Cancer diagnostics News and Research

RSS

Late onset of diabetes could be indicative of pancreatic cancer

Onset of pancreas cancer after the age of 50 years could be a sign of development of pancreatic cancer finds a new study.

18 Jun 2018

Recent-onset type 2 diabetes may be early expression of pancreatic cancer

A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that recent-onset type 2 diabetes may be early expression of pancreatic cancer.

18 Jun 2018

Higher circulating vitamin D levels linked with lower colorectal cancer risk

A new study authored by scientists from the American Cancer Society, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the U.S. National Cancer Institute, and more than 20 other medical centers and organizations finds that higher circulating vitamin D concentrations are significantly associated with lower colorectal cancer risk.

14 Jun 2018

Innovative concept for implementing WHO resolution to safeguard quality of cancer treatment

Cancer is a burden to those affected by it and a growing challenge to the political sector. In 2017, WHO therefore issued an international resolution to safeguard the quality of cancer treatment, and access to it, in every country in the world.

14 Jun 2018

Cancer survivors and supporters gather at Cedars-Sinai’s annual event to celebrate

Lee Wolinsky admits she was too busy climbing ladders to stop and smell the roses.

12 Jun 2018

Men's Health Week

A series of articles for Men's Health Week 2018.

11 Jun 2018

Study demonstrates promise of new imaging method for precise brain cancer diagnostics

Nowadays, tumors inside the complex central nervous system remain one of the most challenging cancers to diagnose.

8 Jun 2018

Older women undergoing mammography may have increased awareness to other preventive tests

Medicare patients who undergo mammography screening also are more likely to follow up with other recommended preventive services such as cervical cancer screenings or Pap smear, bone mass measurement or a flu vaccine, as compared to unscreened women, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine.

6 Jun 2018

Hitachi awarded contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems for innovative RAPID program in the UK

Hitachi Medical Systems Europe wins the contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems in the UK helping to improve prostate cancer diagnosis as part of the innovative RAPID program at three major hospitals across South West London.

6 Jun 2018

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

Artificial intelligence is a large field with a multitude of techniques based of different ideas.

From Huron Technologies 6 Jun 2018

Agendia and Angsana partner to market MammaPrint, BluePrint breast cancer tests in Southeast Asia

Agendia, Inc., a world leader in personalized medicine and molecular cancer diagnostics, and Angsana Molecular & Diagnostics Laboratory Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Parkway Pantai, announce a partnership to market the MammaPrint Breast Cancer Risk of Recurrence test and the BluePrint Molecular Subtyping test to physicians across Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and Myanmar.

31 May 2018

Male thyroid cancer survivors face nearly 50% higher CVD risk than women, study suggests

Male thyroid cancer survivors have a nearly 50 percent higher risk of developing heart disease than women within five years of cancer diagnosis, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

30 May 2018

Single spinal injection reverses chemotherapy-induced pain for months in mice

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found a new way to block a root cause of pain. The key is a naturally occurring protein called apolipoprotein A-I binding protein (AIBP). AIBP binds to toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a protein that sits on the surface of cells like an antenna, searching for signs of infection or tissue damage.

29 May 2018

Olfactory receptor in human bladder might prove useful for bladder cancer therapy, diagnosis

Researchers from Bochum have detected an olfactory receptor in the human bladder that might prove useful for bladder cancer therapy and diagnosis.

29 May 2018

Researchers identify novel target for bladder cancer

Researchers have identified an olfactory receptor in the human bladder that could prove useful in the diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer.

29 May 2018

Research examines link between lower-fat diet and breast cancer overall survival

Women diagnosed with breast cancer during the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification trial who were following a lower-fat diet had increased breast cancer overall survival, although the increase was likely partly due to better survival from several causes of death.

24 May 2018

Researcher develops nanoparticle-based tags to detect viruses and cancer with high sensitivity

How can we detect cancer and viruses with high sensitivity? Physical chemist Laura Fabris - an associate professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and principal investigator of the Fabris NanoBio Group - is addressing this very question.

22 May 2018

New study shows declines in prostate cancer screening, diagnoses and treatment

A new study reveals declines in prostate cancer screening and diagnoses in the United States in recent years, as well as decreases in the use of definitive treatments in men who have been diagnosed.

21 May 2018

Incorporation of AI could transform cancer diagnosis in UK - PM May

According to Prime Minister Theresa May, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is soon to change the scene in cancer and other disease diagnosis. She is to speak today in Macclesfield where she would acknowledge AI as a “new weapon” that is being used by the NHS and technology companies in research.

21 May 2018

Novel IR imaging offers rapid and reliable analysis of cancer tissues

Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have deployed a novel infrared (IR) microscope with quantum cascade lasers in order to analyze tissue samples taken during routine clinical procedures for colorectal cancer diagnosis.

From Daylight Solutions Inc 18 May 2018

Cancer diagnostics News and Research

Late onset of diabetes could be indicative of pancreatic cancer

Recent-onset type 2 diabetes may be early expression of pancreatic cancer

Higher circulating vitamin D levels linked with lower colorectal cancer risk

Innovative concept for implementing WHO resolution to safeguard quality of cancer treatment

Cancer survivors and supporters gather at Cedars-Sinai’s annual event to celebrate

Men's Health Week

Study demonstrates promise of new imaging method for precise brain cancer diagnostics

Older women undergoing mammography may have increased awareness to other preventive tests

Hitachi awarded contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems for innovative RAPID program in the UK

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

Agendia and Angsana partner to market MammaPrint, BluePrint breast cancer tests in Southeast Asia

Male thyroid cancer survivors face nearly 50% higher CVD risk than women, study suggests

Single spinal injection reverses chemotherapy-induced pain for months in mice

Olfactory receptor in human bladder might prove useful for bladder cancer therapy, diagnosis

Researchers identify novel target for bladder cancer

Research examines link between lower-fat diet and breast cancer overall survival

Researcher develops nanoparticle-based tags to detect viruses and cancer with high sensitivity

New study shows declines in prostate cancer screening, diagnoses and treatment

Incorporation of AI could transform cancer diagnosis in UK - PM May

Novel IR imaging offers rapid and reliable analysis of cancer tissues

Your guide to microplate readers for cancer research eBook

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

Latest News