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Anchor lead: Good news on the childhood cancer front, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve had cancer as children are surviving longer and having fewer new cancers develop as well as fewer complications of treatment, a recent very large study in …
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Anchor lead: What’s the benefit of a federal government moonshot at cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports What’s the practical implication of President Obama’s announced ‘moonshot’ at cancer? William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, responds. Nelson: What …
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This week’s topics include Guillain-Barre and Zika infection, inducing older first time moms, long term survival from childhood cancers, and screening for visual acuity in older adults. Program notes: 0:31 Guillain-Barre syndrome and Zika 1:31 Compared with historical infection 2:31 …
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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 …
