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Otis Brawley

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Name: Otis Brawley

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Media registration open for ASTRO's 55th Annual Meeting

What: ASTRO's Annual Meeting is the premier scientific meeting in radiation oncology and is expected to attract more than 11,000 attendees including oncologists from all disciplines, medical physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, radiation oncology ... [Published EurekAlert! - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Radiation, Oncology, Otis Brawley, Association of American Medical Colleges, MD Anderson Cancer Center

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

CT scans better to find lung cancer

A review of a 2010 study finds that CT scans were more effective in detecting lung cancer than X-rays. CT scans pick up more lung tumors than chest X-rays.That’s according to a new analysis of a study conducted in 2010 and published in the New England ... [Published She Knows - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Lung Cancer, Cancer, Norman Edelman, Radiation

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

CT Scans Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Confirms

Font SizeAAA But questions remain about widespread screeningWebMD News from HealthDayBy Randy DotingaHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians weighing the benefits and risks of CT scans for detecting lung cancer now have more ... [Published WebMD - May 22 2013]

Entities: Lung Cancer, CT Scan, Patient, Norman Edelman, Cancer

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Angelina Jolie

Take your health into your own hands

What is it about Angelina Jolie that turns me off? Is it the vial of blood that she wore around her neck when she was married to Billie Bob Thornton? Is it the thin tattooed shoulders that peek out from her satiny sleeveless dresses? Or, is it that in-your-face ... [Published Norwalk Citizen News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, Double Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

23andMe Inc

How Cheap Genetic Testing Complicates Cancer Screening For Us All

Sometimes, more medical information is a bad thing. The influential United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends against most women getting genetic screenings for their susceptibility to breast cancer. Why? Because the tests are imperfect: ... [Published TechCrunch - May 19 2013]

Entities: genetic testing, Cancer, BRCA1, 23andMe Inc, Breast Cancer

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Options for Women at Risk for Breast Cancer

If you're worried about your chances of developing breast cancer, this doesn't mean you have to go under the knife like actress Angelina Jolie.Women develop breast cancer for a variety of reasons, and there are things you can do to help reduce your risks. ... [Published OzarksFirst.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Breast Cancer, Risk (Health), Angelina Jolie, Otis Brawley

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Symposium examines racial and ethnic health disparities on cancer care

Third-year residents in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have organized a symposium examining racial and ethnic health disparities, with a focus on cancer care. The program will feature a keynote ... [Published News-Medical.Net - May 16 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Otis Brawley, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Angelina Jolie's Choice Underscores Screening And Treatment Costs

Topics: Health Costs, Women's Health, Marketplace, Public Health, QualityNews outlets report on the cost of and questions surounding Angelina Jolie's decision to be tested for BRCA-1 and then to undergo a double mastectomy as preventive surgery.Marketplace: ... [Published Kaiser Health News - May 15 2013]

Entities: Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, Double Mastectomy, BRCA2, Breast Cancer

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

First Edition: May 15, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how the latest Congressional Budget Office projections could further stall efforts to reach a grand bargain that includes changes to Medicare and other entitlement programs.Kaiser Health News: Doctors Transform ... [Published News-Medical.Net - May 15 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Medicaid, Medicare

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 3 reports

Chandler woman responds to Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy

Would you make the same decision as Angelina Jolie? CHANDLER, Ariz. -- At age 23, Shannon Harris underwent a preventative double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery after testing positive for a genetic mutation which put her at great risk for developing ... [Published AZ Family - May 15 2013]

Entities: Double Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Doctor reacts to Angelina Jolie's decision

Dr. Otis Brawley, the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, is on the record with a quick post on Angelina Jolie’s startling announcement in a New York Times op-ed that she has had a prophylactic double mastectomy to cut her inherited ... [Published Standard Examiner - May 14 2013]

Entities: Angelina Jolie, Otis Brawley, Double Mastectomy, BRCA1, Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

American Cancer Society conference set for May 1 in Augusta

AUGUSTA -- The American Cancer Society's 35th annual Living With Cancer Conference will take place from 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center.This year's theme will be "Celebrating Each Day: Past, Present, and Future". Keynote speaker ... [Published Kennebec Journal - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: American Cancer Society, Cancer, Otis Brawley, The Jackson Laboratory

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Media registration open for ASTRO's 55th Annual... [Published EurekAlert! - 11 hours ago]
CT scans better to find lung cancer [Published She Knows - 11 hours ago]
Media Registration Open for ASTRO's 55th Annual... [Published Newswise - 12 hours ago]
CT Scans Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Confirms [Published WebMD - May 22 2013]
Take your health into your own hands [Published Norwalk Citizen News - May 21 2013]
How Cheap Genetic Testing Complicates Cancer Sc... [Published TechCrunch - May 19 2013]
How Cheap Genetic Testing Complicates Cancer Sc... [Published TechCrunch Europe - May 19 2013]
C R Bard Settles Allegations of Kickbacks to Pr... [Published Health Care Renewal - May 16 2013]
Options for Women at Risk for Breast Cancer [Published OzarksFirst.com - May 16 2013]
Symposium examines racial and ethnic health dis... [Published News-Medical.Net - May 16 2013]
Jolie stardom rises with revelation [Published Arab Times - May 16 2013]
Angelina Jolie and The Tricky Calculus of Cance... [Published Time - May 15 2013]
Jefferson Department of Family and Community Me... [Published Newswise - May 15 2013]
Angelina Jolie's Choice Underscores Screening A... [Published Kaiser Health News - May 15 2013]
First Edition: May 15, 2013 [Published News-Medical.Net - May 15 2013]
Chandler woman responds to Angelina Jolie's dou... [Published AZ Family - May 15 2013]
Surgeon details Angelina Jolie's mastectomies [Published Asiaone - May 15 2013]
Jolie's mastectomy puts focus on cancer treatment [Published TwinCities.com - May 15 2013]
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Jolie's cancer prompts cheers [Published Adelaide Now - May 14 2013]
Doctor reacts to Angelina Jolie's decision [Published Standard Examiner - May 14 2013]
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How Cheap Genetic Testing Complicates Cancer Sc... [Published TechCrunch - May 19 2013] Sometimes, more medical information is a bad thing. The influential United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends against most women getting genetic screenings for their susceptibility to breast cancer. Why? Because the tests are imperfect: ...
How Cheap Genetic Testing Complicates Cancer Sc... [Published TechCrunch Europe - May 19 2013] Sometimes, more medical information is a bad thing. The influential United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends against most women getting genetic screenings for their susceptibility to breast cancer. Why? Because the tests are imperfect: ...
C R Bard Settles Allegations of Kickbacks to Pr... [Published Health Care Renewal - May 16 2013] Screening for and aggressive treatment of prostate cancer has become an enormously lucrative business, if not necessarily a life-saving medical strategy. The minimal media coverage of a recent settlement suggests that at least to some degree, it has ...
The HPV vaccine [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 31 2013] This story about HPV and its vaccine is from a couple of weeks ago, but it needs to be read. The vaccine that blocks a sexually transmitted infection that causes cervical, oral and other cancers was hailed as a home run when it was approved seven ...
Prescribe Respect [Published The Health Care Blog - Mar 01 2013] By RONI ZEIGER, MD I’ve been noticing recently that the most important thing I can do in clinic is listen respectfully and come up with a shared plan that feels like the patient owns it at least as much as I do. When it goes well it almost feels ...