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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 …
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This week’s topics include genetic risk of cancer, influencing kids’ food choices, the true value of cancer screening, and probiotics and type 1 diabetes. Program notes: 0:44 Number of cases of cancer due to inheritance 1:45 Follow huge population of …
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Anchor lead: A new grading system should reduce fears for many men with prostate cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Among the many prognostic indicators for prostate cancer is the Gleason score, used for decades by pathologists to identify how advanced a …
