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Anchor lead: How long should women take hormone treatments after breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Women who’ve had the most common type of breast cancer often take hormone therapy for years to prevent recurrence, but how long should that go …
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This week’s topics include extending therapy in breast cancer, a high fat Mediterranean diet, risks of IVF, and hormone therapy and cognition. Program notes: 0:57 Continuing aromatase inhibitors 1:58 Extending for five more years 2:54 Most women extend 3:10 Does …
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This week’s topics include euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, a new model for breast cancer trials, biomarkers, and S.aureus in families. Program notes: 0:31 A new approach to breast cancer studies 1:31 Stage 2 or 3 breast cancer 2:29 Looking …
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Anchor lead: What do the new breast screening guidelines mean for you? Elizabeth Tracey reports The American Cancer Society has followed the lead of the United States Preventive Services Task Force and modified breast screening guidelines, resulting in fewer breast …
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This week’s topics include belly fat dangers, continuous versus intermittent CPR, silicone breast implants, and intensive versus standard blood pressure control. Program notes: 0:37 Tight blood pressure control 1:38 Standard versus tight control 2:38 More intensive therapy required three medicines …
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Anchor lead: Does a genetic test to assess breast cancer recurrence risk deliver? Elizabeth Tracey reports Oncotype is a commercially available genetic test for breast tumors that’s now been validated for women with low risk disease, a recent study in …
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Anchor lead: Can some breast cancers be safely watched rather than immediately treated? Elizabeth Tracey reports Active surveillance or watchful waiting is a strategy that’s been in place to manage prostate cancer for some time after criticisms of too much …
