A method for examining liver cancer or a method for assisting diagnosis of liver cancer that is superior in sensitivity and specificity, as well as a kit that can be used therefor is provided. The present invention provides a method for detecting liver cancer or a method for assisting ...
Screening for these cancers helps save lives. But it creates what Ofman calls a classic spotlight problem, shining the light over there while other, more aggressive cancers go unscreened. More than 70% of cancer deaths in the United States occur from those less common cancers, Ofman said. T...
How long is testicular cancer treatment?Testicular Cancer Treatment:Treatment for testicular cancer almost always involves the removal of the affected testicle with surgery in the first instance for all types of testicular cancer. After surgery, the survival rate is high....
we can look at failure as the incredible learning experience that it often is.Every time we fail at something,we can choose to look for the lesson we're meant to learn.These lessons are very important;they're how we grow,and how we keep from making that same mistake...
However, we need to find a way to fund our R&D phase, a crucial period that will allow us to conceive a test that will help millions of cancer patients.In the short term, we have to pay for cancerous tissues (stored in tissue banks) in order to analyze their protein expression and ...
"This paper completely changes the way we need to collecttumor tissuesand test fordrug sensitivity," said Harikrishna Nakshatri, Ph.D., a senior author of the paper. Nakshatri is the Marian J. Morrison professor ofbreast cancer researchat IU School of Medicine and a researcher with the Vera...
What does a breast cancer lump feel like? Not all breast cancer lumps feel the same, but you should look out for any lump that is hard to the touch, has irregular edges, doesn't move down when pushed, and grows over time. However, it’s important to know that breast cancer lumps do...
"It's a more complex version of a pregnancy test, but it's very simple to use," said Qian Zhong, PhD, an MIT researcher and co-lead author of the study. Currently, theonlyrecommended screening test for lung cancer is low-dose CT. But not everyone has easy access to screening...
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