Category: Cancer
December 7, 2018 – Cervical Screening
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Anchor lead: New guidelines on screening for cervical cancer have been released, Elizabeth Tracey reports Cervical cancer screening is a success story in the United States, with cancers detected early and more widespread disease largely avoided. Now the United States …
December 6, 2018 – Open Surgery Benefit
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Anchor lead: When it comes to surgery for cervical cancer, traditional methods may be best, Elizabeth Tracey reports Cervical cancer may be best treated with an open, traditional type surgery rather than more minimally invasive approaches, two recent studies in …
December 5, 2018 – Blood Pressure Med and Lung Cancer
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Anchor lead: Does one class of medicines for blood pressure cause an increased risk for lung cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Do people who take a common class of blood pressure medicines known as ACE inhibitors have a greater risk for …
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December 4, 2018 – Vitamin D and Fish Oil
November 16, 2018 – Clinical Trial Perception
October 5, 2018 – Cascade Testing
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Anchor lead: How can we promote genetic testing among close relatives of those with cancer-related mutations? Elizabeth Tracey reports Cascade testing is a strategy for testing close relatives of someone with a known mutation for cancer, with a new study …