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This week’s topics include a new type of prosthetic leg, breast cancer risk and obesity, mobile phones and CPR, and surgical mishaps. Program notes: 0:40 Mobile phones and CPR 1:41 Almost 6000 trained in CPR 2:40 Only compressions needed 3:20 …
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This week’s topics include cavity shaving for breast tumors, long term outcomes in treated type 2 diabetes, addition of another agent to lower LDL cholesterol, and breast cancer screening recommendations. Program notes: 0:35 Breast tumor cavity shaving 1:35 Had surgeons …
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This week’s topics include dangers of newer oral contraceptives, elevated thyroid hormone and fractures, aflatoxin and gallbladder cancer, and HDL cholesterol efflux and heart disease. Program notes: 0:34 Newer oral contraceptives and risk of VTE 1:31 VTE and older and …
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Anchor lead: Family histories don’t rule when it comes to breast cancer prognosis, Elizabeth Tracey reports Do women who’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer need to worry about what’s happened to relatives with the disease? No, a study of several …
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Anchor lead: Can a supplement reduce some skin cancer recurrences? Elizabeth Tracey reports Skin cancers are very common, and although only melanoma is usually life-threatening, they can require disfiguring surgery and often recur. Now an Australian study shows that in …
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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during May 2015. Program Notes: 0:34 Sun-related cancer 1:32 500 mg nicotinamide daily 2:30 Standardized genetic tests 3:32 National Institute of Standards and Technology 4:32 Altered DNA sequence in …
