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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during January 2014. Program notes: 0:14 Spiral CT and overdiagnosis of lung cancer 1:10 Survival advantage seen 2:15 Gene therapy and one form of leukemia 3:15 Complete remission seen …

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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during December 2013. Program notes: 0:20 Intensity modulated radiation therapy for prostate ca 1:15 Self-serving because of vested financial interest 2:01 Cardiovascular disease after treatment for leukemia 3:01 Arterial …

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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during October, 2013. Topics in this podcast include, sentinel node biopsy in women with breast cancer, surgery for pancreas cancer,  and  utility of gene therapy for cancer. Program notes: …

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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 …

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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 …

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Anchor lead:  The vast majority of antibiotics are used in animal feed and probably shouldn’t be, Elizabeth Tracey reports Antibiotics can remain in animal feed and under the purview of the FDA, a federal court recently ruled.  This judgment disappoints …

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