In this episode, Dr's J, Santhosh and Ward once again perform their biweekly roundup of what's new in the medical world, this time with a focus on Cancer updates. Along the way, they discuss Australias incredible drop in cervical cancer, HPV school lunch programs, A new body organ that might serve as a cancer highway, the dangers of direct to consumer genetic testing, zika as anticancer agent,cancer immunotherapy, unexpected side effects, and a just the tip from either Iowa or Switzerland! So Sit back and relax as we peruse all the news you can use!
Sources
1) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/04/australia-could-become-first-country-to-eradicate-cervical-cancer
2)https://www.newscientist.com/article/2164903-newly-discovered-human-organ-may-help-explain-how-cancer-spreads/
3)https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/09/06/world/science-health-world/tests-mice-show-zika-virus-offer-new-tool-fight-brain-cancer/
4)https://www.livescience.com/61968-23andme-breast-cancer-brca-test.html
5)https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/2642914
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