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Obesity and Cancer campaign; Intelligent liver function tests; Getting reliable information from websites

The new Obesity and Cancer campaign that compares being overweight to smoking; intelligent liver function tests; and how to know which websites to trust for reliable information.

The new Cancer Research UK campaign that compares obesity to smoking as a risk factor for cancer has come under criticism; Margaret McCartney debates the issues with Professor Linda Bauld. And how healthy is your liver? Do you know? Does your doctor know? Liver Function blood tests are notoriously difficult to interpret and early disease is often missed. Hence a new initiative - Intelligent liver function tests devised by a team from the University of Dundee. And a new mini series on which websites to trust and whether the health information you've found is reliable. Top tips on how to navigate the internet.

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28 minutes

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  • Tue 9 Jul 2019 21:00
  • Wed 10 Jul 2019 15:30

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