Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:03 — 1.4MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Can a new genetic test predict which breast cancers will resist treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports Tamoxifen is a success story for many women with breast cancer, keeping the disease at bay after surgery and additional treatments. But not …
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:02 — 1.4MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Could a new technique help identify who needs additional treatment for breast cancer and who doesn’t? Elizabeth Tracey reports Overtreatment is a buzz word in cancer circles these days, with some experts saying that at least with early …
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05 — 1,021.3KB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Should you have a new imaging technique to screen for breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Tomosynthesis is a new imaging technique for breast cancer screening that’s been much in the news after a study using this technique along …
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:06 — 1.0MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Anchor lead: Will a new imaging technique to screen for breast cancer produce even more overtreatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports Overtreatment is a term most often referring to cancer treatment, where tumors that would never have been life-threatening are treated, costing …
Podcast: Download (Duration: 10:40 — 9.8MB)
Subscribe: RSS
This week's topics include strokes of unknown origin and atrial fibrillation, vitamin D and hypertension, pertussis infection in adolescents and persistent cough, and tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection. Program notes: 0:31 New iTunes link 1:05 Tomosynthesis for breast cancer detection …
Podcast: Download (Duration: 10:32 — 9.6MB)
Subscribe: RSS
This week’s topics include thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism, the bionic pancreas, mammography and breast cancer death, and exercise for depression. Program notes: 0:40 Bionic pancreas 1:40 Adults within 3 miles of hospital and kids 2:35 Reduced hypoglycemic episodes 3:18 Mammography …
