lung cancer – Dr. Barry Dworkin

House Calls, #1018, June 14, 2026: Tapping the Keys

June 14, 2026

Wait times are reaching unheard of proportions. The latest: a man with galss in his heel will have to wait 13-14 months before he has surgery to remove it. Another has a 5 year wait to see an orthopedic surgeon. But of course, our governments are doing a bang-up job! A review of a urine…
The time of day when a dose of immunochemotherapy is given in non-small cell lung cancer may have an impact on treatment efficacy.

February 17, 2026

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 17, 2026 Source:How well a cancer treatment works may depend on the time of day you get it Reference:Time-of-day immunochemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized phase 3 trial
Radon gas may be giving more Canadians lung cancer. As a default, get your home, be it newly constructed or other, tested for radon gas.

January 28, 2026

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 28, 2026 Source:Radon gas may be giving more Canadians lung cancer. Scientists are racing to save lives Testing your home for radon
Radon gas detection tests recommended by Canadian Cancer Society

November 24, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 24, 2014 Source: Radon gas levels in homes need to be checked, lung cancer experts say
Overdiagnosis of lung cancer through CT screening does lead to harm for those whose cancers do not require treatment

December 10, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 10, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Many lung cancer tumours prove harmless, study says Reference: Overdiagnosis in Screening for Lung Cancer Harms of Screening
New app helps determine risk of lung nodule malignancy potential

September 5, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 5, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Lung cancer: Canadians develop app to predict if lesions are malignant Reference: Probability of Cancer in Pulmonary Nodules Detected on First Screening CT
Lung cancer breath test is not designed for screening healthy people

December 16, 2011

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 16, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Breath Test for Lung Cancer Shows Promise in New Study Reference: Exhaled Breath Analysis with a Colorimetric Sensor Array for the Identification and Characterization of Lung Cancer
Targeted lung cancer therapy demonstrates how personalized medical therapy works

August 31, 2011

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 31, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: New Lung Cancer Pill Highlights Improved Way of Treating Patients Reference: Butrynski JE, et al “Crizotinib in ALK-rearranged inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor” N Engl J Med2010; 363: 1727-1733.
Lung cancer incidence for women increasing while for men it is decreasing

June 8, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 8, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Lung Cancer in Women on the Rise