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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Medscape: Possible Link Between SSRIs and Breast, Ovarian Cancer



"In the study, which was published online April 6 in PLoS ONE, Dr. Cosgrove and colleagues examined the potential association between tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) or SSRIs and cancer in 35 preclinical and 26 epidemiologic studies."

"If you take women who have the same stage of breast cancer, and half have depression and the other half do not, the women with depression have twice the rate of death...That's enormous. That is so much bigger than the small increased risk shown in this study."

U.S. FDA Warning Letters > Meditherm Inc. 4/4/11 thermal imaging system




Governor Scott (Florida) names local physician to state Board of Medicine - Dr. James Orr



Governor Scott names local physician to state Board of Medicine

Dr. James Orr, a local Florida physician, is appointed to the Florida Board of Medicine
PRLog (Press Release)Apr 13, 2011 – FORT MYERS, FL - (April 8, 2011) - Governor Rick Scott has appointed Dr. James Orr, a Fort Myers-based physician, to the Florida Board of Medicine. Dr. Orr is the medical director of Florida Gynecologic Oncology and also serves as medical director of Lee Memorial Health Systems’ Regional Cancer Center. He is the only physician from Southwest Florida who serves on the Board.
Dr. Orr is a nationally recognized expert in the management of reproductive tract cancer. In addition to an active medical practice, he currently serves or has served as the President of the Florida Obstetric and Gynecologic Society, the President of the Florida Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, The President of The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (national), The Executive Committee of The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (national), as a board member of the American Cancer Society and vice chairman of the Lee Memorial Health System Foundation.....

Cancer-advocacy group slams barriers to treatment - The Globe and Mail



Note: includes media commentary regarding financial conflicts of interest, doctors' barriers in advocating for patients....

Giving Doctors Orders - NYTimes.com (patient safety)