Comments on: Deborah Rhodes: A tool that finds 3x more breast tumors, and why it’s not available to you https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Garrett https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497983 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:09:43 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497983 Great video, utilizing the advances in technology in medicine is the future.

]]> By: Jared https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497982 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:50:43 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497982 It’s an interesting approach for selective screening for tumors in general (using radionuclide imaging), and it’s already being used for some tests (the thyroid tumors come to mind), just not for breast cancer.

]]> By: Dave Mabus https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497981 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:42:39 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497981 OMENS OF DEATH: the end of atheism – only the blind and deaf can deny it… an example and warning of the fate of those who try to divide people….At least we’re on the same page…Serves Em Right, eh, Randi….

]]> By: Uncle Glenny https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497980 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:44:37 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497980 She doesn’t address the issue of false positives, although offhand, it looks like this technology would be less prone to them.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497979 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:42:36 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497979 Maybe this is what you seek: http://tinyurl.com/yzuer2o

]]> By: Paul W., OM https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497978 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:32:50 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497978 D.C.,

Do you have a link to Orac on the subject, or useful keywords? I did a couple of quick searches and got nothing.

]]> By: D. C. Sessions https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497977 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:57:03 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/01/13/deborah-rhodes-a-tool-that-fin/#comment-497977 Please see Orac’s (as usual, massively verbose) take on this subject. Bear in mind that breast cancer is his research topic.

Also bear in mind that not long ago he lost a relative to breast cancer.

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