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Prostate cancer detection using MRI now first-line investigation tool

Men with prostate cancers under the NHS would soon get non-invasive MRI scans for detections after a health body (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence or NICE) has given its approval. At present the MRI scans for detection have undergone pilot trials in three areas only and may soon be available all over Wales.

13 Dec 2018

Cancer patients have greater risk of developing shingles, study shows

People newly diagnosed with cancer, particularly blood cancers, and those treated with chemotherapy have a greater risk of developing shingles, according to a new study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

13 Dec 2018

Specific class of biomarkers can accurately indicate the severity of cancer

A cancer diagnosis tells you that you have cancer, but how that cancer will progress is a terrifying uncertainty for most patients. Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have now identified a specific class of biomarkers that can tell a lot about how aggressive a patient's cancer will be.

11 Dec 2018

Visual inspection alone is insufficient to diagnose skin cancer

A Cochrane review of the accuracy of skin cancer diagnostics has found that visual inspection of suspicious lesions is insufficient to ensure an accurate diagnosis.

10 Dec 2018

New artificial intelligence-based system to differentiate between different types of cancer cells

In cancer patients, there can be tremendous variation in the types of cancer cells from one patient to another, even within the same disease. Identification of the particular cell types present can be very useful when choosing the treatment that would be most effective, but the methods of doing this are time-consuming and often hampered by human error and the limits of human sight.

10 Dec 2018

Financial difficulties add to patients' cancer struggle

One in five cancer patients could be experiencing financial difficulties because of their care needs, according to new research published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship.

6 Dec 2018

Cancer cells could be detected irrespective of site and type using simple test

Australian researchers have found that cells containing cancer could soon be detected using a simple test. The test could one day change how cancers are diagnosed, the team says. The results of the study to develop the test were published in the journal Nature Communications.

4 Dec 2018

Cancer DNA signature will revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics

Researchers have developed a potentially game-changing new technology that could revolutionize cancer point-of-care (POC) diagnostics.

4 Dec 2018

Russian researchers develop novel combined action drug for cancer diagnostics and treatment

Russian researchers announced the development of a combined action drug based on ionizing radiation and bacterial toxin. Their total effect appeared to be 2,200 times stronger compared to that exerted by the radiation and toxin, separately.

4 Dec 2018

Engineers develop non-invasive method for detecting bladder cancer

A research team led by Tufts University engineers has developed a non-invasive method for detecting bladder cancer that might make screening easier and more accurate than current invasive clinical tests involving visual inspection of bladder.

4 Dec 2018

Aurora Biomed organizes 2018 Shunde Biomedical Industry Investment Promotion Conference

From November 14-17, the "2018 Shunde Biomedical Industry Investment Promotion Conference" which ran in parallel with the Precision Medicine and Ion Channel Retreat was successfully held at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Shunde, Guang Dong, China.

3 Dec 2018

Study: Patients with cancer have worse outcomes after heart procedure

Research led by Keele University suggests that patients with cancer who undergo a common heart procedure have worse short-term clinical outcomes compared to non-cancer patients, in the largest study undertaken to date.

30 Nov 2018

Insights from the Shunde Biomedical Industry Investment Promotion Conference

From November 14-17, the 2018 Shunde Biomedical Industry Investment Promotion Conference was successfully held at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Shunde, GuangDong, China

From Aurora Biomed Inc. 29 Nov 2018

Study: Some bowel cancer patients in the UK have to wait more than a year to begin treatment

It can take up to a year for some bowel cancer patients in the UK to start treatment, according to international research co-ordinated by Cancer Research UK and published in BMJ Open.

27 Nov 2018

Recently diagnosed cancer patients more likely to drink alcohol and use tobacco, finds study

Recently diagnosed cancer survivors are more likely to drink alcohol, use tobacco, and frequent tanning beds than people in later stages of recovery, according to a research team from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

27 Nov 2018

New research offers hope for simpler way to diagnose and treat cancer

Monitoring cancer can often be an intrusive and exhausting process for patients. But with Brigham Young University chemistry professor Ryan Kelly's new research, there is hope for a simpler way: No more biopsies.

20 Nov 2018

Promising technology could improve detection, diagnosis of fatal ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer claims the lives of more than 14,000 in the U.S. each year, ranking fifth among cancer deaths in women.

14 Nov 2018

Scientists succeed in increasing stability, biocompatibility of light-transducing nanoparticles

A team of scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, in collaboration with researchers from Monash University Australia, has succeeded in significantly increasing the stability and biocompatibility of special light-transducing nanoparticles.

13 Nov 2018

Scientists develop new method to produce irradiated nanomaterials for medical applications

Under the leadership of Petr Cígler from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry and Martin Hrubý from the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, both of which are part of the Czech Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers has developed a revolutionary method for the easy and inexpensive production of irradiated nanodiamonds and other nanomaterials suitable for use in highly sensitive diagnostics of diseases, including various types of cancer.

12 Nov 2018

Study: Women who participate in breast screening have greater benefit from treatments

Women who take part in breast screening have a significantly greater benefit from treatments than those who are not screened, according to a study of more than 50,000 women, led in the UK by Queen Mary University of London.

9 Nov 2018

Cancer diagnostics News and Research

Prostate cancer detection using MRI now first-line investigation tool

Cancer patients have greater risk of developing shingles, study shows

Specific class of biomarkers can accurately indicate the severity of cancer

Visual inspection alone is insufficient to diagnose skin cancer

New artificial intelligence-based system to differentiate between different types of cancer cells

Financial difficulties add to patients' cancer struggle

Cancer cells could be detected irrespective of site and type using simple test

Cancer DNA signature will revolutionize point-of-care diagnostics

Russian researchers develop novel combined action drug for cancer diagnostics and treatment

Engineers develop non-invasive method for detecting bladder cancer

Aurora Biomed organizes 2018 Shunde Biomedical Industry Investment Promotion Conference

Study: Patients with cancer have worse outcomes after heart procedure

Insights from the Shunde Biomedical Industry Investment Promotion Conference

Study: Some bowel cancer patients in the UK have to wait more than a year to begin treatment

Recently diagnosed cancer patients more likely to drink alcohol and use tobacco, finds study

New research offers hope for simpler way to diagnose and treat cancer

Promising technology could improve detection, diagnosis of fatal ovarian cancer

Scientists succeed in increasing stability, biocompatibility of light-transducing nanoparticles

Scientists develop new method to produce irradiated nanomaterials for medical applications

Study: Women who participate in breast screening have greater benefit from treatments

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