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Cancer Minute and Cancer News Review Podcast
Get the latest news on breakthroughs in cancer research through our cancer podcast series. Dr. William Nelson, director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, discusses the top stories in major medical journals, news media, and cancer meetings. Hosted by Elizabeth Tracey, this series is offered as the "Cancer Minute," and a recap called "Cancer News Review", at the end of the month.
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Childhood Cancer Studying childhood leukemia - Dr. Patrick Brown Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - Dr. Patrick Brown Colon Cancer Multidisciplinary care for advanced colon cancer - Dr. Luis Diaz Prostate Cancer Is There Any Dietary Change That Will Help Treat Your Prostate Cancer? - Dr. Michael Carducci (from ABC News Medical Unit) Are There Any Effective Herbal Treatments For Prostate Cancer? - Dr. Michael Carducci (from ABC News Medical Unit) What Are Anti-Angiogenesis Treatments And Are They A Treatment Option For Prostate Cancer? - Dr. Michael Carducci (from ABC News Medical Unit) What Is Incontinence, How Often Does Treatment For Prostate Cancer Result In Incontinence, And How Is It Diagnosed? -Dr. Ted DeWeese (from ABC News Medical Unit) What Are Endoscopic Injections For Incontinence? - Dr. Ted DeWeese (from ABC News Medical Unit) Will I Be Eligible For Short-Term Disability During My Treatment For Prostate Cancer? - Dr. Ted DeWeese (from ABC News Medical Unit)
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Cancer News Review 1-15-09
Bill Nelson reviews top cancer stories from December including CT scans and cancer risk, cervical cancer screening, vitamin supplementation, and soy.
0:11 CT and cancer risk
1:01 Low level radiation and cancer difficult to predict
2:02 Ask your physician about the need for any test
2:13 Cervical cancer screening
3:02 Optimal screening
3:47 Vitamins and cancer risk
4:30 B vitamin supplementation and risk
5:07 Taking very high vitamin supplements
5:31 Soy and breast cancer
6:23 No increased risk of progression or mortality
7:03 End
Cancer News Review 12-15-09
Bill Nelson reviews top cancer stories from November including prostate cancer screening guidelines, minimally invasive surgery for prostate cancer, Johns Hopkins' Nobel Prize winner, and the Rapid Access Program drug approval.
0:13 American Cancer Society changes screening guidelines
0:45 Find small cancers that may be overtreated
1:35 Devise a better screening strategy
2:20 Open versus minimally invasive prostate removal
3:02 Haven’t used approaches enough to maximize improvements
4:10 How many procedures do you do and what are your outcomes?
4:28 Carol Greider winning Nobel
5:07 Why do telomeres get so short in cancer?
5:38 NCI program called RAID
6:34 First drug for lymphoma
7:00 Harness university brainpower
7:22 End
Cancer News Review 11-5-09
Bill Nelson reviews top cancer stories from October including:
0:12 WHO declares tanning beds a carcinogen
1:00 Suspect it may change industry
1:32 Reduced number of people in cancer clinical trials
2:06 Adults about 3-4% participation
2:53 Remote areas aren’t available
3:10 Red tape associated with clinical trials
3:51 Helping assure clinical trials
4:15 Aspirin and colorectal cancer
4:46 Reasonably low dose of aspirin
5:23 Personalization of cancer treatment
5:59 Dangers of radiation for cancer treatment
6:20 Survivorship issues important
7:00 Modifying techniques to minimize impact
7:20 Evolve a survivorship plan
7:59 End
Cancer Minute 7-13-09
Bill Nelson advocates for funding more bold, new research ideas.
Cancer Minute 7-14-09
Childhood Cancer - Bill Nelson discusses a study showing that radiation to the spine and head may be unnecessary for some types of leukemia.
Cancer News Review 7-6-09
Dr. William Nelson discusses top stories in June 2009. Program notes:
1:20 The system we've created is risk averse
2:00 Treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia
3:03 Avoiding unnecessary exposures
3:23 BMI and pancreas cancer
4:01 Different effect at different points in the lifespan
4:23 Cancers that arise in the ovary
5:08 Defect occurs almost universally
6:14 End
Cancer News Review 6-5-09
Top cancer stories for May 2009. Program notes:
0:11 Treatment for Barrett’s esophagus
1:11 Need longer term follow up
2:01 Appropriate treatment of breast cancer in older women
3:04 No real benefit to less aggressive treatment
4:01 Emerging new treatments for breast cancer
5:02 If it’s a substantial benefit I bet it will be available soon
5:25 Medicare services denies coverage for CT colonography
6:25 Didn’t believe sufficient data for those older than 65
7:25 Finding precancerous lesions is a great benefit
8:15 What’s the best way to screen the most people
9:06 End
Cancer News Review 5-8-09
Wrap-up of cancer news in April 2009. Program notes:
0:21 Two fairly large studies that tried to assess PSA
1:01 The number of men who had to be identified and treated very large
2:01 Need to evolve a better approach
2:33 Side effects of treatment
3:14 What would you recommend to men regarding screening?
3:52 HPV screening and cervical cancer
4:23 Predict with accuracy based on this test
4:46 Drugs that help promote red blood cell production
5:46 End
Cancer Minute 5-01-09
Bill Nelson's one minute take on HPV testing as a screening test for cervical cancer, a recent NEJM study.
Cancer Minute 4-23-09
Prostate cancer screening - should men be screened? Does it lead to overtreatment? Bill Nelson discusses recent news on this topic.
Cancer News Review 4-10-09
Bill Nelson provides a wrap-up for hot topics in March 2009 including the value of PSA testing.
Program notes:
0:20 PSA screening has helped us a great deal
1:10 If PSA is less than three probably don’t need to worry
1:30 Large study of ovarian cancer screening
2:21 Found ovarian cancers at an early stage
3:04 Breast cancer prevention
4:00 Pancreas cancer genes
5:00 Genetic abnormalities in cancer
5:35 End
Cancer Minute 4-01-09
Screening tests for ovarian cancer -- ultrasound and CA125
Cancer Minute 3-25-09
Dr. Bill Nelson discusses prostate screening for older men.
Cancer Minute 3-19-09
In this week’s Cancer Minute, Bill Nelson says for some postmenopausal women, breast cancer may be preventable.
Cancer Minute 2-23-09
Bill Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center, says the outlook for pancreas cancer has improved.
Cancer News Review 2-25-09
Bill Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center wraps up the major cancer research news in February 2009. Program notes:
0:12 Pancreas cancer outlook
1:02 Who is suitable for surgery?
2:00 Advanced colon cancer
3:00 Testing for genetic changes predicts treatment
3:40 Long term cancer survivors and their management
4:42 Reluctance to engage another physician for care
5:49 End
New Director for Kimmel Cancer Center 12-08
Listen to William Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., in his inaugural podcast as Director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
