“You can’t force anyone to value, respect, understand, or support you, but you can choose to spend time around people who do.” ~Lori Deschene I always felt somewhat different from my family growing up. I didn’t have a terrible childhood—I…
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ERIC WINER: Hi. I’m Eric Winer. I am a medical oncologist, a medical oncologist that has spent my life focusing on breast cancer and breast cancer research. And I am now the Cancer Center director at Yale University at Yale…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows….
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new transplant method that “reanimates” donor hearts appears safe and effective, a new clinical trial has found — in an advance that could substantially expand the supply…
JULIA ROTOW: I’m Dr. Julia Rotow. I’m a thoracic medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. So EGFR-mutated lung cancer is a subset of lung cancer diagnoses that’s most likely to affect younger individuals and individuals…
SOURCES: William Schaffner, MD, professor of preventive medicine and infectious disease specialist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville; medical director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Ann Falsey, MD, professor of medicine and respiratory viruses researcher, University of Rochester School of…
DON DIZON: Hi. Don Dizon. I’m a professor of medicine and professor of surgery at Brown University, and I treat pelvic cancers. And I’m here at ASCO ’23. And one of the studies that was presented was called the SHAPE…
FUMIKO CHINO: My name is Fumiko Chino and I’m a treating Radiation Oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. And I specialize in the treatment of breast and gynecological cancers. I have a research focus on access,…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After two more infant deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to stop using recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers, which are now linked…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A new survey of cancer centers find that chemotherapy shortages are affecting most of them, prompting last-minute changes in treatment for numerous types of cancer. About 93% of…