Cost vs. benefit: The approval of new anti-cancer therapies
Original broadcast date: July 19, 2009 In a recent issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Drs. Tito Fojo of the National Cancer Institute’s medical oncology division and Christine Grady...
View ArticleCancer vaccine research
Original broadcast date: July 19, 2009 The understanding of a disease process or pathophysiology is crucial to the development of innovative ways to find effective therapies to treat it. On Sunday...
View ArticlePAP tests: What age benefits most?
Original broadcast date: September 27, 2009 The advent of the PAP test in the 1960’s, a screening test to detect abnormal cells of the cervix that might lead to cancerous change, has had a tremendous...
View ArticleEating Well, Living Well by Dr. Richard Beliveau
It seems as a society we are sleepwalking towards a myriad of preventable diseases. I say this because after reading another of Dr. Richard Béliveau’s masterful books on how our lifestyle, eating...
View ArticleWatchful waiting for slow growing prostate cancers is a safe alternative to...
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 18, 2009 Source: Watchful waiting for prostate cancer is safe Reference: Clinical Results of Long-Term Follow-Up of a Large, Active Surveillance Cohort...
View ArticleMouse studies indicate that diabetes medication may aid in the treatment of...
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 2, 2010 Source: Diabetes drug shows potential as a cancer fighter Related articles: Sitagliptin, a novel treatment for type II diabetes Diabetes control...
View ArticleThe Ontario Government’s decides to replace old mammography tech but not the...
The Ontario Government has decided to replace about 25 percent of mammography machine in use because of new information that reveals that they are less sensitive than newer technology in detecting...
View ArticleSunday House Call, #475, February 16, 2014
Sunday House Call, #475, February 16, 2014 Topics today include: An interview with Dr. David Jacobs about the recent screening mammography study that stated no difference between those who were...
View ArticleEffectiveness of screening mammography questioned by Canadian study
An interview with Dr. David Jacobs about the recent screening mammography study that stated no difference between those who were screened and those who were not. Related articles: Canadian breast...
View ArticleSunday House Call, #497, July 27, 2014; Pharmacogenomics arrives in Ottawa
Sunday House Call, #497, July 27, 2014; Pharmacogenomics arrives in Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital and the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) announced this past week the opening of...
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