Category: Cancer
June 23, 2015 – Mastectomy vs. Lumpectomy
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Anchor lead: Most women should consider the data before choosing mastectomy over lumpectomy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Removal of both breasts, called bilateral mastectomy, has grown in popularity among women with early stage breast cancer for a number of reasons. But …
June 22, 2015 – Cavity Shaving
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Anchor lead: A technique called cavity shaving can help avoid repeat breast surgeries, Elizabeth Tracey reports Removal of breast tumors followed by taking just a bit more tissue from the cavity created when the tumor is removed can reduce the …
PodMed – Week of June 15, 2015
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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 …
PodMed- Week of June 8, 2015
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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 …
PodMed – Week of June 1, 2015
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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 …