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

" Tomato Tweak " -- The Discovery Files
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have found a way to allow commercial tomato growers to coax their plants into producing more fruit without sacrificing the unique and necessary bushy shape of the plants. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - January 22, 2014 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts

Understanding CLL Clinical Trials
Dr. Adrian Wiestner, senior investigator in the laboratory of lymphoid malignancies at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), explores the clinical trial process. Dr. Wiestner discusses ... Author: patientpower Added: 01/08/2014 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - January 8, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology 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