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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Engineers turn toxic ancient tomb fungus into anti-cancer drug

    July 8, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 8, 2025 Source:Engineers turn toxic ancient tomb fungus into anti-cancer drug Reference:A class of benzofuranoindoline-bearing heptacyclic fungal RiPPs with anticancer activities

  • Two new cancer drugs approved for use in Sask., offering more treatment options

    April 21, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 21, 2025 Source:Two new cancer drugs approved for use in Sask., offering more treatment options

  • Scalp cooling therapy: The Ottawa Hospital could lose technology that helps prevent hair loss in cancer patients.

    July 3, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 3, 2024 Source:Scalp cooling therapy: The Ottawa Hospital could lose technology that helps prevent hair loss in cancer patients

  • How preventive chemotherapy takes a toll on the body

    March 25, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 25, 2024 Source:Kate Middleton news: How preventive chemotherapy takes a toll on the body

  • Early data shows implantable device can determine tumour sensitivity to chemo

    April 23, 2015

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 23, 2015 Source: New Technology Tests Tumors Inside the Patient to Find Best Treatment Reference: An implantable microdevice to perform high-throughput in vivo drug sensitivity testing in tumors

  • Pregnant woman offered chemotherapy that does not harm her baby thus removing an agonizing decision

    January 9, 2015

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 09, 2015 Source: Pregnant woman saved from choice between newborn, cancer treatment  

  • Researchers find protein in chemo-resistant ovarian cancer cells that when inactivated allows chemo to work

    September 26, 2014

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 26, 2014 Source: Study finds way to kill chemo-resistant ovarian cancer cells Reference: Cell fate regulation by gelsolin in human gynecologic cancers

  • Using ultrasound and computer algorithms to visually represent efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents

    December 16, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 16, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: New technology detects effects of chemo within weeks, early testing shows Reference:

  • Study uncovers errors in chemotherapy preparation and delivery to hospital patients

    February 4, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 4, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Study finds potential errors in chemo use Reference: Intravenous chemotherapy preparation errors: Patient safety risks identified in a pan-Canadian exploratory study

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