June 15, 2025

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Alfred I Neugut

Articles by Alfred I Neugut

Updated Mammography Guidelines

Regular readers of this column will recall I am a great fan of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and its recommendations. I consider

Why Me?

I don’t think it is difficult to imagine that a common question and refrain from patients with a newly diagnosed cancer is to inquire, “Why

Epstein-Barr Virus

The regular readers of this column will have noticed that I often end up relating stories or anecdotes about scientists or researchers whose work has

Cheating in Research

An article appeared in The New York Times a couple of weeks ago regarding a Dr. Sam Yoon, a surgical colleague who was found to

The Importance of Performance Status

I need hardly mention that most clinical encounters with patients include the conduct of a physical examination—vital signs, heart and lung examination, palpation of the

The Whipple Procedure

If you are not a physician and you are familiar with the name “Whipple,” it may be in relation to Mr. Whipple, the supermarket manager

The Oral Microbiome And Cancer

Symbiosis is a term we learn in high school biology. It refers to a close, mutually beneficial living arrangement between two different species. Thus, we