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Blog Buzz: October 1 – October 7
Catching my eye this week on the internet…
- More on PubMed Health, this time from Dean Giustini at The Search Principle blog.
- Paul Raeburn posted an interesting piece on media coverage of changing prostate cancer screening recommendations on Knight Science Journalism Tracker (via @BoraZ)
- Ada Lovelace and the Luddites – a lovely piece over at Doing Good Science explains the who, what, where, when and why behind today’s celebration of Ada Lovelace Day!
Cancer Research News: September 28 – October 11
- The older cancer survivor population is predicted to increase substantially, an estimated 42% over the next decade.
- Nature reports that draft guidelines for nanomedicine are being developed and that with hundreds of nanoproducts currently being tested in humans, the recommendations aim to safeguard trial participants.
- A Conversation with Dr. Jane Perlmutter about the Role of Advocates in Cancer Research.
- Open-access R&D could be one answer to drug industry woes.
- The New York Times takes on the controversy of prostate cancer screening.