The Genetics of Living Longer, Healthier Lives
Dr. Nir Barzilai considers what research on the genetic makeup of very old healthy individuals might teach us about preventing age-related diseases. (Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast - April 1, 2014 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Is There Really a Sports Gene?
David Epstein, author of a book on sports genetics, considers what clinicians need to know about advances in sports and exercise genetics. (Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast - March 21, 2014 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Liquid Biopsy: Physicians, Patients, Beware!
Liquid biopsy may detect cancer recurrence, changes in the tumor, and development of drug resistance -- eventually, says Dr. George Lundberg. But for now, patients and physicians should be wary. (Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast - March 19, 2014 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

BRCA and Risk for Ovarian Cancer: There's More to the Story
Dr. Maurie Markman considers whether strategies known to reduce the risk for ovarian cancer might also be useful in women with a BRCA mutation. (Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast - March 17, 2014 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Oophorectomy Prevents Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Maurie Markman suggests that the findings of this study be shared with women with the BRCA+ mutation. (Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast - March 14, 2014 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Best Colorectal Cancer Test: The One That Gets Done
Providers must be more proactive if we are to raise national colorectal cancer screening rates. (Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast - February 12, 2014 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Squamous Cell NSCLC: Finally Targetable?
Dr. Maurie Markman reviews a recent study looking at genetic mutations and possible therapeutic targets in squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. (Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast - February 11, 2014 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Finally! Data in Low-Risk HER2 Breast Cancer
Drs. Kathy Miller and Ian Krop talk about why a single-arm study in low-risk cancer is a huge advance for a population of understudied breast cancer patients. (Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast - December 24, 2013 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Is 'Normal' Normal in Cancer Genomics?
Dr. Maurie Markman considers how 'normal' genetic variants can influence cancer treatment outcome. (Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Podcast - December 3, 2013 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts