SUMC in the News (12/20/06)
Print media coverage
HealthDay, 12/19/06
Breast cancer stem cells seem to survive radiation therapy
A new study suggests that breast cancer stem cells may be especially resistant to radiation therapy. Maximilian Diehn, a resident in radiation oncology and postdoctoral fellow, is quoted in this article, which also appears in the Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas), Longview News-Journal (Longview, Texas), Marshall News Messenger (Marshall, Texas), Palm Beach Post (Palm Beach, Fla.), Rocky Mount Telegram (Rocky Mount, N.C.) and Waco Tribune-Herald (Waco, Texas). Diehn also co-authored an editorial accompanying the study results.
Lakeland Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.), 12/19/06
You only get one skeleton, act now to ward off osteoporosis
Laura Bachrach, professor of pediatrics with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital,
is quoted in this article on how prevention, early diagnosis and treatment can
address the prevalence and debilitating effects of osteoporosis.
New York Times, 12/19/06
Women in science: The battle moves to the trenches
This article focuses on women in science fields. Although Stanford isn't
mentioned, this article may be of interest to readers.
Broadcast media coverage
KGO-AM, 12/19/06
Skin cancer was removed from the leg of first lady Laura Bush. Anthony Oro,
associate professor of dermatology, discussed squamous cell carcinoma, the
second most common form of skin cancer, during this segment.
In a separate segment, May Han, a post doctoral fellow in the Department of Neurology, discussed a new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association that found high levels of vitamin D can help prevent multiple sclerosis.
WEEK-TV (Bloomington, Ind.), 12/19/06
Marcia Stefanick, professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research
Center, was featured in this segment on the role of fat in disease. Similar
segments aired on WLBT-TV (Jackson, Miss.), KPVI-TV (Idaho Falls, Idaho) and
WITN-TV (Greenville, N.C.).
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