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The Trouble With Medicine’s Metaphors
Source: The Atlantic – Dhruv Khullar. Using military terms like “battle” and “fighter” to help…
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Decision-Making in the Midst of Medical Un/Certainty
By Gayle A. Sulik MA, Ph.D. Evidence and controversy over Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy (CPM) A…
New gene-editing technique allows scientists to more rapidly study the role of mutations in tumour development
Sequencing the genomes of tumour cells has revealed thousands of mutations associated with cancer. One…
Study urges caution about prostate cancer screening
Source: Reema Rattan, The Conversation and Alexandra Miller, The Conversation Prostate cancer screening could reduce…
The Obesogenic Cancer War – Why Your Patients Need You!
By Dr Diana Adams for oncologynews.com.au Cliff Hudis MD, President of the American Society of…
Single-dose radiotherapy could transform breast cancer treatment in UK
Intrabeam radiotherapy, which has go-ahead for NHS use, is given during surgery, eliminating need for…
Unique study focuses on combined treatment approach for locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Investigators at the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute are developing a novel, multistep investigational…
Cancers among ground-zero workers skyrocketing
Source: Herald Sun. 2,500 Ground Zero workers have cancer The heroes who ran towards the burning…
Novel Robot-Assisted Surgery Technique Improves Removal of Small Kidney Cancer Tumours
Roughly 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with kidney cancer per year. Most of these cancers are…
Mumbai to get high-tech cancer hospital for women and children
Cancer treatment for women and children is set to take a big leap in about…