Category: Cancer
PodMed – Week of September 21, 2015
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This week’s topics include aspirin recommendations for disease prevention, elective versus fracture-related hip replacements, risk of death among children of atomic bomb survivors, and long term follow-up of diabetes prevention. Program notes: 0:40 SPRINT study 1:25 Aspirin and disease prevention …
September 11, 2015 – Watching and Waiting
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Anchor lead: Can some breast cancers be safely watched rather than immediately treated? Elizabeth Tracey reports Active surveillance or watchful waiting is a strategy that’s been in place to manage prostate cancer for some time after criticisms of too much …
September 10, 2015 – DCIS Overtreatment
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Anchor lead: is the common type of breast cancer called DCIS overtreated? Elizabeth Tracey reports DCIS is an acronym no woman wants to hear. It stands for ductal carcinoma in situ, and accounts for a significant proportion of cancers detected …
September 9, 2015 – No Help
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Anchor lead: Continuing chemotherapy in women whose breast cancer has spread may not help, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many women with metastatic breast cancer will not respond to continued use of chemotherapy and may actually suffer more in terms of quality …
September 8, 2015 – Oral Contraceptives and Endometrial Cancer
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Anchor lead: Taking oral contraceptives may reduce a woman’s risk of endometrial cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Oral contraceptive use is associated with a reduced risk for endometrial cancer, or cancer of the lining of the uterus, a very large study …
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PodMed- Week of August 31, 2015
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This week’s topics include screening for COPD, a new drug for hyposexuality in women, a combination medicine for CHF, and light to moderate alcohol consumption and cancer. Program notes: 0:42 Flibanserin 1:42 Unrelated to psychiatric conditions 2:42 Small number of …