Lung Cancer: Why the Guilt Trip?
Dr. Mark Kris presents some hard facts about the incidence of lung cancer among nonsmokers and the importance of adjusting our attitudes toward lung cancer patients. (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - August 12, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Blame Smokers? Absolutely Not!
Dr. Mark Kris presents some hard facts about the incidence of lung cancer among nonsmokers and the importance of adjusting our attitudes toward lung cancer patients. (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - August 12, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Does 'Fantastic' CRC Response Herald a New Era?
Dr. David Kerr reports on a provocative phase 2 trial in quadruple wild-type colorectal cancer and surmises that CRC may be catching up with lung cancer as a disease increasingly defined by genotype. (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - August 12, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Science Gone Crazy? Cord Blood to Trap Sex Offenders
Mississippi passed a law enabling the use of cord blood to identify older men who had sex with underage girls. Is it ethical for doctors to comply with this? (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - August 8, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
VTE Prophylaxis After THR
A recent Canadian paper helps shine light on a topic that divides opinion. While we wait for the ideal trial to be designed, and results to follow, what's best for these patients? (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - August 8, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
AMA: Obesity Is a Disease. It's About Time
Dr. George Lundberg returns to Medscape with a commentary on the AMA's new policy statement that obesity is a disease. (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - July 16, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Full-Dose Rivaroxaban for VTE in Elderly and Those With CKD
The results of a recent pooled analysis by Dr. Harry Buller, although counterintuitive, indicate the relative safety of full-dose rivaroxaban vs standard anticoagulation for these patients. (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - July 16, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Starch Solutions in the Critically Ill: Research Fraud?
This F1000 commentary reports on a study whose findings conclude that hydroxyethyl starches should not be administered in general clinical practice. (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - June 7, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Surgery Beats Radiation in Localized PC? Not so Fast…
Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses the limitations of a new study that's being used to promote surgery over radiation in localized prostate cancer. (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - April 19, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Can Multiple Sclerosis Be Treated Surgically?
Frank Veith discusses the debate about the relationship between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) and MS and whether balloon dilatation can provide a treatment option. (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - February 22, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Despair and Disparity in Diagnosis of Common Cancers
A large study indicates that the poor and elderly are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer at an advanced stage. Dr. David Kerr says that clinicians should be doing something about this. (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - February 7, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
A Tiered Approach to Integrating Genomics Into Your Practice
A tiered tool provides a list of genomic tests and applications for clinical practice according to 3 levels of evidence. (Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Podcast - January 14, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
