Cancer News Review – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during May 2015. Program Notes: 0:34 Sun-related cancer 1:32 500 mg nicotinamide daily 2:30 Standardized genetic tests 3:32 National Institute of Standards and Technology 4:32 Altered DNA sequence in … May 18, 2015 – Cancer News Review Read More »

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during August, 2014. Program notes: Program notes: 0:22 Radical prostatectomy and lifestyle factors 1:20 If you’ve had this treatment control weight and don’t smoke 2:21 Not just generally healthier … October 6, 2014 – Cancer News Review Read More »

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during August, 2014. Program notes: 0:16 Examination of tumor types and reclassification 1:15 Misclassified originally 2:17 If there are acquired defects that can be used we’ll use them 3:10 … September 12, 2014 – Cancer News Review Read More »

Anchor lead:  Should you have a sigmoidoscopy rather than a colonoscopy? Elizabeth Tracey reports There’s no question that examination of the large intestine, either using colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, reduces both the incidence of and death relative to colon cancer.  Now … August 26, 2014 – Which Test? Read More »

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during  July. Program notes: 0:15 Head and neck cancer and smokeless tobacco 1:15 Fulminant cancer? 2:16 People who disclose impact everyone 2:38 National experiment in lung cancer 3:40 Five … July 14, 2014 – Cancer News Review Read More »

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during August, 2014. Program notes: 0:14 Annual pelvic exams not needed 1:15 Ovarian cancer detection 2:00 Tomosynthesis and digital mammography 3:05 450,000 study subjects 4:03 More invasive cancers detected … August 12, 2014 – Cancer News Review Read More »

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during June 2014. Program notes: 0:19 New bladder cancer center at Johns Hopkins 1:20 Cancer data worldwide 2:20 Liver cancer on the rise 3:20 Fatty liver 4:10 Modified measles … June 10, 2014 – Cancer News Review Read More »

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during February 2014. Program notes: 0:29 23 and Me 1:32 Do use these tests clinically 2:31 May be misinterpreted or misused 3:31 Companion diagnostic to drugs 4:31 Worried well … February 11, 2014 – Cancer News Review Read More »

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 … January 17, 2014 – Cancer News Review Read More »

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 … December 9, 2013 – Cancer News Review Read More »

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: … October 29, 2013 – Cancer News Review Read More »

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during  September 2013. These topics include, low dose CT screening for smokes, lung cancer screening, targeted drugs for cancer, and prostate cancer awareness month.

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 … August 8, 2013 – Cancer News Review Read More »

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 … July 1, 2013 – Cancer News Review Read More »

Program notes: 0:19 New bladder cancer center at Johns Hopkins 1:20 Cancer data worldwide 2:20 Liver cancer on the rise 3:20 Fatty liver 4:10 Modified measles vaccine to treat cancer 5:11 Can also change cell processes 6:09 Harvesting T cells … June 20, 2014 – Cancer News Review Read More »