http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. 2D plus 3D breast imaging increases cancer detection rates by 11%, and could be particularly useful in detecting cancer in women with dense breasts, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tomosynthesis-breast-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:04 EST news285522569 (Medical Xpress)—A clever optical device that turns the ordinary iPhone into a personal skin scanner is set to turn cancer detection on its head. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-pocket-doctor-skin-cancers.html Cancer Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:43:48 EST news285486217 Elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood get attention in the clinic because they often indicate that something has gone wrong with the liver. Now researchers have found that male smokers with low levels of the yellow-tinged chemical are at higher risk for lung cancer and dying from the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-serum-bilirubin-higher-lung-cancer.html Cancer Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:00:06 EST news284554793 More than a third (39 percent) of people in Britain say difficulty making an appointment might  put them off going to the doctor about a symptom they think could be serious according to a new study from Cancer Research UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-people-gp-difficulty.html Health Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:46:11 EST news280568754 The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, is the first ever assessment of the effect of cancer screening in rural sub-Saharan Africa, and the authors are hopeful that their work, which is on-going, will ultimately show that the increase in early detection of breast cancer results in improved long-term survival chances for women who are screened. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-local-volunteers-early-breast-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:30:02 EST news278789730 (HealthDay)—Three-dimensional stereoscopic digital mammography (DM) significantly improves the specificity and accuracy of breast cancer detection, with a lower patient recall rate and a sensitivity comparable to that of standard DM in a high-risk population, according to research published in the January issue of Radiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-specificity-stereoscopic-mammography-ca.html Cancer Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:40:01 EST news277736426 As many as 50 percent of all human protein-coding genes are regulated by microRNA (miRNA) molecules. While some miRNAs impact onset and progression of cancer, others can actually suppress the development of malignant tumors and are useful in cancer therapy. They can also serve as potential biomarkers for early cancer detection. In a new issue of Cancer Biomarkers, investigators report on non-coding miRNAs as appealing biomarkers for malignancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-micrornas-opportunities-cancer-therapy-diagnosis.html Cancer Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:54:23 EST news275162056 Ultrasound screening could be a more affordable and convenient way to detect early breast cancers in women, especially for those in countries where there is little access to mammograms, according to University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine research presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago. These results are a component of a multinational study that looked at ultrasound as an adjunct to screening mammography. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-ultrasound-accessible-breast-cancer-screening.html Cancer Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:33:34 EST news273223991 Use of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening could explain a significant decrease in the cancer's incidence over the past decade, according to a new study from researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Although colonoscopy is now the most common colorectal cancer screening method, there has been conflicting evidence as to its effectiveness compared with sigmoidoscopy, a method that examines only a portion of the colon. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-colonoscopy-screening-decrease-colorectal-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:52:31 EST news270226331 Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have developed a new gene test that can detect pre-cancerous cells in patients with benign-looking mouth lesions. The test could potentially allow at-risk patients to receive earlier treatment, significantly improving their chance of survival. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-gene-early-mouth-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:12:40 EST news268564336 Water diffusion measurements with MRI could decrease false-positive breast cancer results and reduce preventable biopsies, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. Researchers said the technique also could improve patient management by differentiating high-risk lesions requiring additional workup from other non-malignant subtypes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-mri-technique-breast-biopsies.html Cancer Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:09 EST news268330126 (Medical Xpress)—Rising rates of mouth cancer mean that it's more important than ever that dentists and members of the dental team can promote prevention, detect warning signs and refer patients appropriately. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-soaring-mouth-cancer-highlight-greater.html Cancer Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:50:01 EST news267871785 Rubén Armañanzas and Pedro Larrañaga, researchers of the Computational Intelligence Group at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid's Facultad de Informática have used advanced statistical and data mining techniques to filter information about the activity of over 22,000 genes and have managed to separate tumoural from non-tumoural samples with a precision of 94.45%. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-advances-early-kit-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:17:24 EST news267794160 The development of novel medical imaging techniques to revolutionise cancer detection and treatment will be the result of a new partnership announced today between Queen's University Belfast and Cirdan Imaging Ltd. