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As prostate cancer treatment options expand, it often means more complex decisions for patients. To help the public learn more about treatment options, Anthony D’Amico, MD, PhD, chief, Genitourinary Radiation Oncology, was featured in a special live segment with Matt Lauer of NBC’s Today Show on Wednesday, June 9. Dr. D’Amico highlighted for the public issues to consider when evaluating radiation-based treatment options.
On May 27th, Dr. D’Amico was featured on WCVB Channel 5. He provided viewers with a more complete picture of PSA - the popular, but at times controversial, screening test for prostate cancer. The Boston Herald also covered Dr. D’Amico’s research on PSA and prostate cancer recurrence that was published earlier this spring in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Dr. Gary Curhan’s study on kidney stones grabbed the attention of many major media outlets. New York Newsday, The Boston Herald, The Boston Globe, New England Cable News and Reuters all covered the study, which found that intake of foods rich in calcium and phytate may decrease the risk of kidney stones in younger women. The study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Data published by BWH researchers about physicians’ prescribing patterns garnered attention in national newspapers and online new websites. Michael Fischer, MD, MS, conducted interviews with the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, CNN.com and WebMD. His paper, showing that evidence-based prescribing for hypertension could save at least $1.2 billion annually, was published in the April 22 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Researcher Eunyoung Cho, ScD, published two large-scale studies this spring, both of which made media splashes. Her paper from the Annals of Internal Medicine on alcohol and colorectal cancer was featured in The Boston Herald and The Washington Post. A recent JAMA Archives paper on fruit and a common eye disease among older adults was featured on WBZ Ch. 4, BBC, CNN radio, WCBS radio and was covered by Reuters.
Tarun Jain, MD, and Mark Hornstein, MD, appeared on New England Cable News to discuss their research about trends in IVF that show doctors are improving at lowering the number of multiple births. The study was published in the April 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Coverage also appeared in the LA Times, USA Today, CNN.com and was reported by the Associated Press.
Leveraging data from the landmark Nurses’ Health Study, BWH researcher Candyce Kroenke, MPH and ScD, reported on two important findings that shed new light on the risk and impact of breast cancer on women. The first study, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, found that women 40-years-old and younger were more likely to be negatively impacted by physical, social and psychological issues than older women struggling with the disease. In a second study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers found that stress induced by caregiving did not increase breast cancer risk. Both studies received broad media coverage including Channel 4 and the Boston Globe.
New research from BWH’s Center for Neurologic Diseases, led by Jie Shen, PhD, was covered locally by both the Boston Herald and The Boston Globe. Shen discovered that there might be a new cause of nerve cell death related to Alzheimer’s disease. Her paper appeared in the journal Neuron in April.