Category: Cancer
August 8, 2013 – Cancer News Review
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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during August 2013. Program notes: 0:11 Do new medications for diabetes cause pancreas cancer? 1:13 Don’t have definitive data 2:11 Mechanism isn’t understood 3:05 African American men with prostate …
July 1, 2013 – Cancer News Review
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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during July 2013. Program notes: 0:15 Harnessing our immune system to fight cancer 1:15 PD1 target 2:15 Side effects of monoclonal antibodies 2:47 Worldwide burden of cancer 3:47 Need …
PodMed – Week of August 4, 2014
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This week’s topics include the benefits of running, guidelines for managing stable ischemic heart disease, the health benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables, and screening adolescents for substance abuse. Program notes: 0:50 Can you reduce exercise time and maintain health …
PodMed – Week of July 28, 2014
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This week’s topics include morcellation dangers, a new clotting pathway identified, troubles with handoffs, and deep vein thrombosis and catheterization. Program notes: 0:44 Morcellation of uterine fibroids 1:44 How often done when cancer isn’t suspected? 2:44 Evolved as a less …
July 21, 2014 – Lung Cancer Trial
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Anchor lead: A new national effort takes aim at one type of lung cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Can treatment for one type of lung cancer be rapidly advanced with the participation of pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, geneticists and researchers? That’s the …
July 14, 2014 – Tomosynthesis
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Anchor lead: Should you have a new imaging technique to screen for breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Tomosynthesis is a new imaging technique for breast cancer screening that’s been much in the news after a study using this technique along …