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Prostate scanning too often performed?
Experts on a US panel expressed their doubts on the beneficial quality of prostate cancer screenings for elderly men. Prostate cancer often grows very slowly and may not kill an Read more …
Young woman underrepresented in breast cancer studies
More than 250,000 women under the age of forty are living with the disease in the US and 11,000 will be diagnosed in the next year. Even so, young women are underrepresented in Read more …
MR images reveal tumour pH
Diseases are often associated with a low tissue pH. Researchers from the UK and Sweden have now developed a MR imaging method to measure the pH in human body using 'baking soda'. Read more …
Chip predicts progression of cancer therapy
So called circulating tumor cells (CTC) seem to be an indicator of the progression and therapy outcome for cancer patients. US- and UK-researchers have shown concurrently that Read more …
CRC-report shows urgent need for action
Limited public and political awareness of colorectal cancer (CRC), few formal screenings programms, delayed access to treatment - the first cross-country report on the management Read more …
A new imaging tool?
Mammography is the common way to detect breast cancer. But it’s not perfect: it struggles to image dense glandular tissue or early-stage tumours. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Read more …
New system speeds-up UGI cancer diagnosis and treatment
The upper gastrointestinal (UGI) team at Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has developed a rapid access service for upper gastrointestinal cancers. The new system means Read more …
Finland’s colorectal cancer screening programme
Following the proposal of the European Union to all member states, Finland established a national screening programme for colorectal cancer in 2004. The programme is the first of Read more …
Determination of angiogenesis with MRI enables timely monitoring of therapy
The suppression of angiogenesis is an established procedure used to make a positive impact on tumour growth and the development of metastases – with varying success. Read more …
Near-infrared contrast agent reveals microcalcifications related to breast and bone cancer
Near-infrared fluorescence mammography works with rays of near-infrared (NIR) light instead of X-rays. Although this is thought to be a very promising technique, there have been Read more …
Increasing incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
A new study from researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center shows the relation between chronic acid reflux and malignant mutation Read more …
Study shows relation between LKB1 gene and lung cancer
Lung cancer has a high mortality: Despite prevention programms each year 1.3 million people die due to malignant mutation of lung cells. It’s the most common cause of Read more …
Quicker method for spotting cervical cancer
Scientists developed an easy and fast method to detect cervical cancer cells that especially can be adopted in developing countries. Using the lab facilities available in an Read more …
Small wireless device to improve cancer treatment
USA - Engineers are developing a tiny wireless device – the size of a rice grain – to be implanted in tumours to indicate the precise radiation dose received and to locate the Read more …
Only a fraction of mammography systems are digital
A report by Keith Halson, our correspondent in France.
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Breast cancer screening
20% of all cancers diagnosed annually among Lithuanian women is cancer of the breast. Screening programms should reduce this number.
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New cancer risk gene found
Carrying a mutated BRIP1 gene doubles the risk of breast cancer – by aged 70 these women’s risk rises from 1-in-12 to 1-in-6.
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NICE recommends annual MRI screenings for breast cancer
Guidelines updated for high-risk women aged between 20-49 years.
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