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Anchor lead:  Controversy swirls around mammography risks and benefits, Elizabeth Tracey reports More small breast tumors are being diagnosed now but not a proportional reduction in the number of large ones, a recent study found, pointing to the potential for …

November 11, 2016 – Routine Mammography Read more »

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Anchor lead: A new tool can help physicians better manage breast cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports A new online tool developed by Antonio Wolff, a breast cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues should help doctors managing women with breast cancer …

November 10, 2016 – Breast Cancer Tool Read more »

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Anchor lead:  What are some of the ethical issues surrounding precision medicine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Precision medicine holds a lot of promise, allowing someone’s own genetic makeup to be utilized in determining what diseases they might develop, and what treatments …

November 9, 2016 – Precision Medicine Forethought Read more »

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Anchor lead:  Why do some people have gut bacteria that may cause cancer and others don’t? Elizabeth Tracey reports Do gut bacteria play a role in colon cancer development?  Francis Giardiello, a gastroenterologist and colon cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, …

November 4, 2016 – Microbiome Specificity Read more »