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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 [display_podcast] 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 [display_podcast] 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 [display_podcast] 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 [display_podcast] Source: Cancer may no longer be deadly in future, say British researchers announcing breakthrough Reference:
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Sunday House Call, #666, September 9, 2018: Cannabis marketing ads using observational in-house studies to bolster claims for use. Get back to me with real studies then we will talk.
Sunday House Call, #666, September 9, 2018: Cannabis marketing ads using observational in-house studies to bolster claims for use. Get back to me with real studies then we will talk. Topics today include: Some Cannabis companies are sponsoring their own studies to promote Cannabis as an alternative to pain medication. (National Post Saturday Sept 8,…
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Audit of Eastern Ontario hospitals shows that despite having not received full dose of cancer treatment through IV lines, no harm was done
Health Headlines Commentary for August 20, 2018 [display_podcast] Source: Hundreds of Eastern Ontario patients may not have received full dose of cancer treatment