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Study shows more effective method for detecting prostate cancer
Each year, 1 million men in the U.S. undergo biopsies to determine whether they have…
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Rutgers scientist creates ‘virtual biopsy’ device to detect skin tumours
Using sound vibrations and pulses of near-infrared light, a Rutgers University scientist has developed a…
Study shows safest method for prostate cancer biopsies
The Gale and Graham Wright Prostate Centre at North York General Hospital (NYGH) is advancing…
Breast cancer diagnosis by AI now as good as human experts
Helen Yule, Cardiff Metropolitan University Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK.…
Global study of pancreatic cancer offers possible insights into treatment and early detection
Aatur Singhi, University of Pittsburgh When “Jeopardy!” episode 7059 aired on April 30, 2015, the…
Highly sensitive method to detect potential cancer biomarker
Exosomes regulate intercellular communication in cancers, and are drawing attention as a potential cancer biomarker.…
New PET probe could improve detection of primary and metastatic melanoma
A new nuclear medicine method for detecting malignant melanoma, one of the most aggressive skin…
CT vs PET/CT chest scans for initial metastatic assessment of head and neck cancers
By analysing nearly 152,000 cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, researchers at Fox…
Physics can show us the inside of tumours
A team of physicists at the Institut Lumière Matière, in collaboration with the Cancer Research…
Mayo Clinic discovers biological markers that could guide treatment for prostate cancer
Genetic alterations in low-risk prostate cancer diagnosed by needle biopsy can identify men that harbour…