Category: Cancer
PodMed – Week of August 1, 2016
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This week’s topics include the cost of physical inactivity, the mortality impact of sedentary behavior, behavioral activation for depression, and skin inspections for skin cancer. Program notes: 0:32 Mortality and physical inactivity 1:33 If you sit for 8 hours increased …
July 11, 2016 – Cancer News Review
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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses changes to physical exams, the HPV vaccine, new information regarding breast cancers in this month's podcast. Program notes: 0:20 Changes to physical exam? 1:20 An app loaded onto a smartphone 2:21 The …
PodMed – Week of July 25, 2016
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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 …
July 25,2016 – HPV Cancers
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Anchor lead: Even as rates of many cancer types are falling, one keeps rising, Elizabeth Tracey reports Human papilloma viruses cause cancer, and that’s why a vaccine has been developed against the most common cancer causing types. Yet new data …
July 20, 2016 – PSA Screening, Again
Brain Matters – July 2016
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This month Michael Lim, MD, talks about using viruses and other aspects of immunotherapy for brain tumors. Program notes: 0:22 Polio virus and brain tumor treatment 1:21 Genetically modify viruses to attack tumors 2:21 Implanted melanoma tumors 3:22 Myeloid cells …