Tag: cancer

Here Now – Diagnosed with fatal cancer, ex-film exec savors each day

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By Si Cantwell [email protected] Published: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 2:55 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 2:55 a.m. WINDY POINT | These days, Robert West enjoys sitting in the sun at his cottage across the Intracoastal Waterway from Holden Beach. He watches finches at the bird feeder, delights in spotting deer in … Continued

How Do Our Genes Affect Our Health? A new film in our portfolio explores this question just as a bill protecting our genetic information is signed into law.

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I have long been intrigued by the question of to what degree our personalities and our health are affected by our genes versus our environment. Through reading and film I’ve learned more and more about how pollutants in our environment put as at risk for health problems, and simultaneously I have marveled at scientists’ capacity … Continued