Archives: May 2016

• New Mammogram Screening Guidelines Could Prove Fatal

  May 25, 2016
  The United States Preventative Services Task Force’s recommendation to change breast cancer screening guidelines has some in the medical profession very worried. That organization would like to see annual screening recommendation start times change from 40 to about the age of 50. In addition, it is recommending biannual – not annual – screening for women ages 50 to 74....read more

• FDA Green Lights Viral Therapy for Melanoma

  May 15, 2016
  A new cancer drug that essentially fights fire with fire has received approval for use in America by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Imlygic is an oncolytic viral therapy that is used to kill off melanoma cells that re-emerge after initial surgical interventions. What makes Imlygic so unique is that it is the first-ever viral therapy approved in the...read more