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Anchor lead: Why aren’t more people who are candidates for genetic testing for cancer getting tested? Elizabeth Tracey reports Genetic testing can inform a wide range of decisions relative to cancer: one’s own individual risk, the likelihood that certain treatments …
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Anchor lead: The rate of human papilloma virus infection in men is quite high, Elizabeth Tracey reports Human papilloma viruses, abbreviated HPV, cause cancer, with some viral strains more problematic than others. Now a new study looks at a national …
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Anchor lead: Does using MRI improve prostate biopsies? Elizabeth Tracey reports Using both ultrasound and MRI images, a new study reports that improved rates of detecting more serious prostate cancer are possible. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center …
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Anchor lead: Cervical cancer rates have been underestimated, Elizabeth Tracey reports Rates of cervical cancer have for years been reported as low and falling, but now a new analysis of the data removing women who’ve had their uterus removed from …
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This week’s topics include risks of gestational diabetes, managing low back pain, ED physician opioid prescribing, and cooling the scalp for chemotherapy. Program notes: 0:34 Risk of gestational diabetes to infant 1:33 Needing a C-section increased 2:32 Managing low back …
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This week’s topics include sickle cell trait and HbA1c, carcinogen levels and e-cigarettes, mutations and myelodysplastic syndrome, and kids ingesting pet medicines. Program notes: 0:33 Kids eating medicines intended for pets 1:34 Retrospective poison center data 2;28 Must have appropriate …
