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Observational study concludes that month-long delays for treatment of specific cancers increases risk of mortality. Especially relevant when Covid is affecting provision of health services.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 9, 2020 Source:A month delay to cancer care might raise death risk: study Reference:Mortality due to cancer treatment delay: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Although no plausible cancer-causing biological mechanism has been proven, J & J throws in the towel. Also, virus exposure time a factor in risk of successful infection among other factors.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 20, 2020 Source:Johnson & Johnson to discontinue talc-based baby powder in Canada and U.S. Staying safe isn’t just about hygiene and distance. It’s about time, too.
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Canada does little to stem the purveyors of quackery and their ads that promote cancer cures.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 27, 2020 Source:Baseless ads for cancer-fighting natural health products are rampant in Canada: report Reference:Bad Science Watch: A Survey of the Online Marketing of Natural Health Products for Cancer Treatment and Cure
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Basic science mouse study of a common protein target shared in multiple cancers warrants further assessment in humans. No treatments on the horizon but this epitomizes good scientific research.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 23, 2020 Source:New scientific breakthrough could lead to ‘one-size-fits-all’ cancer treatment Reference:Genome-wide CRISPR–Cas9 screening reveals ubiquitous T cell cancer targeting via the monomorphic MHC class I-related protein MR1
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Sunday House Call, #696, June 2, 2019: All the medical news that is fit to print is rife with perception and sensational bias
Sunday House Call, #696, June 2, 2019: All the medical news that is fit to print is rife with perception bias Topics today include: The media’s reporting of medical stories are still using the 7+ charged words that should not be part of any medical news story. Your health care dollars being wasted on bureaucracy…
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Study finds that people are more likely to opt for unnecessary surgery when they hear the words “cancer, nodule, and tumour”
Health Headlines Commentary for March 22, 2019 Source: People more likely to want unnecessary surgery if word ‘cancer’ was used: study Reference: The Role of Disease Label in Patient Perceptions and Treatment Decisions in the Setting of Low-Risk Malignant Neoplasms
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Do not announce a cancer treatment “breakthrough” when you have not even done a human trial.
Health Headlines Commentary for December 28, 2018 Source: Cancer may no longer be deadly in future, say British researchers announcing breakthrough Reference: