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Duke University

1:00pm Jan 20, 2017

Science Science

Salmonella Reprogrammed For One Mission: Seek and Destroy Cancer

www.wfdd.org/story/virus-kills-cancerA team of biomedical engineers, including Duke University Pratt School of Engineering’s Dean, Dr. Ravi Bellamkonda, has programmed Salmonella bacteria to seek and destroy brain cancer.

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4:54pm Jan 18, 2017

National National Science Health & Safety

What Does It Mean When Cancer Findings Can't Be Reproduced?

by Richard Harris

Results from some key cancer studies were different when the experiments were redone in different labs. Scientists don't yet know why but say the answer could have health implications for patients.
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5:54pm Jan 03, 2017

National National Health & Safety

Obamacare Plans Don't Always Include Top Cancer Centers

by Michelle Andrews

In a number of states, including big ones such as New York and Texas, leading cancer centers like Memorial Sloan Kettering aren't included in insurers' networks. What's a patient's recourse?
10:57pm Dec 23, 2016

Human Interest Human Interest

Resilience Project: Helping Chronically Ill Patients Pay For Treatment One Pair Of Socks At A Time

by Bethany Chafin

A new business in Winston-Salem is helping people with chronic illness pay for their treatment.

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Clare McLean / University of Washington School of Medicine

2:14pm Dec 16, 2016

National National Health & Safety

When Genetic Tests Disagree About Best Option For Cancer Treatment

by Richard Harris

Two recent studies comparing genetic cancer tests suggest that doctors need to be careful about assuming the results provide a complete picture for selecting among treatments options.
Alyson Hurt / NPR

5:48pm Dec 09, 2016

World News World News Health & Safety

Liver Cancer Is Becoming A Top Killer In Poor Countries

by Susan Brink

It's one of the cancers highlighted in a new report that looks at the growing number of cases worldwide.
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4:10pm Dec 05, 2016

National National Health & Safety

Advice For Doctors Talking To Parents About HPV Vaccine: Make It Brief

by Patti Neighmond

A decade after HPV vaccine was introduced in the U.S., many doctors still hesitate to routinely recommend that children get vaccinated against the cancer-causing virus.

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Katherine Streeter for NPR

7:00am Dec 03, 2016

National National Health & Safety

How A Psychedelic Drug Helps Cancer Patients Overcome Anxiety

by Robin Marantz Henig

Many cancer patients who took the psychedelic drug psilocybin under supervision said the experience erased their anxiety and depression over illness and death.
Katherine Streeter for NPR

6:28pm Nov 28, 2016

National National Science Health & Safety

Big Data Coming In Faster Than Biomedical Researchers Can Process It

by Richard Harris

There's a plethora of projects to gather data about the brain, various kinds of cancer and every type of cell in the body. But researchers are struggling to keep up with the information explosion.

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10:05pm Nov 18, 2016

National National Music & Culture

Soul Singer Sharon Jones, 60, Dies

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Jones, known for generating powerful, energetic performances despite her small stature while fronting The Dap-Kings for the past decade, had been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2013.
KQED

4:10pm Nov 15, 2016

National National Science Health & Safety

WATCH: Mantis Shrimp's Incredible Eyesight Yields Clues For Detecting Cancer

by Elliott Kennerson

Cancer cells, it turns out, reflect light in a particular, polarized way that mantis shrimp can see. A tiny camera based on the shrimp's eye might help doctors better visualize tumors during surgery.
Nancy Shute/NPR

6:35pm Oct 24, 2016

National National Health & Safety

A Noninvasive Colon Cancer Test That's FIT To Be Tried

by Nancy Shute

Colonoscopy has long been the gold standard for colon cancer screening. Now gastroenterologists say the quick, inexpensive, noninvasive FIT test is a good option for people not willing to go there.