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Is Warren Buffett's Cancer Treatment Necessary? - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “Warren Buffett announced he's being treated for early stage prostate cancer, but what exactly does that mean?” View full resource at abcnews.go.com

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Is Warren Buffett's #Cancer Treatment Necessary? Our Dr. Patrick Walsh weighs in. http://t.co/5IHNBlaC #prostate

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Why Was Warren Buffett Screened for Prostate Cancer? - NYTimes.com

well.blogs.nytimes.com — “Mr. Buffett's cancer was detected with a prostate specific antigen blood test, but the decision to screen him goes against the recommendations of a government panel that issues screening guidelines. Read more...” View full resource at well.blogs.nytimes.com

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Prostate Cancer: Warren Buffett, Ryan O'Neal And Other Celebrities Affected By The Condition

huffingtonpost.com — “Warren Buffett has been diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer, according to a statement from Buffett and his company, Berkshire Hathaway, to shareholders. In the letter, Buffett says he feels great, and that doctors don't believe his condition is life-threatening.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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Warren Buffett, Ryan O'Neal and other notable people who have faced prostate cancer http://t.co/NXp7ywwk

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Spoonful of Medicine: Database to help doctors grasp disease risk of duplications the genome : Spoonful of Medicine

blogs.nature.com — “Copy number variations, in which a section of DNA is duplicated or deleted, have been a boon for geneticists hoping to explain the chromosomal causes of everything from autism to schizophrenia to colon cancer. CNVs that are deletions can be helpful in diagnosing a handful of developmental disorders and birth defects such as DiGeorge syndrome, an illness affecting skull formation in which a portion of chromosome 22 is missing. But when doctors find a CNV that is a duplication, they have difficult” View full resource at blogs.nature.com

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Database to help doctors grasp disease risk of duplications the genome http://t.co/zyrSF4kl

Warren Buffett has stage 1 prostate cancer - latimes.com

latimes.com — “Warren Buffett, like most men his age, has stage 1 prostate cancer, which is readily treatable. Ryan O'Neal has stage 2.” View full resource at latimes.com

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80% of men > 80 have PrCa - most don't know it and won't ever develop symptoms. Unless PSA tested http://t.co/JzifyOop

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IMRT Best Option for Prostate Cancer (CME/CE) - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “(MedPage Today) -- For prostate cancer patients, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) may offer better disease control with fewer adverse effects than standard radiation therapy, but proton therapy won't provide additional benefits, researchers found.” View full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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IMRT Best Option for Prostate Cancer (CME/CE): (MedPage Today) -- For prostate cancer patients, intensity-modulate... http://t.co/naJgFmNL

Alcohol Use With Opioids Common Even Without Abuse Past

painlive.com — “Alcohol or sedative use during chronic opioid therapy for non-cancer pain puts patients at risk for adverse events such as respiratory depression or sedation, and the risk of concurrent use of central nervous system depressants is not limited to patients with a history of substance abuse, according to a study published in the March issue of The Journal of Pain.” View full resource at painlive.com

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Alcohol Use With Opioids Common Even Without Abuse Past http://t.co/lMXKIqXS

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New Prostate Cancer Ultrasound Treatment Shows Promise

medicalnewstoday.com — “A new experimental treatment for localized prostate cancer that uses high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) promises to be more effective and have fewer side effects than conventional treat” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Urologist’s Stake in Laboratory Affects Number of Prostate Biopsies - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “Doctors with a financial interest in a laboratory are more likely to send prostate samples, according to a new study, but the rate of cancer detection is no higher.” View full resource at nytimes.com

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Vital Signs: Urologist’s Stake in Laboratory Affects Number of Prostate Biopsies http://t.co/XZb3Ohki

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Aggressive Prostate Cancer Risk Linked With Two Genetic Deletions In Human Genome

medicalnewstoday.com — “According to a study published online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers have identified two inherited-genetic deletions in the human genome asso” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Barrett's Study Results by Mayo Clinic: YouTube

organizedwisdom.com — “Millions of people know what it's like to have to run for the antacids after a big pasta dinner. Most of the time heartburn is harmless, but people who suffer from chronic heartburn are at increased risk of a condition called Barrett's esophagus. And if you have it, your chances of getting esophageal cancer go up. Doctors at Mayo Clinic studied whether or not burning away the Barrett's cells with heat from radiofrequency ablation gets rid of the problem. What they found was encoura” View full resource at organizedwisdom.com

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Does Estrogen-Only HRT Decrease Breast Cancer Risk? Nationally Recognized Endocrinologist Dr. Marina Johnson Weighs In - Press Release

ereleases.com — “IRVING, Texas, April 12, 2012 -- For years menopausal women heard that estrogen increases breast cancer risk. A March 2012 study in Lancet Oncology analyzing” View full resource at ereleases.com

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Does Estrogen-Only HRT Decrease Breast Cancer Risk? Nationally Recognized Endocrinologist Dr. Marina Johnson Weighs In http://t.co/JtAjY0eD

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