Precision Medicine Pioneer Targets Earlier Cancer Detection

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Precision Medicine Pioneer Targets Earlier Cancer Detection

FromOne-on-One with Eric Topol

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Apr 17, 2017

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Innovative oncologist Brian Druker talks about breaking out of one-size-fits-all thinking in cancer screening and prevention.

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Apr 17, 2017

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Titles in the series (42)

Medscape Editor-in-Chief Eric Topol interviews leading experts on the latest clinical, scientific, social, political, and legal developments that affect the practice of medicine.

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Precision Medicine Pioneer Targets Earlier Cancer Detection: Innovative oncologist Brian Druker talks about breaking out of one-size-fits-all thinking in cancer screening and prevention. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson on Balancing Technology and Human Touch: Eric Topol interviews Bernard Tyson about his remarkable career at Kaiser Permanente and about how technology will never substitute for trust and human touch in the patient-physician relationship. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
23 min listen
Medicine's Future, From a Leader in Genome Editing and Stem Cells: Eric Topol speaks with Chad Cowan, of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, about how regenerative medicine may soon cure diseases like type 1 diabetes and Parkinson disease. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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The Most Transformational Biologist of Our Era?: Dr Eric Topol interviews CRISPR scientist Feng Zhang about his journey from China to the gene editing labs of America. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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Using Video Games Instead of Drugs for Mental Health: Eric Topol speaks with Adam Gazzaley, a neuroscientist studying the therapeutic potential of video games to treat a number of brain diseases and mental disorders. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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Ioannidis: Most Research Is Flawed; Let's Fix It: John Ioannidis built a career on critiquing other researchers' work, and now he is looking for ways to improve the scientific process, he tells Eric Topol. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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Iconoclastic Breast Surgeon Laura Esserman Challenges the Status Quo: From screening to treatment, breast cancer specialist Laura Esserman is on a quest to individualize patient care, and in doing so she is challenging a number of long-standing practices in cancer care. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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Leading Science Journalist Carl Zimmer on His Genome: Dr Eric Topol speaks with science journalist Carl Zimmer about where he gets his ideas, what his genome looks like, and how he got a tapeworm named after him. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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Geisinger: 'The Most Progressive Health System on the Planet': Geisinger Health System has made headlines for offering free genetic screenings and money-back guarantees to its patients. CEO David Feinberg tells Eric Topol how it all works. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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Digitizing the Mind to Understand Mental Health: New tools may make the diagnostic process less subjective in mental illness, paving the way for better therapeutics. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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Gina McCarthy Is Fired Up About Climate Change and the Public Health: Healthcare providers need to engage the public in a conversation about climate change and how it can affect everyone's health, says former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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#ThisISOurLane: Doctor's Viral Tweet Puts Gun Controversy in Context: When the NRA told doctors to 'stay in their lane' and avoid talking about gun control, Dr Judy Melinek's Twitter response sparked national attention. by One-on-One with Eric Topol
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