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This month Michael Lim, MD, talks about using viruses and other aspects of immunotherapy for brain tumors. Program notes: 0:22 Polio virus and brain tumor treatment 1:21 Genetically modify viruses to attack tumors 2:21 Implanted melanoma tumors 3:22 Myeloid cells …
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This week’s topics include euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, a new model for breast cancer trials, biomarkers, and S.aureus in families. Program notes: 0:31 A new approach to breast cancer studies 1:31 Stage 2 or 3 breast cancer 2:29 Looking …
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Anchor lead: Why are cancer doctors advocating for a vaccine? Elizabeth Tracey reports Almost all teenagers should be getting vaccinated against human papilloma virus, or HPV, but fewer than half are, national data reveal. Cancer doctors all over the nation …
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Anchor lead: Should the traditional physical examination by your doctor be changed? Elizabeth Tracey reports Standard issue physical examination, where your doctor listens to your heart and lungs, takes your blood pressure and looks into your eyes and ears, should …
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Anchor lead: Graphic pictures may help people stop smoking, Elizabeth Tracey reports Pictures of diseased lungs, holes in the throat to help people breath and other images on cigarette packs do have an impact when it comes to smoking cessation, …
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Anchor lead: Noninvasive screening tests for colorectal cancer may be an option for some, Elizabeth Tracey reports FIT stands for fecal immunochemical testing, and it’s one method the US Preventive Services Task Force says works for colorectal cancer screening. So …
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Anchor lead: Even if you’re over 75, you might want to consider screening for colorectal cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports A multitude of screening modalities should make colorectal cancer screening acceptable to all, the United States Preventive Services Task Force has …
