A liquid biopsy test can identify patients who may respond to immune checkpoint blockade
A new liquid biopsy test could detect microsatellite instability (MSI) and tumour mutational burden (TMB),…
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Is prostate MRI, with or without MRI-targeted biopsy, better than systematic biopsy for detecting prostate cancer in men?
By Monique Biryiana In 2018, prostate cancer was the second most common cancer in men,…
AI could be our radiologists of the future, amid a healthcare staff crisis
Alison Murray, University of Aberdeen It is almost 40 years since a full-body magnetic resonance…
MSI detection via liquid biopsy shows high concordance with results from tissue samples
A study, published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research has reported the incorporation of pan-cancer microsatellite instability…
Supportive Care and Digital Health: MASCC ASM Review by Ian Olver
The recent MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive care in Cancer) Annual Meeting in San Francisco…
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…
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…