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-queen-spin-in-company-revolutionize-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:53:29 EST news262259603 A significant number of physicians would recommend colorectal cancer screening for elderly patients with a severe illness, according to David Haggstrom from the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis in the US and his team. Such patients would not benefit from the procedure and, in fact, unnecessary screening may do more harm than good. Their work appears online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-physicians-unnecessary-cancer-screening-sick.html Health Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:56:07 EST news258029755 Automated breast ultrasound takes an average three minutes of physician time, allowing for quick and more complete breast cancer screening of asymptomatic women with dense breast tissue, a new study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-automated-breast-ultrasound-physician.html Cancer Thu, 03 May 2012 02:57:10 EST news255232444 The addition of a screening ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to annual mammography in women with an increased risk of breast cancer and dense breast tissue resulted in a higher rate of detection of incident breast cancers, according to a study in the April 4 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-annual-mammography-screening-ultrasound-benefit.html Cancer Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:10:02 EST news252687599 A simple blood test is being developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel that may provide early detection of many types of cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-blood-early-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:15:52 EST news249041742 Cape Cod-TV correspondent Melissa Chartrand went into the hospital three years ago to undergo a hysterectomy, a common procedure that was supposed to eliminate her abdominal pains. But for Melissa, a far more serious pain was just beginning. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-breakthrough-early-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:10:01 EST news245404756 Early detection of melanoma, the most aggressive skin cancer, is critical because melanoma will spread rapidly throughout the body. Now, University of Missouri researchers are one step closer to melanoma cancer detection at the cellular level, long before tumors have a chance to form. Commercial production of a device that measures melanoma using photoacoustics, or laser-induced ultrasound, will soon be available to scientists and academia for cancer studies. The commercial device also will be tested in clinical trials to provide the data required to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for early diagnosis of metastatic melanoma and other cancers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-photoacoustic-device-cancer-cells-tumors.html Cancer Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:52:09 EST news244986717 The first study to assess improvements in detection of pre-cancerous growths in the colon through intensive physician training was presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 76th Annual Scientific Meeting, where colorectal cancer detection was an important focus of the scientific presentations. Other studies highlighted the relationship between the location of pre-cancerous growths in the colon and the development of colorectal cancer in high risk populations, as well as detection rates for pre-cancerous growths in the upper reaches of the colon. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-highlights-colorectal-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:29:45 EST news239275778 Just two extra hours of focused training significantly increased the ability of physicians to find potentially precancerous polyps, known as adenomas, in the colon, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. These findings suggest that new methods to educate endoscopists, the physicians who examine the colon, could increase colorectal cancer detection rates and potentially reduce cancer deaths. Results of the study were presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Washington, D.C. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-short-significantly-precancerous-polyps.html Cancer Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:27:42 EST news239268453 A series of novel imaging agents could make it possible to "see" tumors in their earliest stages, before they turn deadly. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-imaging-agents-view-inflammation-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:56:31 EST news237210946 US industrial conglomerate General Electric said on Thursday that it would invest $1 billion in cancer research over the next five years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-ge-invest-billion-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:48:37 EST news235305943 An engineering researcher and a global health expert from Michigan State University are working on bringing a low-cost, hand-held device to nations with limited resources to help physicians detect and diagnose cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-hand-held-cancer-poorer-countries.html Cancer Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:05:35 EST news233575515 A study introduced at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting is advancing a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging method that uses new 4D image reconstruction to achieve the highest diagnostic capability for the detection of cancer. Mounting evidence shows that PET imaging, which provides visual representations of bodily functions, is significantly more sensitive when used with cutting-edge 4D image reconstruction technology that accounts for patient respiration and produces clearer, more easily interpreted images. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-greater-cancer-d-pet-image.html Cancer Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:10:01 EST news226584559 Gay men have a higher prevalence of cancer compared with heterosexual men, and lesbian and bisexual female cancer survivors report lower levels of health than heterosexual female cancer survivors. Those are the conclusions of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's findings shed light on the types of programs and services that are needed to assist lesbian, gay, and bisexual cancer survivors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-sexual-affects-cancer-survivorship.html Cancer Mon, 09 May 2011 03:48:38 EST news224131565