Medical Notes: Week of January 21, 2018
A link between a blood thinner and a reduced risk of cancer, kids who eat fish sleep better and higher IQs, and the rise in women enrolling in US medical schools.
Cancer Sub-categories:
- Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (3)
- Bladder Cancer (1)
- Breast cancer (26)
- Cervical Cancer (4)
- Colon Cancer (10)
- Colorectal cancer (11)
- Glioblastoma (3)
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma (1)
- Liver Cancer (1)
- Lung Cancer (12)
- Melanoma (4)
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (2)
- Ovarian Cancer (1)
- Pancreatic Cancer (6)
- Prostate Cancer (11)
- Skin Cancer (6)
- Testicular Cancer (1)
- Throat Cancer (1)
Medical Notes: Week of January 7, 2018
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of January 7, 2018.
Pancreatic Cancer
An advocate and a genetic counselor discuss the state of pancreatic cancer screening and the few alternatives available.
Medical Notes: Week of October 29, 2017
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of October 29, 2017.
Cancer and Beauty (2017)
Women undergoing cancer treatment often suffer hair loss and other impacts on appearance. A noted beauty expert discusses best ways to deal with it.
Lung Cancer Stigma
Most forms of cancer have a built-in constituency of patients and loved ones, but lung cancer patients, instead, are often blamed for their own disease.
Medical Notes: Week of June 11, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of June 11.
Medical Notes: Week of May 28, 2017
Taking low-dose aspirin to protect against breast cancer, sunscreen contributing to vitamin D deficiency, and testosterone shown to produce overconfidence.
E-cigarettes and Oral Health
There are still a lot of questions about electronic cigarettes, but evidence is accumulating that the effect on the oral cavity can be as significant as tobacco cigarettes
Medical Notes: Week of May 14, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of May 14, 2017.
Elephant DNA: The Secret to Cancer Suppression? (2017)
Some animals, such as elephants, almost never get cancer, and scientists have learned that the elephant DNA repair system is 20 times more powerful than the human system
Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Treatment (2017)
Doctors can cure cancer in children better than ever, but decades later, many survivors suffer from chronic disease as a result of powerful cancer treatments.
