Cancer Revisit with Deboki Chakravarti

We're thrilled to be joined for a special return to the topic of Cancer by our own magnificent editorial assistant, Deboki Chakravarti! We cover a ton in this beefy episode, so grab a snack, get comfy, and prepare to dive deep on a topic that's well worth the revisit.
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[Truth or Fail]
Water-logged diaper scans
nist.gov/pml/about-pml/pml-working-you/pml-wor…
nist.gov/news-events/news/2017/11/how-disposab…
Toothbrush cancer camera
forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2022/09/22/why-…
mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/obstetric…
Cancer-cell kleenex
statnews.com/2017/09/06/masspec-pen-cancer
[This or That: Researcher, Patient, or Both]
Round 1 - Sister Mary Joseph Nodule
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294…
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00261-016-1…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140…)31864-6/abstract
Round 2 - Trousseau sign of malignancy
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294…
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1022062
Round 3 - AOH1996
alexslemonade.org/blog/chance-meeting-leads-pr…
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10592352
clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05227326
Round 4 - Papanicolaou (Pap) test
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.100…
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221…
[Ask the Science Couch]
Proposition 65 in the state of California & carcinogens in studies
oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/about-proposition-65
oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/proposition-65-list
oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/how-chemicals-are-…
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6349368
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10311-023-0…
cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk…

Patreon bonus: Treatments for different cancers and why there’s no singular cure
cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types
aacr.org/patients-caregivers/about-cancer/what…
cancercenter.com/community/blog/2023/10/cancer…
medlineplus.gov/cancer.html
[Butt One More Thing]
A trained dog could sniff out colorectal cancer in poop samples
gut.bmj.com/content/60/6/814
cshl.edu/the-doctor-will-sniff-you-now

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