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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Pharmacogenomics comes to Canada in first small step to treat cancer

    August 11, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 11, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Cancer breakthrough for Vancouver researchers

  • Five year cancer survival rate seems to be lower in financially poorer individual despite universal access to care

    August 3, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 3, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Even With Universal Healthcare, Poorer Cancer Patients Have Worse Outcomes

  • HPV vaccine for boys and men as a means of preventing throat cancer

    July 26, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 26, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Should men be getting the HPV vaccine too?

  • No link established between blood pressure medications (ARBs) and cancer

    June 16, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 16, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Some blood pressure drugs may increase cancer risk, study suggests Reference: Blood pressure pills ‘cancer link’

  • Yoga has positive impact on cancer therapy and quality of life

    May 21, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 21, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Yoga for Cancer Patients Provides Benefits of Sleep, Vitality Reference: Primary source: American Society of Clinical Oncology Source reference: Mustian KM, et al “YOCAS® yoga significantly improves sleep, fatigue and quality of life: A URCC CCOP randomized, controlled clinical trial among 410 cancer survivors” ASCO…

  • Proof of concept that dichloroacetate inhibits cancer cell growth: more studies to follow

    May 13, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 13, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Cancer’s sweet tooth becomes a target Reference: Metabolic Modulation of Glioblastoma with Dichloroacetate

  • Study demonstrates new diagnostic method to predict survival/relapse outcomes in classic Hodgkin's Lymphoma

    March 11, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 11, 2010 Source: B.C. team makes a breakthrough in lymphoma treatment Reference: Tumor-Associated Macrophages and Survival in Classic Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

  • Watching TV increases heart disease and cancer risk, study suggests

    January 12, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 12, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Couch time may cut life short, study suggests Reference: Television Viewing Time and Mortality. The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)

  • Would you like an anti-cancer drug with those fries?

    December 22, 2009

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 22, 2009 [display_podcast] Source:   Plan would put drug in food to fight cancer Acrylamide information here

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