Saturday, September 27th, 2008

John McCain is 72 and has had recurring melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Urge PBS’ Jim Lehrer to ask McCain about his health records during Friday’s debate: This debate will deal with foreign policy, and McCain’s health issues constitute a national security issue, especially when you consider how his secrecy about medical records echoes the B…
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008

News story about using hyperthermia as a treatment for breast cancer. Hyperthermia therapy is a treatment used in battling cancer by heating tumors. The Heating is about as warm as a hot tub. Research has shown that heat can damage or kill cancer cells in some tumors while also making radiation and chemotherapy more effective. While it has been known for hundreds of years that fevers can kill…
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008

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Sunday, August 31st, 2008

I made this video because I think the media headlines did a disservice to the public by oversimplifying the complex considerations behind a study looking at fruits and vegetables. The study called the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) Randomized Trial was published in JAMA last week: Influence of a diet very high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber and low in fat on prognosis following treatm…
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008

The Medical College of Georgia improves its lung cancer treatment with surgical and non-surgical improvements….
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008

MRI guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery, or MRgFUS, treats uterine fibroids non-invasively in an out patient setting without the need for general anesthesia or hospitalization, greatly reducing recovery time and the risks of side effects….
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008

MRI guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery, or MRgFUS, treats uterine fibroids non-invasively in an out patient setting without the need for general anesthesia or hospitalization, greatly reducing recovery time and the risks of side effects….
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008

A new technique in treating the early stages of lung cancer involves a combonation of drugs and laser therapy. The procedure is almost painless, and one man is happy he’s had it done. KXLY4’s Teresa Lukens reports….
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Pre-cancerous lesions called actinic keratoses, crop up on millions of Americans every year. Let’s take a closer look at AKs….
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Melanoma is the most rare
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