To determine whether a subject has cancer, particularly adenocarcinoma, more particularly thyroid cancer, and to detect advanced cancer efficiently with high accuracy. Determination of the presence or absence of cancer in a subject comprising measuring the titer of anti-WDR1 antibody and / or anti-...
Often there appears to be a curve in which both low and high levels of a given micronutrient promote cancer. However, we do not have enough information to determine the dosage that aligns with the cancer-preventive sweet spot in the middle portion of the curve. It is not that we do not...
Lung cancerdoesn’t usually cause symptoms until it’s advanced (also referred to as late-stage cancer). That’s because yourlungshave few nerve endings, so tumors can grow there without causing pain. If you have any of the signs above, see your doctor to get tested forlung cancerand oth...
Being diagnosed with cancer can be a traumatic experience—and like most traumatic experiences, it can leave a lifelong imprint on a person.
More recently, with the wealth of knowledge from the Human Genome Project, researchers have been able to develop even more specific tools to create genetic profiles of tumors and match those profiles with the right drugs. The tools also help determine which patients are most likely to experience...
Each year, approximately 20 million people receive a cancer diagnosis. At that time, a patient usually learns their cancer’s stage, which is typically a number ranging from one to four. While staging is designed, in part, to help patients better understand what they’re f...
How to determine NTRK fusions status There are different methods for identifying NTRK fusions: fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), RT-PCR, and RNA- or DNA-based NGS32. Notably, IHC may be used as a screening method, as we will discuss below (Fig. 2). The use of FISH or RT-...
of photography is similar to the ability to detect cancer, but it reduces the ability to determine positive results, which means that obese women have a 20% increase in false positive results compared to individuals of normal weight. But this does not mean that screening will miss many cancers...
CT scans (computed tomography)- provides cross-sectional images of internal structures within the body and is typically used to see larger tumors, locate enlarged lymph nodes, and determine if cancer has spread to other organs or structures. ...
Shortly after getting the news, we went to the hospital to go see my extended family. The doctors told the adults what was going on; they told them she had a large brain tumor int the left side of her brain, and the only way to determine if it was cancerous was to surgically ...