tom in the sense of black man regarded as too servile to whites is recorded from 1959. Tom Walker, U.S. Southern colloquial for the devil is recorded from 1833. Tom and Jerry is first attested 1828 in many extended senses, originally the names of the two chief characters (Corinthian Tom and Jerry Hawthorn) in Pierce Egan's Life in London (1821); the U.S. cat and mouse cartoon characters debuted 1940 in Puss Gets the Boot.