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cancer
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Covering news about screenings, preventive health recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force just released a recommendation that pregnant women be screened for gestational diabetes, even if they have not been previously…
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Breast cancer screening recommendations up for review
With mammograms in the news lately, it’s worth noting that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has posted its plan…
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Stories about Robach’s breast cancer diagnosis ignore the evidence
It’s a jaw-dropper of a story. A reluctant television reporter is persuaded by her producers to have a mammogram in…
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Escaping death, oral cancer survivor raises awareness
Eva Grayzel’s symptoms started with a sore on her tongue. “It felt like a canker sore,” she recalled. Her dentist…
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IOM addresses cancer care, especially for older adults
The Institute of Medicine’s newly-released report, Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis,updates its recommendations on…
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Balancing a celebrity endorsement with evidence
“The ability to talk to a lot of people is freakish,” said Chris Rock in a conversation with Jerry Seinfeld…
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Catching more cancer with vinegar than with money
It can be tough to find a medical study that is both important and compelling. But that was the opportunity…
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Cancer registries can provide story ideas, context #ahcj13
You don’t need a background in epidemiology to get great information and story ideas from state and national cancer registries.…
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Patients’ ‘leap of faith’ make stories possible, prompt changes
Pamela Fayerman of The Vancouver Sun has been writing about a genetic counselor who has been “relieved of her duties”…
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Komen’s funding of research drops; writer looks at charity’s message vs. science
Amid the controversy over the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation’s changes in funding for Planned Parenthood, Reuters’ reporters…