Industry News
Laser probe and smart knife 'improve accuracy of removing brain tumors'
8/27/2015
Two technologies - a laser probe and an iKnife - are set to revolutionize delicate brain surgery by distinguishing cancerous from healthy tissue as it is being performed.
New 'mutation-tracking' blood test could predict breast cancer relapse months in advance
8/27/2015
Scientists have developed a blood test for breast cancer able to identify which patients will suffer a relapse after treatment, months before tumours are visible on hospital scans.
New optical method promises faster, more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer
8/27/2015
Illinois researchers report on data-based method to replace manual inspection of tissueA new optical method for more quickly and accurately determining whether breast tissue lesions are cancerous...
In preliminary research, the detection of persistent leukemia-associated genetic mutations in at least 5 percent of bone marrow cells in day 30 remission samples among adult patients with acute...
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have made a significant breakthrough, discovering similarities between Leukemia and HIV that might hold the key to developing a clinical...
International collaborators, including researchers from Children's National Health System, have unraveled profiles in the genetic makeup of tumor cells in children that could more readily identify...
High use of alternative medicine in senior oncology patients
8/26/2015
Many seniors with cancer are also using complementary or alternative medicines that could interfere with their cancer treatmentAlternative medicines are widely thought to be at least harmless and...
Adverse effects of common prostate enlargement and hair growth drugs: A review
8/26/2015
Twenty-five percent of men currently taking Finasteride or Dutasteride, popularly known as Proscar and Avodart, for the treatment of benign prostate enlargement (BPH), appear not to benefit from...
Longer colonoscopies linked to lower cancer rate
8/26/2015
If a colonoscopy seems like the type of thing you'd like to get done with quickly, think again.
Algorithm helps identify elusive genes that express like clockwork
8/26/2015
Genes that express in precisely timed patterns, known as oscillatory genes, play an essential role in development functions like cell division, circadian rhythms and limb formation.