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James Raftery: Ever higher cancer drug prices—driven by US policies and genetic sequencing

July 1, 2015

The high prices charged by companies for cancer drugs has led to lots of speculation, but very little explanation. The most interesting attempt to explain these high prices has been […]

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James Raftery's NICE blogsCancer, cancer drugs, NICE0 Comments

The BMJ Today: Cancer, climate, and dementia

June 23, 2015

• Cancer diagnosis The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released new guidelines to try to speed up the diagnosis of cancer. They recommend that all GPs […]

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The BMJ todayCancer, climate change, dementia0 Comments

Richard Smith: Communicating with patients about ductal carcinoma in situ

September 7, 2011

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a condition we don’t understand. We don’t know its significance, how to describe it, and how to treat it. Worse, we may have created […]

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Guest writers, Richard SmithCancer, Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), Edinburgh, oncology0 Comments

Research highlights – 2 September 2011

September 2, 2011

“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]

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UncategorizedCancer, cystic fibrosis, depression, screening tools0 Comments

Domhnall MacAuley: From the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting (Denver)

June 3, 2011

The next big thing in physical activity research: sitting doing nothing. Steve Blair (University of South Carolina), a major player in the physical activity research world, suggests that the pattern […]

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Domhnall MacAuleyCancer, exercise, pregnancy, sedentary behaviour0 Comments

Cheryl Rofer: Increased cancer risks from radiation for workers and children in Japan

June 2, 2011

I’ve finally gotten to where I’ve wanted to be in working through Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation (BEIR) VII: capable of evaluating radiation doses at Fukushima in terms of health […]

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UncategorizedCancer, Japan, radiation0 Comments

Cheryl Rofer on the BEIR VII report

April 13, 2011

I’ve been looking for numbers. What is the probability of a radiation dose of x millisieverts producing a cancer? I should have found the BEIR VII report, BEIR standing for […]

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UncategorizedCancer, ionising radiation, radioactivity, risk reporting0 Comments

Mervyn Dean reflects on culture specific medicine

February 21, 2011

In the past 10 days or so I’ve settled into some sort of routine at KCMC, seeing patients on the wards in the morning, and in the afternoons either following […]

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Guest writersCancer, developing countries, HIV/AIDS, medication adherence0 Comments

Georg Röggla at the 45th meeting of the EASD

October 6, 2009

The 45th annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) took place in Vienna, Austria, from September 30th to October 2nd  The town centre and all […]

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Editors at largeCancer, cardiovascular mortality, Diabetes, insulin, therapy targets0 Comments

Domhnall MacAuley on a dead certainty

July 10, 2009

So, who gets cancer? Have you a mental image? With heart disease, our classic picture is of an overweight hypertensive smoker, living between the pub and the chip shop. But, […]

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Domhnall MacAuley, Editors at largeCancer, Domhnall MacAuley, Dying, End of life4 Comments
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