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This week’s topics include whether aspirin should be stopped before surgery, a change in chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, HPV vaccination benefits, and treatment of acute respiratory syndrome. Program notes: 0:36 HPV vaccine efficacy 1:34 Aimed at four viruses related to …
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This month, Kimmel Cancer Center director Bill Nelson discusses Vice President Joe Biden's national Cancer Moonshot, Stand Up 2 Cancer and team science. Program notes: 0:21 The administration says 1:22 Many strategies are bearing fruit 2:22 Make sure we get …
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This week’s topics include depression screening, colorectal cancer screening by mail, nicotine patches by mail, and malpractice claims. Program notes: 0:38 Colorectal screening by mail 1:35 FIT cards mailed 2:37 Less invasive for initial screen 3:17 Mailing nicotine patches 4:18 …
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This week’s topics include end of life cancer care, the Zika virus, PT and Parkinson’s, and afib in women. Program notes: 0:35 Zika virus 1:37 Pregnant women recommended not to travel 2:35 Rise in microcephaly in Brazil 3:05 Atrial fibrillation …
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Anchor lead: Can a helmet using electrical fields improve survival from some brain tumors? Elizabeth Tracey reports A helmet employing alternating electrical field pulses has been shown to improve survival from glioblastoma, one type of deadly brain tumor, a study …
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Kimmel Cancer Center director Bill Nelson starts off the new year by discussing prostate cancer screening guidelines, the accessbility of breast cancer care, the genomic sequencing of pediatric cancers, and a new drug for leukemia. Program notes: 0:18 USPSTF PSA …
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Anchor lead: How does the burden of cancer differ around the world? Elizabeth Tracey reports Domestically, cancer is largely becoming a chronic disease, one people live with for many years. Now the Institute of Medicine has looked at cancer patterns …
