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Alcohol and Cancer Risk

Posted on August 9, 2021 Posted in All Podcasts, Cancer, Health Newsfeed

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If you’re worried about your cancer risk you might want to consider your alcohol consumption, Elizabeth Tracey reports Alcohol consumption is associated with a greater risk for cancer, a new global analysis concludes, with some cancers very strongly associated with …

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A Blood Test for Cancer

Posted on August 9, 2021 Posted in All Podcasts, Cancer, Health Newsfeed

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Has a blood test for cancer reached a point where it can be useful clinically? Elizabeth Tracey reports A blood test looking for modifications to DNA known as methylation is moving closer to usefulness as a screening test for many …

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What Does the Latest Cancer Report Tell Us?

Posted on August 9, 2021 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed

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What does the latest cancer report tell us? Elizabeth Tracey reports The American Cancer Society produces an annual report to the nation on how we’re doing in the fight against cancer. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at …

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Gut Bugs and Cancer Treatment

Posted on August 9, 2021 Posted in All Podcasts, Cancer, Health Newsfeed

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Can your gut bacteria impact on how you respond to cancer treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports For people with advanced melanoma who were being treated with a class of targeted therapies known as checkpoint inhibitors, response to therapy was associated with …

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Accelerated Approval

Posted on August 9, 2021 Posted in All Podcasts, Health Newsfeed

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Do medicines approved by the FDA on their accelerated pathway ever get confirmed? Elizabeth Tracey reports When the FDA developed its accelerated pathway to drug approval in 1992, it seemed like a good way to get drugs to the market …

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What’s the best way to biopsy when a man has suspected prostate cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Posted on August 2, 2021 Posted in All Podcasts, Cancer, Health Newsfeed, Prostate Health

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When a man is suspected of having prostate cancer he will likely undergo a biopsy, where a needle is inserted into the prostate gland to look for cancer. Now a new study shows that using magnetic resonance imaging or MRI …

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If you’re an adult with epilepsy, might you try a specialized diet in lieu of medication? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Posted on August 2, 2021 Posted in All Podcasts, Diet, Health Newsfeed, Neurology And Neurosurgery

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The ketogenic diet, which consists mostly of fat with some protein and very few carbs, has gained visibility as other diets such as the paleo diet have become increasingly popular for weight loss, and it’s used to control epilepsy. Is …

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Alcohol and Cancer Risk

A Blood Test for Cancer

What Does the Latest Cancer Report Tell Us?

Gut Bugs and Cancer Treatment

Accelerated Approval

What’s the best way to biopsy when a man has suspected prostate cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports

If you’re an adult with epilepsy, might you try a specialized diet in lieu of medication? Elizabeth Tracey reports