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Image: Schematics of a DNA-modified, two working-electrode arrays to measure methyltransferase activity from tissue samples (Photo courtesy of Ariel Furst/Caltech).

Sensitive Technique Detects Colorectal Cancer in Tissue Samples

A new sensitive technique has been developed that is capable of detecting colorectal cancer in tissue samples and the method could one day be used in clinical settings for the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer.   More...
13 Jul 2015
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Blood Test Biomarker Differentiates Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer

A new biomarker that successfully differentiated patients with pancreatic cancer from those with another pancreatic disease could lead to a blood test that detects pancreatic cancer early enough for curative surgery to be feasible.  More...
13 Jul 2015
Image:  Histochemistry of progesterone receptor (PR) positive breast tumor (Photo courtesy of Biocare Medical).

Ordering Selective Breast Biomarker Tests Saves Health Care Dollars

Pathologists traditionally have tested for the biomarkers estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 on breast cancers in excisional biopsy specimens, when a surgeon removes all or a large portion of the tumor, to help guide drug treatment.   More...
12 Jul 2015
Image: Histopathology of Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Photo courtesy of Nikon).

Head and Neck Tumors DNA Detected in Body Fluids

The potential of tumor-specific DNA as a biomarker for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas has been explored in both saliva and blood samples.  More...
06 Jul 2015
Image: Histopathology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma arising in the pancreas head region (Photo courtesy of Dr. KGH/Wikimedia).

Multiple Genetic Changes Linked to Increased Pancreatic Cancer Risk

A genome-wide association study, believed to be the largest of its kind, has uncovered four regions in the human genome where changes may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer.   More...
06 Jul 2015
Image: Histopathology of a benign sub-pleural lung nodule showing spindle cell lesion morphology (Photo courtesy of Aga Khan University Hospital).

Molecular Blood Test Helps Physicians Identify Benign Lung Nodules

Conservative management of lung nodules, sometimes referred to as watchful waiting, involves repeated computerized tomography scans over a two-year period to monitor the progress of patients whose nodules are initially deemed likely to be benign.  More...
05 Jul 2015
Image: A Selected-Ion Flow-Tube Mass Spectrometry Instrument for measuring chemical compounds in exhaled breath (Photo courtesy of Keele University).

Breath Test Developed to Diagnose Esophageal and Gastric Cancer

A breath test has been devised that can help doctors diagnose the early signs of esophageal and gastric cancer in minutes and the test can discriminate between malignant and benign esophageal cancer in patients for the first time.  More...
05 Jul 2015
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