Episode 19 (Part One): “Getting To The Bottom Of Cancer!"
In Part 1 on this subject, Mickey tracks cancer all the way from Australopithecus bones and Egyptian mummies up to cutting edge modern day protein assays for the detection of cancer markers for potential uses in early detection, secondary screening, therapy selection, recurrence, and beyond, especially focusing on the contributions of the global pioneer in such assays, the company Centocor. In honor of all those who live and have lived with cancer, please enjoy this jam-packed first episode on such a colossal topic.
Episode 19 (Part Two): “Getting To The Bottom Of Cancer!"
Part 2 of “Getting To The Bottom of Cancer!”, our survey of oncological diagnostics! Episode 1 in this series focused on the history of cancer in recorded history, and now Mickey Urdea gets to move on to the wide panoply of tests and technologies that exist today for the screening, diagnosis, staging, prognostication, therapy selection, monitoring, and recurrence of cancer. Part 2 highlights those technologies focused on the whole body and specific tissue samples, and watch Part 3 for individual molecules and “the in-between.”
Episode 19 (Part Three): “Getting To The Bottom Of Cancer!"
Part 3 of “Getting To The Bottom of Cancer!”, our survey of oncological diagnostics! Episode 1 in this series focused on the history of cancer in recorded history, and now Mickey Urdea gets to move on to the wide panoply of tests and technologies that exist today for the screening, diagnosis, staging, prognostication, therapy selection, monitoring, and recurrence of cancer. Part 2 highlighted those technologies focused on the whole body and specific tissue samples, and now Part 3 zeroes in on individual molecules and “the in-between.”
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