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In 2005 we were terrified about Bird Flu, before that it was SARS and, of course, in the 80’s and 90’s HIV. Next year it will be something else. What can you do to protect yourself? And how worried should we be about a “pandemic” sweeping our country or the world and taking a heavy toll? Is this something you should lose sleep about? Find out about disease prevention and threats from viruses our immune systems haven’t seen before. We have leading epidemiologists/public health experts who explain.

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Current Status of Lung Cancer Screening in the Wake of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST)
In this podcast, Dr. Hart will discuss the results of a large randomized national study which compared the effects of two screening procedures for lung cancer – low-dose helical computed...
by Patient Power | 04/26/2011
The Latest in Lung Cancer Screening and Treatment
Lung cancer is difficult to detect which is one of the reasons that it is the leading cause of cancer death in the US.  And, unfortunately, it’s often discovered when...
by Patient Power | 04/01/2011
Pancreatic Cancer and Pre-Cancer: A Diagnosis and Treatment Update
While it is a serious disease, pancreatic cancer is relatively rare and often difficult to detect. In this Patient Power program, Dr. Joo Ha Hwang, a gastroenterologist at Seattle Cancer...
by Patient Power | 10/06/2010
Cancer Genetics
Genetics can impact your risk for cancer. How can you learn your risk? Where do you start? In this program two leading experts from the Cancer Genetics Program at Northwestern,...
by Patient Power | 07/13/2010